All Africa articles – Page 81

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    Breakbulk under the spotlight in Africa

    2012-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Following the success of the Breakbulk Europe event recently, the organisers are set to move to Africa with the Breakbulk Africa Congress which will take place from August 7-8, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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    Damen tugs oil Libyan recovery

    2012-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Dutch shipbuilder Damen has despatched two tugs to Libya in its first consignment to the country since peace was restored.

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    Geodis Wilson committed to growth

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Describing the Industrial Projects division of Geodis Wilson as the 'smallest of the big players'; Philippe Somers, senior vice president of Geodis Wilson's Industrial Projects group, said that the company is making progress in bridging the gap o

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    BigLift transports five mobile cranes to Nigeria

    2012-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - BigLift Shipping has used its heavy lift ship, Happy Dragon, to transport five mobile cranes for leading crane manufacturers Liebherr and Gottwald from Germany and Belgium to Nigeria.

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    Boost delivered to Congo's mining power generation

    2012-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - A Volga-Dnepr Airlines' AN-124-100 freighter chartered by Chapman Freeborn has carried a 22-ton (22.35-tonne) multi-stage press coil to the Congo to help progress the modernisation of the country's power generation.

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    Safmarine welcomes new WAFMAX vessel

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Safmarine Chachai, a new 4,500 teu, Safmarine-branded WAFMAX containership, was delivered to Safmarine yesterday.

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    Noatum Terminal Polivalente Santander handles 100 tonne chimney

    2012-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - A steel chimney bound for a thermal power station in Morocco consisting of three pieces of 10 - 15 m in length and nearly 5 m in diameter, has been loaded by stevedore operator Noatum Terminal Polivalente Santander as the company seeks to boost i

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    Oil rig transportation bonanza for Fairmount Marine

    2012-05-18T00:00:00Z

    May 18 - Three trans-ocean towage operations by marine contractor Fairmount Marine demonstrate the global reach of the Rotterdam-based heavy lift transportation operator's five modern long distance 250-tonne bollard pull super tugs.

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    Business as usual, says Fairstar

    2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Facing a hostile and unwelcome takeover by heavy lift giant Dockwise, business at Fairstar might seem anything but usual.

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    DB Schenker Logistics establishes JV in Oman, expands presence in Africa

    2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Schenker Khimji's LLC, the joint venture that DB Schenker Logistics has established with long-time partner Khimji Ramdas Group in the Sultanate of Oman, has started operations, delivering comprehensive solutions in the fields of air and ocean fre

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    Earth is moving for Ocean & Sky

    2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Ocean & Sky Logistics, which joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN in January 2011, has completed a multiple consignment of earth moving equipment from Malta to Morocco.

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    Etihad Airways secures its first B747-400F

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Etihad Airways has signed a contract with Atlas Air to provide the UAE flag carrier with its first Boeing 747-400 freighter.

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    Challenge International secures Angolan government contract

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - The Belgian arm of Le Harve, France-based forwarder Challenge International has leveraged its expertise in handling material for the water purification and water distribution industry in Africa for its latest contract with the Angolan government.

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    Fairmount on the double

    2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered the semi- submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 6 to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for a drydock the Keppel-Verolme shipyard.

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    Volga-Dnepr helps oil the wheels of industry in Scotland

    2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

    May 8 - One of Volga-Dnepr Airlines' new IL-76TD-90VD freighters has delivered 20 tonnes of oil production equipment from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to Prestwick in Scotland.

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    TTS handles turbine and generator move

    2012-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - As part of a power generation project in Sokoto, Nigeria, Vulcan Elvaton of Nigeria, contracted European Freight Solutions, London to handle the shipment of a power generation set, from Masaood John Brown, in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

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    15-up for Ruslan

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - Ruslan International - the company which markets and manages the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines - has completed a programme of 15 flights using an An-124 freighter aircraft, for the

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    Growing outsize airfreight activity at Dubai

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - dnata, the world's fourth largest combined air services provider offering ground handling and cargo services across five continents, is reporting growing out-of-gauge and oversize airfreight at Dubai International Airport (DIA).

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    First Kuwaiti member for PCN

    2012-04-27T00:00:00Z

    April 27 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added DMC Global Logistics to its network, as its first representative in Kuwait.

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    Significant falls in Australian heavy machinery imports in March

    2012-04-26T00:00:00Z

    April 26 - The Skelton Sherborne Shipping Index for March has been released and shows the volumes of Australian imports of heavy machinery have decreased for the second month running.