All Africa articles – Page 75

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    Liburnia delivers trains

    2013-02-25T00:00:00Z

    February 25 - Liburnia Maritime Agency has handled the shipment of four locomotives from Croatia to Morocco.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-02-22T00:00:00Z

    February 22 - While the on-off strike that threatened to close the US East and Gulf coast, further south another country is facing a blockade by striking longshoreman.

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    Steder delivers Ethiopian load

    2013-02-22T00:00:00Z

    February 22 - Steder Group FCZO Djibouti has shifted heavy power plant machinery through Ethiopia.

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    Videotel updates piracy training video

    2013-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Nigel Cleave, CEO of Videotel says people must take steps to protect the safety of their crew, their cargo and their vessels against the threat of piracy.

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    Saudia Cargo posts record result

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - Saudia Cargo, the stand-alone air freight division of Saudia Airlines, has achieved record annual results for 2012.

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    ISF calls for visa relaxation

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - The International Shipping Federation (ISF), which represents maritime employers globally, is calling on port states to facilitate the right of seafarers to shore leave, in line with international treaty obligations.

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    Cargolux adds Port Harcourt to network

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - Luxembourg B747 freighter operator Cargolux is to add Port Harcourt in Nigeria as a new destination to its African network from March 5, 2013.

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    The Friday Flyer - February 15th 2013

    2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

    HLPFI staff's Valentine's Day present was the launch of a new-look website that we hope will set the agenda for heavy lift and project cargo reporting for years to come.

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    Imperial secures Joy mining deal

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - USA headquartered mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global Mining has given the contract for its South African distribution services to IMPERIAL Distribution.

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    Safmarine MPV names Norton Lilly

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Safmarine MPV, the specialist project cargo and breakbulk cargo operator to West Africa, has appointed Norton Lilly International as its full liner agent in the United States.

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    Saudia Cargo wins hearts with flowers

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - It might not be the usual type of urgent project assignment that Saudia Cargo is used to - but the repercussions if this urgent freight does not get into the eager hands of the customer on time could be severe.

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    MOL helps fund battle against piracy

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is to collaborate with Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena NYK and 'K' Line in support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support job creation and skill development projects in Somalia.

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    CEE duo handles Chinese tram shipment

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - The railway transportation specialist Multitrade Spain is working with Intermax Logistics Solutions in China, to handle a prototype tram being moved from the Spanish port of Tarragona to Chengdu via Shanghai, under a contract signed between

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The old adage - talk is cheap - does not seem to apply in the EU's corridors of power in Brussels where agreement is being sought on a trillion-euro budget for the next seven years for the 27-nation union.

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    Tuesday Flyer

    2013-02-06T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - Welcome to the first edition of our Tuesday round-up, in which HLPFI staff writer David Kershaw, delivers a snap shot of general news from across the industry that has caught his eye today.

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    SeaWorks names Brazilian agent

    2013-02-06T00:00:00Z

    February 6 - SeaWorks bv, the Dutch company, which announced in January that is is the commercial agent of a new project carrier and liner service established under the name of C-Works Carriers (CWC) has announced the appointment of Seanet as general comm

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    London calling for ISS Palumbo

    2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - Following last October's news of a strategic partnership between Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) and offshore project logistics and freight forwarding specialists, Palumbo SpA, HLPFI has learned that ISS Palumbo has opened an office in the U

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    Vanguard's African trek

    2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - South African heavy lift specialist Vanguard has transported a 130-ton (117.9-tonne) transformer 2,300 km between Johannesburg and Cahora Bassa Power Station, Mozambique.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - With just over a week to go before the Chinese New Year, HLPFI staff are beginning to break open the fortune cookies while looking forward to the lion parades near our London HQ.

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    Political instability threatens Egyptian waterway

    2013-01-31T00:00:00Z

    January 31 - Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in three Suez Canal cities, as rioting that has left dozens dead spills into a fourth day.