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Area Survey Africa & Indian Ocean Islands

  • Star Performer

    01 Mar 2007

    With traffic across East Africa and the Indian Ocean continuing to grow,Mombasa is taking its future role seriously, as Alex Hughes finds out  

  • The privatisation quandary

    01 Mar 2007

    Privatisation of Mombasa Container Terminal has been under discussion for a long time and while no time frame has been set as yet, a committee comprising officials from both the government and port authority is looking into this issue.   

  • Dry bulk bonanza

    01 Mar 2007

    A slight dip in 2006 throughput should prove no hurdle to growth in 2007 at Africa’s key ports. Alex Hughes reports  

  • Mozambique’s Beira has grand aspirations that could knock Durban off its direct call perch

    01 Mar 2007

    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.  

  • Feeder king

    01 Mar 2007

    Port Louis continues to draw in the main shipping players, but it is not complacent as Alex Hughes finds out  

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