All Africa articles – Page 105
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Nordana adds ro-ro loop for the Med
May 6 - Nordana Line has introduced a new dedicated intra-Mediterranean ro-ro service, adding to the string of ro-ro, multipurpose and container services that the shipping line operates between North and Latin America and the Mediterranean and West Africa
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Chapman Freeborn announces new shareholder structure
May 5 - The Chapman Freeborn Group, the world's largest air charter broker, has introduced a new shareholder structure that will take over from current directors in moving the company forward and ensuring future growth.
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Project shippers head for North Africa
May 5 - This year's AGM and conference of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN), will be held in Tunis from May 20th - 22nd 2009, the first time that the group, one of the largest networks of independent project logistics companies which specialise
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MACS clarifies Alphaliner story
April 29 - Following a report by AXS Alphaliner that MACS has removed two ships from its Europe-South Africa multi-purpose and breakbulk service, a spokesman for MACS has moved to reassure customers that there will be little impact on the frequency or spa
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Large capacity hydraulic crane arrives in South Africa
April 20 - A hydraulic crane shipped from Belgium in late March has arrived in South Africa and becomes the largest capacity hydraulic crane in the country according to sources.
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Winder drums delivered
April 16 - Project Management Logistics (Pty) Ltd, the South African member of the WWPC forwarding network, has undertaken the transport of over-dimensional winder drums for a mine hoist from Poland to a mine in Rustenburg, South Africa.
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Columbia Helicopters celebrates 40 years of tandem rotors
April 14 - Columbia Helicopters, a world leader in heavy lift helicopter operations, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary in the operation of tandem-rotor helicopters.
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Linde walks like an Egyptian at Legoland Windsor
April 9 - Thousands of years after the ancient Egyptians took two decades, thousands of man hours and brute force to build the Great Pyramid at Giza, logistics planners turned to more modern equipment when an Egyptian Pharaoh was required to stand guard a
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Durban awaits gantry cranes
April 8 - The specialist Chinese heavy lift vessel, Zhen Hua 23 is scehduled to enter Durban harbour on Friday morning loaded with two rail mounted gantry cranes for the South African port's Pier 1 rail terminal.
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Advance International Transport cements heavy shipment
April 7 - International project freight forwarder, Advance International Transport has undertaken the shipment of a cement-making machine and ancillary equipment from the United States to Turkmenistan.
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Mediterranean Project Chartering on the move
March 27 - Mediterranean Project Chartering (MPC), the wholly-owned subsidiary of BBC Chartering & Logistic, is moving head office in Genoa.
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Two for Fairstar
March 26 - Fairstar Heavy Transport NV has signed a contract with Cantiere Navale Di Trapani S.P.A. (CNT) to transport and launch the chemical product tanker "Marettimo M".
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Grimaldi offers Boston to West Africa
March 26 - The Port of Boston has been added to the Grimaldi Group's twice-monthly, direct U.S./West Africa ro-ro service.
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Global and African freight forwarding networks form alliance
March 19 - Project cargo network, Project Professionals Group (PPG) and Lagos-based African freight forwarding group African Cargo and Logistics Alliance (ACLA) have announced an informal strategic alliance.
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Dockwise secures nine contracts
March 17 - Dockwise Shipping has been awarded nine near-term contracts to the value of approximately USD42 million.
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Younger Niche assists in Angolan investment
March 16 - A liquid gas plant in Soyo, Angola has been regularly receiving shipments of structural steel and cement from Younger Niche's project forwarding division.
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Swedish corvettes to move on heavy lift decks
March 06 - The Royal Swedish Navy's contribution to the EU anti piracy operation will be transported to Somalian waters on a heavy lift vessel.
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Heavy lift and transport helps Smit exceed 2007's record results
March 06 - Rotterdam-based Smit Internationale has enjoyed bullish results in 2008, thanks in part to heavy lift and transport activities, achieving the marked increase in net results for the second half of 2008 that was predicted in August last year.
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Cargo going off the rails in China?
February -26- Moving heavy and over-dimensional cargoes by rail in China can be a complicated, frustrating experience but perseverance can bring rewards, according to operators active in the region.
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New arrival at Hamburg for Grimaldi Lines
February -26- When Grande Ghana, Grimaldi Lines' new ConRo ship arrived in Hamburg on its maiden voyage, it marked the strengthening of the line's service between the German port and West Africa.