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Materials-handling and Logistics

Acquisition to provide new range of services

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To expand its service offering to the sub-Saharan African market, South African logistics consultancy LGA has merged with US supply chain consultancy Fortna to form LGA Fortna.

By: Sashnee Moodley

03 Feb 12

Materials-handling and Logistics

Company offers additions to logistics solution

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Transport and supply chain management company Descartes has unveiled significant additions to its Logistics Flow Control (LFC) solution.

Materials-handling and Logistics

Company reports increased interest in its equipment

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Amid continuing tightening of health, safety and environmental legislation in South Africa, chute supplier Weba Chute Systems reports increased interest in its bulk materials and handling equipment, which it says reduces noise and dust pollution.

Materials-handling and Logistics

Concept forklift wins award

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US forklift manufacturer, Doosan has won the European Design institution, Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen’s Red Dot Design Award for its intelligent Concept Forklift (CFL) which offers efficiency and a high level of safety.

Materials-handling and Logistics

Conference to help keep African ports on top

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The third yearly Africa Ports, Logistics and Supply Chain Conference and Expo which will feature innovative solutions and deal with the challenges facing the users and operators of Africa’s ports, terminals and transportation corridors, will...

Gas

Engineering firm awarded gas engine power plant contract

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A subsidiary of engineering and construction firm Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract from energy and chemicals provider Sasol New Energy Holdings for the outside battery...

Materials-handling and Logistics

Equipment manufacturer delivers cranes to Brazil

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Equipment manufacturer Terex Cranes has delivered two of its TFC 46MS HC reach stackers to Brazilian port handling operators MultiRio Operaçoes Portuarias.

Materials-handling and Logistics

Forklift distributor stocks new range

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South African distributor of TCM forklifts Criterion Equipment now stocks new ranges of forklift trucks designed to handle food and beverage loads during production and in warehousing and transport operations.

Topics in these articles

Company	Continent	Country	Industry Term
Anglo Platinum Barloworld Logistics DHL Engen Fortna LGA Unitrans Descartes Weba Chute Systems Doosan Goscor Lift Truck Company Maersk Magenta Global Meridian Port Services Transnet Eskom Foster Wheeler Sasol New Energy Holdings Equiport MultiRio Operaçoes Portuarias Terex Terex Cranes	Latin America Africa	Canada South Africa United States Ghana France	Clients With Additional Services House Control Systems Collaborative Supply Chain Document Management Solution Inbound Retail Supply Inbound Supply Chain Retail Inbound Logistics Technology Transport User-right-managed Portals Chute Supplier Extractive Equipment Lower Energy Consumption Forklift Manufacturer Forklift Technology Oil-cooled Disc Brake System Container Terminal Operator Logistics Transportation Corridors Transportation Services Chemicals Construction Management Electrical Infrastructure Energy Gas-fired Power Generation Plant Outside Battery Limit Site Utilities Expansion Equipment Manufacturer Hook Block Applications Port Handling Operator Beverage Loads Beverage Plants Beverage Products Food Gas Machines
Person	Product	Region	Technology
Iain Sherwood John A White III Les Greening Marc Austin Chris Jones Alwin Nienaber Chinwon Park Darryl Shafto Maggie Tan Umberto Della Sala Manuel Teixeira Brenton Kemp Criterion Equipment	Fortna	Middle East	Flow Control Logistics Technology Retail Inbound Logistics Technology Augmented Reality Technology Forklift Technology
Facility	City
Doosan’s Institute Of Technology Accra International Conference Centre Mines Facility Port Of Rio De Janeiro Terminal II	Accra RIO DE JANEIRO