Since joining forces with a larger company, Stefanutti Stocks Marine (previously known as Civil & Coastal Construction) has continued to thrive, taking on bigger and more lucrative projects than ever before. Andrew Pelis talks to Simon Allen about the many benefits that have arisen from the change in ownership.

Moving to a new country and taking over the running of a new company can throw up challenges for even the most experienced of managers, as Alan Swaby learns.

Fast ’n Fresh Transport Services transports today the perishable goods South Africans will buy tomorrow. Managing director Gavin Wilson tells John O’Hanlon how lateral thinking and innovation has helped the company keep its lead in the fast moving consumer goods logistics sector.

Canada's Bombardier has signed a $241 million contract to build and operate a monorail system in Saudi Arabia, it has been announced.  The Montreal-based company has won the contract with Saudi Oger, a leading Saudi Arabian construction company, for the new 3.6 kilometer Innovia Monorail system in Riyadh. The system will stretch through the King Abdullah Financial District currently being built.

Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel is buying the UK's third-largest rail freight operator, GBRf, from UK transport company FirstGroup for Ôé¼26.3 million.

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy East Resources, a Pennsylvania-based natural gas explorer, for $4.7 billion.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania-based East Resources is one of the biggest players in the natural gas exploration area known as the Marcellus Shale, which stretches from West Virginia to New York.

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy East Resources, a US-based natural gas explorer, for $4.7 billion (approx. Ôé¼3.8 billion).

Apple, the maker of iPods, iPhones and iPads, has overtaken the computer software giant Microsoft to become the worldÔÇÖs most valuable technology company.  As of Wednesday, Wall Street valued Apple at $222.12 billion and Microsoft at $219.18 billion. The only American company valued higher is Exxon Mobil, which has a market capitalization of $278.64 billion.  The shift marks a significant turnaround for the fortunes of Cupertino, California-based Apple, following a lengthy domination of the PC market by Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft.