Africa – Page 20
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NewsKenya asks for Lamu bids
Kenya is constructing a new port, just north of Mombasa, as part of an ambitious plan to open a trade corridor to Africa’s interior.
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Maputo extends agreement
Maputo Port Development Company in Mozambique has had its concession agreement extended for an additional fifteen years, taking the contract to 2033.
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Uganda offered land for port on Tanzania coast
Tanzania has offered Uganda land adjacent to the port of Tanga, which is close to the Kenyan border, to build its own import-export facility. At present, landlocked Uganda has to make use of Mombasa Port, which is currently highly congested.
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Second box terminal for Dar es Salaam
Construction of a $450m second container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam is expected to begin early next year. Since 2004, box traffic at the port has grown by 15% a year, although the existing container terminal area has remained static. The new terminal will have a 600,000 ...
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Fraud uncovered in Apapa
APM Terminals claims to have uncovered fraud worth $153,000 involving six customs agents working at its Apapa terminal in Nigeria.
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NewsCape Town manages a quick mop up
Restructuring has assisted in post-industrial action recovery at South Africa''s ports, according to operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT).
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Too many agencies in Nigerian ports
Nigeria''s Ministry of Transport has investigated claims put forward by the Joint Action Committee of Freight Forwarders that national ports are imposing illegal charges and found them to be true.
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Second port for Kenya mooted
A strong case is being made in Kenya for construction of a second port in Lamu given current high levels of congestion at Mombasa.
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E-petition to end piracy
An unprecedented coalition of organisations have joined forces to back a global e-petition demanding concrete action “to end the piracy that is putting lives at risk and threatening world trade”.
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NewsNigeria climbs Onne up
The Port of Onne''s West Africa Container terminal (WACT) has recorded container volume growth of 18% through May 2010, compared with the same period in 2009, as West Africa and other economically emerging markets set the pace for trade recovery.
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NewsEritrean ports begin to climb
Eritrea has launched a drive to revamp its ports of Massawa and Assab. These ports have been left languishing after the rupture of relations with Ethiopia cut Eritrea out of the picture and Ethiopian cargo moved to neighbouring Djibouti.
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KPA investigations called off
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission has recommended that investigations into a flawed $12.3m crane contract awarded by Kenya Ports Authority be dropped.
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NewsEnd in sight for crippling South Africa port strikes
A workers'' strike that has crippled South Africa''s ports for more than two weeks could be over by the end of this week, with unions said to be looking favourably on the latest wage deal on the table.
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Algeciras loses to Tangier
Maersk shipping line is switching 500,000 teu from Algeciras to its facility in TangerMed, because, it says, the Tangier facility has high productivity, lower costs and incorporates zero deviation for vessels.
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NewsStrikes paralyse South African ports
A strike that has crippled South Africa’s port and rail operations this month is still unsettled, with transport unions still at loggerheads about the wage deal on the table.
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Durban upgrade completed
A major port upgrade programme has been completed in Durban, South Africa, the biggest of its kind on the African continent.
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NewsNgqura development drastically delayed
The second phase development of Ngqura Port in South Africa will not now be completed for at least five years, despite Transnet Port Terminals having earlier suggested work could be finished within the next financial year.
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Nigeria seeks Belgian backing for ports
The government of the Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom says it is to work with as yet unidentified Belgian partners in the development of a new port at Ibaka.
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NewsIndian Ocean: A businessman's paradise?
Mauritius is leading the Indian Ocean pack with its willingness to engage foreign investors, as Stuart Pearcey discovers
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NewsLiberian development goes to APM
APM has won a 25 year concession at the Port of Monrovia in Liberia as part of a public tender process.
