Every MOVE IT story about Africa: lifts, moves, contracts, projects and people.
Côte d’Ivoire Terminal took delivery of six fleet gantries for the second container terminal currently under construction at the Port of Abidjan. Transported on a semi-submersible vessel specially designed to…
Bolloré Transport & Logistics Benin teams transported six electrical transformers weighing a total of 464 tonnes to equip numerous thermal power stations in Benin. This operation was carried out on…
Manitowoc has launched largest topless crane, the Potain MCT 805, for key Asia-Pacific and Emerging markets. Manufactured at at Manitowoc’s Zhangjiagang, China factory, the new model, which is similar to…
Gaussin has started delivering on the order of 36 APM 75T HE electric tractors, 24 powerpacks LMP and 6 charging stations to equip Côte d’Ivoire Terminal, the second container terminal…
Bolloré Group has signed today the agreement relating to the sale to the MSC Group of 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics, comprising all of the Bolloré Group’s transport and logistics…
Congo Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, has recently commissioned 10 tractors and 10 trailers worth more than 779 million CFA francs (over €1 million). This is the fourth order…
Bolloré Logistics Malawi implemented the transportation for the Golomoti Solar project, by conveying an all-inclusive shipment of 221 TEUS of solar panels, batteries and equipment from China to Malawi. Relying…
A fleet of XCMG construction machinery equipment has been operating nonstop on the construction of Africa’s largest hydropower plant, the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Station (the “Station”) in Tanzania, for the…
Renault Trucks has recorded significant business growth in 2021, with a total of 51,460 vehicles invoiced (+25%). In Europe, Renault Trucks confirmed good results, with a 41% increase in invoicing…
Tincan Island Container Terminal Limited in Nigeria has purchased two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes. Expected to be delivered in June 2022, this new equipment will improve…
W.I.S. Italy has recently handled a shipment of 38 valves with a total weight of 470tn and volume of 535cbm to Alexandria in Egypt. The scope performed by W.I.S. included…
The Container Terminal Management of the Port of Doula has received delivery of 5 Konecranes Liftace reach stackers and 1 empty container handler to increase the productivity of their operations.…
Lase will supply four LaseLCPS-STS-3D Load collision prevention systems for a project in Egypt. The four x 3D laser measurement systems will be installed on STS cranes of a Chinese…
Bolloré Logistics Tanzania carried out the logistics for the Songo Songo project by transporting 5,000 freight tons of pieces and equipment. A total of seven barge vessels were required to…
Congo Terminal continues to upgrade the Port of Pointe-Noire and has just achieved a new milestone with the completion of the extension works of the yard surface area of dock…
Haulotte has recently expanded its sales and service network in Africa. The European manufacturer of aerial work platforms has signed a distribution contract with Centrocar Angola and Centrocar Mozambique to…
Meridian Port Services (MPS) has recently signed a purchase agreement with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company Limited (ZPMC) for the acquisition of 15 new gantry cranes, including 3 STS cranes…
Dakar Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports and operator of the El Hadji Malick SY ro-ro terminal, has been awarded the Green Terminal label. Dakar Terminal is the fifth port…
DP World and the Government of Senegal have laid the first stone to mark the start of the construction of the new Port of Ndayane. The ceremony follows the concession agreement…
Congo Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, exceeded the volume of one million shipping containers handled in 2021, having managed 1,003,734 TEUs over the course of the year. With the…
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has been awarded a contract in the EMEA region valued at around SEK 1 billion for the supply of tunnelling equipment, roadheaders and underground drill…
The Bolloré Group has received an offer from the MSC Group to acquire 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics, comprising all of the Bolloré Group’s transport and logistics activities in Africa,…
AD Ports Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminals, the commercial arm of the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation, for the development and…
Mammoet Djibouti, the regional office for Mammoet’s Horn of Africa and East Africa operations, has been contracted by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to offload and assemble 17 wind turbines, these…
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