All Africa articles – Page 4
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NewsSwire Projects ships YC Bora to Sharjah
Swire Projects has completed delivery of the YC Bora, a 53 m-long fast support and intervention vessel, to Sharjah, UAE. The shipment was conducted in partnership with yacht transportation and logistics solutions provider Peters & May.
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NewsPiracy declining but crew safety concerns remain
In its mid-year report for 2024, ICC’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has confirmed that the overall number of piracy incidents is down but violence towards seafarers is increasing.
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NewsMOL takes stake in Alistair Group
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has agreed to purchase a 25 percent stake in Tanzania-based Alistair Group, a cross-border logistics company which operates in sub-Saharan Africa.
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NewsUAL prioritises performance optimisation as multipurpose market comes into balance
Reducing the carbon intensity of ships has been a priority for the multipurpose shipping sector. Much like the EU ETS, the CII and EEXI performance measures will ratchet up in intensity as the years progress.
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NewsAGL coordinates grinder moves to Kiaka gold mine
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) Ghana has transported four grinders and their accessories, with a total weight of 243 tonnes, from the port of Tema in Ghana to the Kiaka gold mine in Burkina Faso.
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NewsSarens partners with Transportes Lalgy in Mozambique
Sarens has signed a strategic framework agreement with Mozambique-based transport company Transportes Lalgy.
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NewsDAKO handles mill shell shipment
DAKO Worldwide Transport and LTW Africa Logistics collaborated on the transport of a 150-tonne mill shell, along with 500 freight tons of accessories, for a cement plant extension project in Banjul, Gambia.
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NewsProject Cargo Africa: a roadmap to future growth
Raw materials exports, many of which are essential to the global energy transition, underpin many African economies and continue to generate project logistics activity. Turbulence in Europe has benefitted the continent too, writes Megan Ramsay.
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ArticleAfrica’s multipurpose operators face regional challenges
Multipurpose carriers active on Africa’s Eastern and Western seaboards face distinctive challenges, the former having had to adopt a wait-and-see approach relating to delayed LNG projects that will generate large-scale project work, the latter facing significant competition from the container shipping business.
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NewsTGP completes cross-continent delivery
Project forwarder Trans Global Projects (TGP) has transported mining equipment from South Africa to a gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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NewsDAKO coordinates power plant shipment to Senegal
Germany-headquartered project freight forwarder DAKO Worldwide has coordinated the transport of 5,500 freight tons of power plant equipment from the port of Masan, South Korea, to Rufisque, Senegal.
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NewsScan Global Logistics adds second Kenyan office
Forwarder Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has opened an office in Mombasa – its second branch in Kenya and its 12th on the African continent.
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NewsBlue Water Shipping opens in Walvis Bay and Cape Town
Blue Water Shipping has opened offices in Walvis Bay, Namibia and Cape Town, South Africa.
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NewsMACS boosts feeder services
Multipurpose line Maritime Carrier Shipping (MACS) is adding the ports of Lüderitz (Namibia) and Mossel Bay (South Africa, on inducement) as calls on its monthly feeder service between the island of St. Helena and Cape Town, South Africa.
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NewsALS Worldwide partners with Lowther-Rolton
ALS Worldwide Group has partnered with Lowther-Rolton to offer integrated services throughout Africa.
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NewsEMS-Fehn-Group targets MENA markets with Cairo operation
Germany’s EMS-Fehn-Group has established EFG Logistics Services in Cairo, Egypt, to offer a range of logistics services to customers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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NewsSea & Ports to represent HMM in Libya
Spain-headquartered Sea & Ports Group has been appointed as the exclusive agent for Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) in Libya, expanding the company’s operations in North Africa.
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NewsWWPC members see in the year with impressive shipments
Cosmatos Group, Agence Maritime Mohab, and Express Global Logistics all rounded out 2023 with impressive project logistics moves spanning Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
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NewsAGL bolsters presence in Lobito and São Tomé
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) has become the new operator of the port of São Tomé, with modernisation works planned.
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NewsForce majeure and route changes escalate freight costs
The majority of shipping lines are now rerouting ships via the Cape of Good Hope due to the deteriorating security situation in the Red Sea, while several declared force majeure temporarily relieving them of their normal contractual obligations. Transit times will certainly be delayed and freight costs are expected to rise significantly.