Africa – Page 31
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NewsLuanda undertaking modernisation
Luanda port''s Strategic Plan of Modernisation covering the period 2006-2010 will result in investment totalling US$130m. This will help boost service provision and improve capacity. The plan, which was drawn up in partnership with consultants Management Cayman, aims to transform the port into a regional hub within the next 10 ...
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NewsThe post-concession race: have they heard the gun?
The shelved Ledeco project in Abidjan (see PS March and Oct 2004) would have provided solutions to all the problems raised above.
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NewsWill Concessions do the trick?
Steve Cameron looks at the current round of concessioning and asks will they provide a solution to West Africa''s pressing congestion problems.
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Eurogate acquires Tanger 2
Chairman Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem said: "The only valid bid for P&O is from DP World.A consortium of terminal operators and shipping lines has been awarded a 30-year concession to operate the second container terminal at the port of Tanger Med. The operator, Eurogate/Contship Italia, has a 40% stake in ...
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Raising the roof in Tema
Ghana''s local stevedores association has appointed a lawyer to object to a concession granted to SDV and AP Moller to run the new Tema container terminal. The local stevedores say the procedure has not been transparent and that the process, involving a state asset, didn''t go to open tender as ...
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Private plans shelved in South Africa
Concerned about transport costs, South Africa has put on hold plans to contract private companies to run Durban and Coega container terminals. The decision follows abortive talks with P& O Nedlloyd last year, in which the company - hoping to run a terminal in the newly-established Coega - clashed with ...
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NewsMaputo eyes South African trade
Maputo Port Development Company is aiming to boost throughput to around 10-12m tons a year in the near future, having doubled its current volume of exports to 5.5m tons since 2003.
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Trouble at Liberian National Port Authority
Having been with the port for 30 years McKenzie was last year replaced by John Parker and having served the port for 33 years, Mayson was this year succeeded by Mark Cairns.In August, the transitional chairman of Liberia's National Ports Authority (NPA) sacked the entire board of directors who he ...
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NewsICTSI rolls out Toamasina, Madagascar investment
ICTSI, through its subsidiary, Madagascar International Container Terminal Services Limited (MICTSL), is rolling out investment at its new terminal.
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Trade not aid
This year Africa has hardly been out of the spotlight with the G8 summit in Scotland, Live 8 concerts around the world and the UK''s Commission for Africa, all focusing on solving the continent''s difficulties. Whilst the results on debt relief and the potential reduction of trade barriers have been ...
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NewsPrivatisation proceeds apace
Steve Cameron reports on terminals, transport and trade. And you can''t have the first two if you don''t sort out the latter.
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ETHIOPIA SEEKS PORT AT BERBERA
Officials from the landlocked state of Ethiopia have begun negotiations with the government of Somaliland regarding the use of its Red Sea port of Berbera.
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BENIN NEGOTIATES WITH DPI
Nevertheless in the meantime, infrastructure bottlenecks are creating major congestion.The West African state of Benin is understood to be negotiating with Dubai Ports International (DPI) in respect of a management contract to operate its ports and Customs facilities. However, this will initially require a threemonth study by both DPI and ...
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TRINCOMALEE IN THREE-PHASE DEVELOPMENT
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has announced a three-part strategy to redevelop South Asia''s largest natural harbour at Trincomalee. Available land will be divided into three distinct zones. One of these will be used for leisure development while a second is earmarked for use as an industrial park, providing space ...
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Safmarine expands landside presence in Abidjan
Following the deployment of the three new ''Wafmax'' class ships serving the cocoa trades from West Africa, Safmarine has invested in new trucks and warehousing facilities in Abidjan in Cote d''Ivoire. Best known as a shipping company, Safmarine is also investing in land-side logistics and opened a 10,000 square metre ...
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Intertek invests in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone''s President Kabba recently opened the 10-year BOOT container security scanning concession awarded to Intertek Foreign Trade Standards and partners Port Maritime Security International (PMSi).
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NewsICTSI signs up in Madagascar
ICTSI has signed a 20-year container terminal operating concession for the port of Toamasina, Madagascar, the country''s main port.
