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NOURA EXPRESS to Optimise its Service Between East Africa and Europe

Nov 03, 2015

Following its core strategy of continuous Africa Lines service upgrade, CMA CGM is pleased to present its latest significant improvement on its NOURA EXPRESS service connecting East Africa with Europe. Starting end of November 2015 with m/v MARIE DELMAS…

Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania

Aug 21, 2015

Maritime professionals from South and East Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean nations and the U.S. met for the Cutlass Express 2016 Main Planning Event (MPE) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 4 – 7.The four-day planning event aimed to further develop exercise scenarios for partner nations…

ISS Bags Tanzania's Paragon project

Aug 19, 2015

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has been appointed by Paragon Offshore, Houston, as marine and logistic services provider for a new drilling campaign off the Songo Songo Islands, Tanzania – the first new commercial drilling project in Tanzania in a number of years…

Shipping Executive Begins Kitesurf Challenge

Aug 04, 2015

Solo kitesurf along East Africa coast in aid of Mission to Seafarers and Adeso. Pacific Basin shipping executive Jacob Bliksted Sørensen has begun his 1,000km kitesurf challenge between Mozambique and Somalia, in aid of Mission to Seafarers and Adeso (African Development Solutions)…

Jonathan Appointed LOC Group's London MD

Aug 03, 2015

In line with LOC’s continual global growth and strengthening of the senior management team,  Britain has been appointed as Managing Director of the London operation.Jonathan Britain joins LOC as Managing Director, LOC London having previously headed-up Bureau Veritas’s UK industry division…

Giesselman Joins Twin Disc Board of Directors

Jul 01, 2015

Twin Disc, Inc. announced that its board of directors appointed Janet P. Giesselman to the company's board effective June 30, 2015. Giesselman will finish the term of Malcolm Moore, who resigned from the board on June 30, upon being named the company’s executive vice president of operations…

Hutton's Expands Global Network to Middle East

Apr 20, 2015

Expanding international ship supplier Hutton’s Group has established an important regional supply hub in Dubai to service its clients in the Middle East. This key location adds to Hutton’s growing global network which provides extensive coverage in the UK…

Cutlass Express 2015 Commences

Jan 29, 2015

Maritime forces from East Africa, South Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean nations, the United States and several international organizations began the fourth iteration of the multinational maritime Exercise Cutlass Express, Jan. 28, 2015.Exercise Cutlass Express 2015…

ISS Appoints Riaan Blom as VP Sales, Africa

Jan 08, 2015

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) the world-leading marine, cargo and supply chain solutions provider has announced another key hire to its African regional management team as the company gears up for ambitious growth across the region in 2015…

ISS Announces Key Hire for Africa

Jan 05, 2015

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS)  has announced another key hire to its African regional management team as the company gears up for ambitious growth across the region in 2015.Joining ISS on 1st January, Riaan Blom takes up the position of Vice President Sales…

Kenya Power to Improve Shaky Power Grid

Nov 29, 2014

Kenya Power plans to spend 8.7 billion shillings ($96.6 million) on new power distribution stations to improve electricity supply aimed at curbing chronic power shortages that companies say have discouraged investments.Kenya Power, the country's main electricity transmission company…

KBR, Daewoo win Eni FLNG FEED

Oct 18, 2014

KBR Inc. announced today that the KD Consortium, consisting of KBR and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company, Ltd, has been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by Eni East Africa SpA for a floating liquefied…

Kenya Yet to Decide oil Refinery's Fate

Oct 11, 2014

Kenya is yet to decide whether to turn east Africa's only oil refinery into an oil storage facility or pay for its upgrade after buying the remaining 50 percent stake from India's Essar Energy, the energy minister said on Friday.Fuel…

Rivette Joins C&C’s Geotechnical Division

Aug 21, 2014

C & C Technologies Inc. announced that Jill Rivette has joined the Geotechnical Division in Houston as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer.  Jill is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and brings with her many years of experience in geotechnical engineering…

Tackling Maritime Crime in West Africa Requires Cooperation

May 14, 2014

The shipping industry and coastal countries in West Africa should increase levels of training and cooperation to prevent maritime crime from spreading in the region, said maritime security company GoAGT.For the last five years, increasing…

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