All Africa articles – Page 44

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    Comark ships buildings

    2015-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - Ljubljana headquartered Comark has organised the transportation of 1,920 cu m of project cargo from its point of origin in Slovenia to its destination port in Egypt.

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    WWL ALS comes to Liebherr's aid

    2015-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) and WWL ALS have worked together to transport a new Liebherr R9800 mining excavator from its factory in Colmar, France to a site in Durban, South Africa.

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    ABC appoints Biwer

    2015-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has named Georges Biwer as vice president, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

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    NileDutch upgrades African connection

    2015-07-17T00:00:00Z

    July 17 - Effective August 21, NileDutch will offer a weekly service from South America to South and West Africa, based on a vessel sharing agreement (VSA) between CMA CGM and Hamburg Sud.

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    Multiple machinery moves for AGL

    2015-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) has shipped four units of Volvo construction machinery to Algeria and three Doosan excavators to Georgia.

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    Grimaldi enhances Med-West Africa service

    2015-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - The Grimaldi Group has enhanced its Mediterranean Express (MEX) service - which links the Mediterranean to West Africa - by reducing its frequency from 12 to ten days and increasing cargo capacity by 35 percent, writes Isabel Freedman.

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    Hull Blyth heads to Cote d'Ivoire

    2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - African ship agency specialist Hull Blyth has opened a new office in Cote d'Ivoire's port Abidjan.

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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.