All Africa articles – Page 93

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    The show will go on, thanks to Volga-Dnepr

    2010-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines arranged two AN-124-100 freighter flights from Vatry, France to Dakar, Senegal, carrying theatrical stage and sound equipment for the Festival Mondial des Arts N

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    Lerwick starts next development phase

    2010-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - In Scotland, Lerwick Port Authority's continuing development of its harbour is moving into the next phase following the award of a GBP4.6 million (USD7.12 million) contract to create a new berth and related improvements at Greenhead Base.

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    Turners Shipping joins BDP Global Network

    2010-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Turners Shipping (Pty) Ltd from South Africa has become a Premium Partner in the BDP Global Network - an alliance of small to mid-sized logistics companies.

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    Safmarine upgrades services between the Far East and both sides of Africa

    2010-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Safmarine's Far East - East Africa network has been further upgraded with the introduction of a direct service connecting Tanjung Pelepas and the South Chinese ports of Nansha and Yantian, with Mombasa and Dar Es Salaam.

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    Balnak hits 25 percent growth in 2010

    2010-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Turkish transport operator Balnak Lojistik is closing 2010 with a performance which exceeds budgetary targets says president of the board of directors, L

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    Brace of Cargolux movements to South Africa

    2010-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - South African mining and oil industry interests created two recent movements for maindeck capacity provider Cargolux to the country.

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    Forwarders says Nigerian cargo fee is unjustified

    2010-12-02T00:00:00Z

    December 2 - Nigerian Ports Authority's (NPA) introduction of the cargo tracking note (CTN) system to bolster cargo security and safety is a continuing source of controversy amid claims that the system is having "dire consequences" on the country's import

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    D'Alessandro joins GPLN in Tunisia

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - The D'Alessandro Group of Companies has joined the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) as its representative in Tunisia.

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    Young freight forwarder of the year winner announced

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Philipp Kueffner, a 23-year-old shipping and forwarding agent with Karl Gross Internationale Speditions of Bremen, Germany, has won the twelfth annual Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award. The award was presented recently

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    PIL adds ships to West Africa multi-purpose service

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Pacific International Lines (PIL) has confirmed reports that it has introduced four 17,500-dwt vessels, acquired secondhand from Schoeller Holdings of Germany, to the multi purpose service that it reintroduced earlier this year in the trade

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    Vanguard completes SA power station project

    2010-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - South African heavylift, transport and plant installation specialist Vanguard has completed a project for Eskom's Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town, Africa's only nuclear power station.

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    Port Authority subsidiary APEC wins People Development Award

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - The Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre, (APEC) a subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, scooped the inaugural People Development award at the annual International Bulk Journal Awards held in London.

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    It's the real thing as Hellmann puts the fizz into move

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    November 15 - Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK is involved in shipping a Coca-Cola bottle washing machine from a brewery in Northampton to a new site in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, which sees the cargo being shipped in seven 40ft containers on three low-loade

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    Pirates strike in Indian Ocean but leave empty-handed

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    November 15 - As a British couple were celebrating being released after a year's captivity by Somali pirates, the Indian navy was foiling an attempt to hijack a heavylift ship and saving 14 crew members.

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    DHL develops centres of excellence network for oil and energy

    2010-11-14T00:00:00Z

    November 14 - DHL has revealed its global strategy to boost its service offerings and infrastructure for the EUR260 billion (USD388 billion) global oil and energy logistics industry.

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    DLogg records linear acceleration data

    2010-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - A new rugged self-contained data recorder, recording linear acceleration, rotational velocity and tilt angles at 50 Hz frequency has been launched.

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    Panalpina resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases with U.S. authorities

    2010-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - Panalpina has announced the final resolution of claims against it arising from an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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    ALE and C.A.T.T. combine forces

    2010-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - An agreement has been reached for ALE (Abnormal Load Engineering), a specialist in heavy lift handling and C.A.T.T (Chartering and Transportation Company of Tunisia), member of the CEE Network, to set up a joint venture to act in the field of

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    Konecranes expands Moroccan company

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Konecranes has acquired 100 percent of the shares in port crane service and modernisation company Techniplus S.A.R.L. in Morocco which has 120 employees and net sales of EUR7 million (2009) (USD9.7 million). The value of the acquisition has n

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    La dolce vita as top Italian customer entrusts project cargoes to Ahlers Singapore

    2010-10-26T00:00:00Z

    October 26 - Project cargo forwarder Ahlers Singapore has executed the transport and shipment of project and heavy lift cargoes ex Laem Chabang, Thailand to Apapa, Nigeria for a major Italian client.