All Africa articles – Page 44

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    More ships for Grimaldi

    2015-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - As part of the expansion and modernisation programme of its owned fleet, the Grimaldi Group has recently signed an agreement for the construction of eight new PCTCs (Pure Car Truck Carriers), for a total investment of USD 465 million, writes Isab

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    Damco wins Nigeria contract

    2015-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - Sinohydro Corporation Ltd, a leading Chinese infrastructure development contractor, has recently awarded Damco the contract for managing shipments to its Zunguru hydroelectric power project.

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    Kenyan locomotion for BBC

    2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - BBC Chartering's heavy lift vessel BBC Ganges has shipped 17 locomotives from Houston, Texas to the Kenyan port of Mombasa for Rift Valley Railways (RVR).

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    Johnson Crane Hire delivers for Vestas

    2015-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - In South Africa, Johnson Crane Hire has completed the first two projects of a 12-month contract signed with Vestas in September 2014 to find and institute the most appropriate lifting solutions for the wind turbine manufacturer's involvement in

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    COLI and CNAN in cooperation deal

    2015-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Algeria's Compagnie Nationale Alg

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    New breakbulk terminal for Port Harcourt

    2015-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - According to reports in the international media, Nigeria's Indorama and OIS have said they intend to develop a world-class terminal at Onne Port, Port Harcourt, at a cost of around USD130 million.

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    2015-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - R

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    Success for first Lift & Move event

    2015-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - The first Lift & Move USA event, held from June 16-17 in Chicago, attracted over 140 attendees, including more than 100 students and veterans looking to learn more about career opportunities in the crane, rigging and specialised transportation i

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    IbisTek Crowley urges Ghana to realise full potential

    2015-06-22T00:00:00Z

    June 22 - IbisTek Crowley - a joint venture between Crowley Maritime Corp. and IbisTek - has led a seminar in Ghana, geared towards equipping participants with logistics solutions in the African region's energy and civil infrastructure sectors.

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    China Navigation names four

    2015-06-19T00:00:00Z

    June 19 - The China Navigation Company (CNCo) has held an official naming ceremony for four of its vessels at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding, in Zhoushan, China.

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    Volga-Dnepr in Suez shipment

    2015-06-15T00:00:00Z

    June 15 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 28-tonne shipment of power station equipment from New York to Cairo, for use in the Suez Canal widening project.

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    Canals are on target

    2015-06-15T00:00:00Z

    June 15 - Egypt's 'new' Suez Canal is expected to open in early August, flanking the existing, historic 145-year-old waterway, reducing navigation time for ships to 11 hours from about 22 hours, and allowing two-way traffic of larger vessels.

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    GE transformers fly across Asia

    2015-06-15T00:00:00Z

    June 15 - City Union Logistics and Lionheart Project Logistics have worked together to transport four transformers from China to a General Electric (GE) power plant in Egypt.

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    'Great success' for CLC in Hong Kong

    2015-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - The CLC Projects held its 7th global conference in Hong Kong from June 4-5.

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    WCA reaches record in Prague

    2015-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - The WCA Projects network held its largest-ever conference in Prague in May.

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    ALE makes headway on Malikai project

    2015-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - ALE is half way through a project to weigh, transport and install topsides as part of the Malikai deepwater project offshore Malaysia.

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    WWL ALS and WSS hammer away

    2015-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - WWL ALS, in collaboration with its sister company Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) UAE, has handled the transport of a 123-tonne hydraulic hammer from Abu Dhabi to Hamburg.

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    Siginon sees promise in Kenyan project market

    2015-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - The growing East African economy has drawn interest from various multinational companies keen on taking a piece of the infrastructure development pie, says Kenya's Siginon Global Logistics.

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    Liebherr sees slight drop in turnover

    2015-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Liebherr Group posted a total turnover of EUR8.823 billion (USD9.826 billion) in 2014, which is 1.6 percent below the amount achieved in 2013.

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    Westshore appoints GCS

    2015-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Norway-based Westshore Shipbrokers has nominated German Cargo Services (GCS) as its commercial agent in Germany and the neighbouring countries.