All Africa articles – Page 9
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NewsHapag-Lloyd adds Dakar office
Hapag-Lloyd has added to its West African network with the opening of an office in Dakar, Senegal.
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NewsUnrest in Durban
Maritime insurance provider Gard has reported that local port operators in Durban, South Africa, have declared force majeure due to violent unrest and rioting in the area.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd completes NileDutch acquisition
Following the approval from antitrust authorities, Hapag-Lloyd has completed the acquisition of shipping company NileDutch, which specialises in the West African container shipping market.
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NewsAero Africa opens in Morocco
Aero Africa has opened a regional office in Casablanca, Morocco that will operate as a control tower and centralised service centre in North Africa for its overseas partners and clients.
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NewsITF calls for crew change suspension in northern Mozambique
The International Transport Worker’s Federation (ITF) has supported calls from the Norwegian Maritime Unions (NMU) for a crew change suspension along the coast of Mozambique until the threat to seafarers’ lives reduces.
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NewsSupport for Gulf of Guinea declaration grows
Nearly 350 companies and associations have signed BIMCO’s Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy. Combined with Nigeria announcing investment to address piracy in the region, BIMCO believes there is growing industry support to tackle the issue and increase safety for seafarers.
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NewsMohab handles crane transport
Agence Maritime Mohab has handled a Terex crane at Tunis port, Tunisia, for an oil and gas customer based in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria.
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NewsBerbera expansion under way
DP World and the government of Somaliland have inaugurated the container terminal at Berbera port, following the completion of the first phase of the port’s expansion.
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NewsMHSS signs Gulf of Guinea Declaration
Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) has signed up to BIMCO’s Gulf of Guinea Declaration in a bid to suppress piracy in West African waters and to assist seafarers caught in pirate attacks.
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NewsCombiMAX modules put to work
Transportes Lalgy, in cooperation with Bolloré Transport & Logistics, has deployed 18 axle lines of CombiMAX modules from Faymonville to move large components for a gas project in Maputo, Mozambique.
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NewsAppointments at Aero Africa
Hong Kong-based air cargo management group Aero Africa has made key appointments in China and Southern Africa.
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NewsBolloré in Burundi
Bolloré Logistics has transported more than 25,000 solar panels for the construction of Gigawatt Global’s 7.5 MW renewable energy power plant in Burundi.
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NewsFive UAL vessels calling in Onne
Five vessels from Universal Africa Lines’ (UAL) fleet are calling at Onne port in Nigeria.
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NewsTackling piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
99 maritime companies, organisations and flag states have joined together to sign the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy.
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NewsA.C.T. Shipping keeps busy in Mauritania
A.C.T. Shipping has handled 168 units of trucks, trailers, military equipment, excavators, and other rolling material in Mauritania.
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NewsForce majeure declared at Mozambique LNG
The deteriorating security situation in the north of the Cabo Delgado province has prompted Total, as operator of the Mozambique LNG project, to declare force majeure.
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NewsEnerpac gantry put to work in Algeria
Global Freight Transit has utilised an Enerpac SBL1100 hydraulic gantry to remove a 470-tonne generator at the Koudiet Eddraouch power station in El-Tarf, Algeria.
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NewsSCIF opts for Liebherr in Morocco
Morocco-based Société Chérifienne de Matériel Industriel et Ferroviaire (SCIF) has purchased two Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2 all terrain cranes and an LRT 1100-2.1 rough terrain crane.
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NewsAgility opens in Mozambique
Global logistics provider Agility has opened a logistics park in Maputo, Mozambique to serve key African markets.
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NewsFighting Covid-19 in Tunisia
Agence Maritime Mohab has helped deliver mobile hospitals from the USA to Tunisia to assist the global fight against Covid-19.