All Africa articles – Page 33

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    GAC in big management shuffle

    2016-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - The GAC Group has revealed a swathe of management changes and transfers.

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    Johnson Crane in drydock triple lift

    2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Johnson Crane Hire has helped remove three large components from a dredging vessel at drydock in Cape Town harbour, South Africa.

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    Global fleet growth expected

    2016-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - The heavy lift and multipurpose (HL/MPV) shipping sector is under extreme pressure. With desperately low commodity prices laying waste to new capital projects, and increasing competition from other shipping modes for cargoes, the HL/MPV sector

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    Crane arrives at MGT

    2016-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Matadi Gateway Terminal (MGT) - the new container and general cargo terminal on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - has received the first of two new mobile harbour cranes from Terex Port Solutions.

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    NORD/LB deal reduces shipping exposure

    2016-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - NORD/LB (Norddeutsche Landesbank) and KKR Credit have reached an agreement by which, subject to completion of certain conditions precedents, KKR Credit, together with a sovereign wealth fund, will acquire a portfolio of performing and non-perf

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    Multi Marine and Conti7 strengthen alliance

    2016-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Belgium's Conti7 shipping group and Italy's Multi Marine Services (MMS) have strengthened their short sea services partnership through a new joint operation, Conti Carwil Line, combining the respective services of Conti Med Line and Carwil Lin

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    Agility appoints management duo

    2016-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - Agility has named Richard Strollo as managing director, Malaysia, and Frank Guerra as chief executive officer for Australasia, giving him responsibility for operations in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.

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    Nigeria Navy beats off pirates

    2016-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Carisbrooke Shipping's Vectis Osprey, which is under the commercial management of the Zeaborn Group, has been rescued by the Nigeria Navy from attempted piracy, having been offshore of Bonny Island, Nigeria.

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    Finnlines to delist and go private

    2016-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Today, Finnlines Plc (Finnlines), part of the Grimaldi Group, will file a delisting application with Nasdaq Helsinki for the termination of trading in the Finnlines shares and for the delisting of the shares from the official list of that stoc

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    Siemens continues Egypt power project

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - The modules for the first heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) for the Siemens mega project in Egypt have been loaded at the Port of Ulsan, South Korea for their journey to the Beni Suef power plant.

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    United Heavy Lift welcomes VirVarenya

    2016-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - Hamburg headquartered United Heavy Lift has been appointed commercial manager for J.M. Baxi Group's newbuild deck carrier VirVarenya.

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    Steder powers ahead in Zimbabwe

    2016-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - Steder Group - member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for the Netherlands, Djibouti and Ethipioa - has coordinated the delivery of power plant equipment to Zimbabwe.

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    CLC Projects members kept busy

    2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Member of CLC Projects representing Malta and Libya, Carmelo Caruana Company, has moved a vast amount of cargo for an LNG power station, writes Yasmin Sinclair.

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    Cone pair for Alistair

    2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - Tanzania's Alistair Group has handled the transportation of two underflow cones from Johannesburg to Mwadui, Shinyanga.

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    Aqualis to oversee Noble move

    2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by Noble Corporation to oversee the load-on, transportation and load-off operations for the first journey of the jack-up rig, Noble Lloyd Noble.

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    Sennebogen bridges gap in Algeria

    2016-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - Algerian bridge construction specialist SAPTA is currently using four Sennebogen cranes in the installation of a bridge near Algiers.

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    NileDutch adds Douala call

    2016-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - NileDutch has added a twice-weekly port call at Douala, Cameroon to its West Europe - West Africa (WEWA) service.

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    Mammoet delivers big bullets

    2016-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Mammoet has transported and installed five LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) pressure vessels, or bullets, at the Sunrise Energy site in Saldanha in South Africa's Western Cape.

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    HMM continues restructuring

    2016-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - According to reports in the international media, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has signed an agreement with its creditors to commence its business normalisation plans.

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    Orascom orders crane package

    2016-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Egypt's Orascom Construction has ordered 24 new Grove rough-terrain cranes from Manitowoc.