LAPSSET Corridor Offers Opportunities
LAPSSET Corridor Offers Opportunities Construction for the new Lamu Port Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport corridor is expected to drive significant opportunities for the breakbulk sector, according...
View ArticleBolloré Restructures Logistics Business
Bolloré Restructures Logistics Business French industrial engineering firm Bolloré Group has announced plans to reorganize some of its breakbulk and project cargo businesses under the Bolloré...
View ArticleLoadline Delivers CFM56-7B Engine
Loadline Delivers CFM56-7B Engine Logistics firm LoadLine has completed delivery of an urgent airfreight cargo as well as being appointed as an exclusive member for the Universal Freight Organisation,...
View ArticleDigging For Optimism in Africa Mining
Digging For Optimism in Africa Mining While Africa’s mining industry has faced challenges and international factors, there is optimism that this sector will rebound, shippers and EPCs agreed at...
View ArticleAfrica Addresses Growing Energy Needs
Africa Addresses Growing Energy Needs Africa’s ever-growing energy needs face logistics challenges ranging from lack of infrastructure, security concerns to lack of resources, speakers agreed during...
View ArticleTapping Into Francophone Africa
Tapping into Francophone Africa If businesses want to leverage the opportunities in French-speaking West and Central African countries, they need to immerse themselves in their cultures, said Paul...
View ArticleAfrica Navigates Economic Potential
Africa Navigates Economic Potential Africa’s path to rapid urbanization and economic growth is obstructed by lower commodity and oil prices and slow economic growth in China, said Lyal White,...
View ArticleAfrica Ports Need to Uncork Bottlenecks
Africa Ports Need to Uncork Bottlenecks African countries need to adopt a service-orientated approach to their port systems in order to improve breakbulk handling, agreed panelists discussing the...
View ArticleAfrica Ports Drive Project Cargo Growth
Africa Ports Drive Project Cargo Growth Multimillion-dollar investments for Africa’s breakbulk trade in Namibia and South Africa demonstrate that harbors develop economies, an industry panel agreed at...
View ArticleEast Africa’s Holds Oil And Gas Potential
East Africa’s Holds Oil And Gas Potential Three major oil and gas exploration projects in East Africa make the region attractive for players in the breakbulk industry, said Nivan Moodley, director of...
View ArticleBack to Basics For African Rail
Back to Basics For African Rail Unlocking the potential of regional railways undoubtedly lies first in going back to the basics, said Kudzanayi Bangure, rail project manager at Nepad Business...
View ArticleDamen Delivers CSD500 To Algeria
Damen Delivers CSD500 To Algeria Specialized equipment supplier Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered a customized Damen Cutter Suction Dredger, or CSD500, unit to Algeria. The Barracuda CSD500...
View ArticleChina to Pour US$6 Billion Into Pipeline
China to Pour US$6 Billion Into Pipeline Chinese financial institutions are expected to invest US$6 billion in the construction of a proposed gas pipeline connecting northern Mozambique to South...
View ArticleJAS, Necotrans Form Logistics Alliance
JAS, Necotrans Form Logistics Alliance Breakbulk transportation firms JAS Worldwide and Necotrans Holding have signed a global logistics alliance that is expected to strengthen project cargo capacity...
View ArticleBDEAC Backs Owendo Construction Loan
BDEAC Backs Owendo Construction Loan The Development Bank of Central African States has approved a US$52 million loan for infrastructure and breakbulk development at the port of Owendo in Gabon. The...
View ArticleEnerpac Launch SBL900 Heavy-lift Gantry
Enerpac Launch SBL900 Heavy-lift Gantry Spanish equipment manufacturer Enerpac has introduced its latest folding boom hydraulic system, the SBL900 hydraulic gantry, which is capable of handling up to...
View ArticleSouth Africa, Iran Increase Investment
South Africa, Iran Increase Investment Officials in South Africa and Iran have agreed to increase non-oil trade and investment between the two countries to US$1 billion by 2020. Research consultancy...
View ArticleAGL Completes Three Breakbulk Moves
AGL Completes Three Breakbulk Moves German transport firm Alexander Global Logistics has completed three recent project cargo moves in Africa and Europe. One of the largest consignments was a delivery...
View ArticleMammoet Delivers Alba Offshore Cargo
Mammoet Delivers Alba Offshore Cargo Heavy-lift specialist Mammoet has performed load-out operations and transport of a delicate cargo for Marathon Oil’s Alba gas field in Equatorial Guinea. The heavy...
View ArticleEmbrace Industry Disruptors
What If...Embrace Industry Disruptors. By Carly Fields The relentless march of new technologies stops for no man, MPV, forwarder, or carrier. The next “big things” or self-proclaimed “breakthroughs”...
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