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Logistics

FedEx says Joburg will serve as sub-Saharan Africa market hub

International freight logistics giant FedEx has established a freight-forwarding arm in Johannesburg, as part of the company’s global expansion initiative

By: Megan Wait

25 Nov 11

All

Super absorbent polymer project, Saudi Arabia

The project involves the construction of a state-of-the-art world-scale facility with a capacity of 80 000 t/y, in Jubail.

By: Lisete Bigala

25 Nov 11

Airbus

Company Announcement: Middle East requires over 1,920 aircraft worth over US$347 billion

Aircraft fleet to almost treble in the next 20 years

construction

M&R mulls problem-project options, but new chief sees light at the end of the tunnel

Murray & Roberts is no stranger to turnarounds. Brian Bruce had to execute such a strategy when he took over the lossmaking company in 2000, and now new CEO Henry Laas has to implement another recovery programme. He faces similar problems to...

By: Irma Venter

11 Nov 11

UMT Consulting

Company Announcement: UMT Consulting SA won the Microsoft Partner Award for 2011

During a gala dinner at the Microsoft Partner Summit in Durban last week, UMT Consulting SA received the award for Microsoft Partner of the Year in the Project and Portfolio Management category.

CONSTRUCTION

M&R mulls problem-project options, but new chief sees light at the end of the tunnel

Murray & Roberts is no stranger to turnarounds. Brian Bruce had to execute such a strategy when he took over the loss-making company in 2000, and now new CEO Henry Laas has to implement another recovery programme.

By: Irma Venter

11 Nov 11

AVIATION

Major push to develop aviation biofuels

A significant initiative has been launched in Brazil by US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical major Embraer, and the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (abbreviated to Fapesp in Portuguese), to carry out research and...

By: Keith Campbell

11 Nov 11

Hall Longmore

04 Nov 11

Engineering & Manufacturing

Energy group signs supply agreements with various parties

Energy group Shell has signed five-year enterprise framework agreements (EFAs) with various companies for the supply of valves and related products.

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City	Company	Continent	Industry Term
Cape Town DURBAN Johannesburg Port Elizabeth Jubail Dubai New York Paderborn RIO DE JANEIRO Bissau Brazzaville BANGALORE Emirates Houston The Hague	FedEx FedEx Trade Networks Fluor Saudi Acrylic Acid Company Airbus Gautrain Gautrain Rapid Rail Park Rosebank Microsoft UMT Consulting SA. UMT Consulting South Africa UMT South Africa Boeing Embraer Fapesp Unimet Ltd Osram AG OSRAM Company Siteco Traxon Technologies Ltd. JSE Securities Exchange MTN Ghana MTN Group MTN Uganda MTN Yemen TransferTo Vodacom Vodafone Vodafone Group Bray International Bray International Technology Bray Technical Services India Emerson Process Management Shell Tyco Tyco Flow Control Tyco International Tyco Valves & Control	Africa Asia Europe South America Latin America North America	Freight Logistics Giant Rail Networks Transport Construction Site Offerings/solutions Aerospace Giant Plane Maker Large Bore Steel Pipes Pipes Steel Steel Conglomerates Steel Financing Steel Pipe Control Systems Light-ing Solutions Cross-border Airtime Transfer Services Web-to-mobile Transfers Telecommunications Butterfly Valve Products Energy Oil And Gas Industry Oil And Gas Markets Oil And Gas Sector Services Triple-offset Butterfly Products Value Solutions
Person	Region	Country	Currency
Fred Schardt Pete Williams Al Khobar Alexandra Boy Bader Al-Bowrdi Brian Mershon Jason Landkamer Keith Stephens Ken Lockwood Manila Khobar Ruben Thiel John Leahy Brian Bruce Gautrain Henry Laas Mauro Kern Suely Vilela Hall Longmore Klaus-Gu Martin Goetzeler Nicolai Wiest Vennemann Ali Moh Ayman Masri Christian De Faria Cynthia Lumor Eric Barbier Flavia Mbabazi Nabaasa Reginald Kafeero Karen Witts Morten Lundal Rob Shuter Tom Boardman Craig Brown David Dunbar Leonard Moore Sheri Roberts-Updike Steve Sonnenberg	Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa	Saudi Arabia The Netherlands Australia South Africa Brazil United States Bahrain Benin Cameroon Democratic Republic Of Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Ghana Liberia Mali Mauritania Nigeria Oman Qatar Republic Of Congo Senegal Sierra Leone Syria Togo United Arab Emirates Yemen Germany Afghanistan Botswana Cyprus Islamic Republic Of Iran Rwanda Singapore Sudan Swaziland Uganda Zambia India	USD
Product	Facility	Natural Feature	Organisation
A320 A350 XWB A380 Vanessa	Dubai Airport Gautrain Gorgon Pioneer Materials Offloading Facility Worldwide Plaza New Houston Facility	Murray Boeing International CE Shep Hill Sierra Leone Sierra Togo Sugar Loaf Mountain	Gautrain