Africa – Page 2
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NewsTakoradi Sees Biggest Bulk Ship – and Record Activity
Takoradi Port has received the biggest bulk ship ever to call the port since its construction in 1928…
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NewsTapping transshipment
The recent expansion of West African dry bulk exports has focused attention on transshipment to reduce transport costs. The issues here are complex. Andrew Penfold takes a look at the pros and cons…
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NewsBNCT to Double
Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) is doubling its throughput capacity to 1.4 million TEU per annum…
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NewsTransnet announces DCT Pier 2 bidder
Transnet has selected its preferred bidder for its flagship terminal at the Port of Durban
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NewsDar swims against the tide
The Tanzania Ports Authority appears to be swimming against the tide (accepted best practice) in its approach to awarding the concession for the Dar es Salaam Container Terminal. It is difficult to understand why!
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NewsSTS for APMT Tangier
The first of four batches of new dual ship-to-shore (STS) cranes have arrived at APM Terminals…
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NewsBagamoyo port project: new development approach
Over nine years in the making, Tanzania’s Bagamoyo port project has hit yet another new phase in the efforts to bring the project to market.
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NewsBruks Siwertell confirms new African order…
Bruks Siwertell has confirmed a new order from Senegal Minergy Port SA (SMP) for a high-capacity grain handling Siwertell ship unloader. The equipment is for the new Bargny-Sendou port development, located near Dakar, Senegal, in West Africa.
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NewsKonecranes for Bauxite handling in Guinea
Winning Logistics in Guinea, West Africa, has placed an order for two Konecranes Gottwald Model 8 G HPK 8200 B Cranes on Barge.
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NewsDCT2: investor confidence key
There are uncertainties surrounding the bid process for Durban Container Terminal 2 (DCT2);and the Ngqura Container Terminal. Government should do more to build investor confidence
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NewsCOSCO in Sokhna
COSCO Shipping Ports has confirmed it has signed a deal to acquire a 25 per cent stake…
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NewsEgypt’s October dry port selects TOPS expert system for its TOS
Egypt’s first inland dry port, the October Dry Port (ODP), near Cairo, has selected the TOPS Expert system to be its main Terminal Operating System (TOS).
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NewsTransnet Cuts
South Africa’s state-owned Transnet has taken the decision to reduce its freight rail network…
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NewsAD Ports signs Egypt expansion deals
AD Ports has inked a raft of deals in a major expansion of the group’s activities in Egypt
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NewsHutchison invests US$700m in Egypt
Hutchison Ports is investing US$700 million in two ports in Egypt in a bid to expand its network in emerging markets
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NewsNew economic zone opens serving key African region
The new Berbera Economic Zone will transform the region into a major trade hub in the Horn of Africa
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NewsMPT first for E. Port Said
With guidance provided by MTBS(1), a new multi-purpose terminal concession under development in East Port Said, Egypt will see the country adopt a first of its kind operating model.
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NewsSouth Africa: handbrake on?
The focal point of southern African port operations has always been South Africa but stagnant development and uncertainties with regard to management and – especially – the tortuous privatisation saga suggests opportunities for other regional players. AJ Keyes takes a look
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NewsNew era for Dar es Salaam Container berths
Hutchison Ports has exited the Dar es Salaam container terminal concession after failure to reach agreement with the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) on the extension of its tenure there.
