Africa – Page 29
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NewsDry bulk bonanza
A slight dip in 2006 throughput should prove no hurdle to growth in 2007 at Africa''s key ports. Alex Hughes reports
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Mozambique's Beira has grand aspirations that could knock Durban off its direct call perch
A planned dredging programme is integral to the future success of the Mozambican port of Beira to push it into the direct call league. This modest African box handling facility - in comparison with Richards Bay - lies 20km from the open sea.
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NewsFeeder king
Port Louis continues to draw in the main shipping players, but it is not complacent as Alex Hughes finds out
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NIGERIA PLANS NEW DEEPWATER PORT
Nigeria is to build a major deepwater port in the Niger Delta.The project is to be taken forward in four phases, the first of which will commence in March for an eventual completion in 2015.
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APM TO INVEST IN APAPA
Finance is being jointly provided by the national government and Dersko Marine Limited as part of a public-private partnership.
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MADAGASCAR BOOSTS HANDLING POWER
ICTSI subsidiary,Madagascar International Container Terminal Services,has commissioned a new Gottwald heavy duty mobile crane at its Toamasina container terminal to increase handling power and berth coverage.
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KONE NETS AFRICAN ORDERS
Konecranes has confirmed reachstacker orders from three African port operators. Six units will be supplied to the Namibian Port Authorities, three to Kenya Ports Authority and four to Ghana''s Meridian Ports Services. The total value of the three orders is approximately $7.1m.
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NewsNew grain and fertiliser terminal at Djibouti
A new grain and fertiliser terminal was inaugurated at Djibouti at the end of 2006 following the award by Compagnie Djiboutienne de Gestion du Terminal Vraquier of a contract to Vigan SA in Belgium as prime contractor for the delivery of the equipment for the terminal.
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Shot in the arm for Saldanha
Investment totalling $679m will be ploughed into South Africa''s iron ore export port of Saldanha over the next six years to treble export capacity. As part of its expansion plan,the port will be made ready to receive and load ever larger ships, whose number is expected to increase by 70% ...
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TPA to concession ports
Tanzania Ports Authority has announced plans to lease out Kigoma Cargo Terminal and Kassanga Port on Lake Tanganyika.
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Kenya seeks dredging funding.
Kenya has approached a European partner to provide bilateral funding for the dredging of Mombasa Harbour, which is scheduled to begin in 2009 for completion in 2011.
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Importers demand Port Harcourt overhaul
Nigerian importers have asked the federal government to make immediate changes to the management of Port Harcourt.
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Algeria mulls Mediterranean hub port plan
The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet been identified, the favourite is Issers, where a 600,000 teu/year terminal could be built.
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KPA EQUIPMENT BUY
Kenya Ports Authority has acquired new handling equipment worth ¢ 3m, which forms part of a ¢ 5.44m modernisation programme begun in 2002.This includes 20 terminal tractors, five FLTs and a set of pollution-control equipment. A further 25 terminal tractors entered service in 2003-2005.
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MOMBASA PRIVATISATION TEAM
The Kenyan government has put together a committee that will oversee the privatisation of the container terminal at the port of Mombasa. However, the rest of the port will remain within public sector ownership.
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NewsDurban shippers' congestion despair
Shippers, fed up with delays in container processing at Durban Container Terminal, have threatened to impose a surcharge. Just last month, an MOL ship was delayed by 200 hours, however the average wait is around three days.
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Berth repairs at Dar as privatisation stalls
Handling activities at berths six and nine at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania have been suspended to enable repair work to take place on corroded concrete piles. This should be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2007 and will cost an estimated $2.3m.
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NewsKalmar integrates South Africa operations
Kalmar has agreed to merge the service business of its South African service partner African National Engineering into Kalmar Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd, the local subsidiary company established earlier this year in Durban and headed by Edwin Briggeman.
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JURONG TO DESIGN NEW PORT IN GUINEA
Jurong International has been awarded a $70m contract to design and build a new deep water port at Luba Freeport in Equatorial Guinea by Lonrho Africa, which holds a 63% stake in the project.
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MOGADISHU REOPENS
Following 11 years of closure, Mogadishu''s international port has been reopened.However, it requires $1m of urgent repairs.
