Thursday 20 November 08 - 08:36
 

News Africa

  • Mombassa ends Dar transit cargo

    Mombassa Port has temporarily stopped handling transhipment cargo bound for Dar es Salaam in an attempt to reduce congestion at the Kenyan port.  

  • New cranes for Mombassa

    Mombassa Port has issued a tender in respect of seven new gantry cranes.  

  • APM under the cosh in Apapa

    The APM Terminals facility at Apapa in Nigeria has been accused of various shortcomings by the Lagos-based legal firm Vin Osakwe & Co, which has sent a petition to the federal government in complaint.   

  • Weight of heavy investment

    APM Terminals has so far invested $136m in expansion and modernisation of the container terminal at the Nigerian port of Apapa.   

  • CFM 'mistreatment' accusation

    CFM, the company that owns ports and rail companies in Mozambique, has been accused of violating workers rights following massive redundancies in recent years.   

  • WCO wants African ports privatisation

    Michel Danet, secretary general of the World Customs Organisation, speaking recently in Africa, recommended that the continent’s seaports be privatised so that they can meet international standards and cope with big changes currently sweeping the industry.  

  • Transnet heads for Kalmar

    South Africa’s Transnet and Kalmar have extended their partnership to tackle South Africa’s growing container volumes through the order, by Transnet, of 22 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for use at the country's newest development at the Port of Ngqura. 

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