Africa – Page 3
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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.
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NewsYilport strikes first African terminal deal
Yilport Holdings is to operate the Takoradi Port in Ghana, the company’s 23rd terminal and first in Africa
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NewsAfrica infrastructure focus
A new collaborative agreement aims to address infrastructure gaps across Africa
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NewsHPC awarded African pre-feasibility study
HPC will conduct a pre-feasibility study at a newly constructed African port
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NewsMauritania feasibility study
A study is under way to determine the investment needed to get a new port in Mauritania fully operational
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NewsAPM Invests
APM Terminals, the port operating arm of AP Moller Maersk and affiliate to Maersk Line, has confirmed that it is developing a new, one kilometre-long berth line at its East Port Said, Egypt facility, at a cost of US$500 million.
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NewsHutchison Adds Two Concessions in Egypt
Hutchison Ports has signed two new concessions for container terminals with the Egyptian Government, one in Ain Sokhna Port and the other in El Dekheila Port.
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NewsSimandou Ore Project: From Stop To Start Again!
A deal has been concluded that will get work moving again to unlock the world’s largest untapped iron ore deposits at Simandou, Guinea.
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NewsSouth African port strikes
Transnet has agreed a pay deal with majority union in South African port strikes
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NewsStrikes slow South African exports
Strikes at South African ports have led to a 108% increase in export container turnaround time
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NewsDriving simulator for Côte d’Ivoire
Bolloré Transport & Logistics Côte d’Ivoire has acquired its very first driving simulator
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NewsDP World wins Djibouti court hearing
DP World has won the latest in a string of court hearings over its Djibouti concession
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NewsMulti million terminal development
A new deal has been inked for a multi million dollar terminal development in Egypt
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NewsTransnet partner shortlist
Transnet shortlists respondents from the request for qualifications process for two key South African ports
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NewsTanzania investment partnership
A new partnership investing in Tanzania will be ‘greater than the sum of its parts’
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MOMBASA C.T. PHASE TWO COMPLETED…
June saw the on-time completion of the phase 2 construction of the port of Mombasa’s Second Container Terminal.
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…BUT DELAYS IN CARGO DELIVERY DUE TO DEBT RECOVERY
June also saw a dispute surface in Mombasa between the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and two groups: the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC-SGR) and shipping lines resulting in delays in cargo delivery.
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NewsKENYA ALLEGATIONS
DP World is at the centre of a controversial plan to concession multiple port facilities in Kenya. Mike Mundy reports on serious allegations made and fundamental questions raised about the scheme
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NewsTRANSNET: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION NOT PRIVATISATION
It was made clear earlier this year when Pravin Gordhan, South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister said: “Transnet is not being privatised. Nothing within Transnet is being privatised. However, we are being faced with the reality that Transnet will not be able to fund every aspect of its plans for investment in development and maintenance,”
