Africa
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Off the transhipment seesaw
In today's market, those North African terminals with hub status carved out in transhipment will likely find themselves more stable than those with domestic pull. 31 Aug 2011 - Port Strategy
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Revolutionary spirit
There remain a myriad of barriers to 'secure' port investment in North Africa as Stevie Knight discovers 30 Aug 2011 - Port Strategy
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A staple diet of bulk
Containers apart, one sector of South African operations that does reasonably well is bulk, though even this has its ups and downs. 25 Mar 2011 - Port Strategy
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South African stand-off
With Transnet undergoing a massive transformation, Stevie Knight considers the future 23 Mar 2011 - Port Strategy
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Adding value at Durban
Durban is home to two of the region’s busiest container terminals – Durban Container Terminal and Pier 1. Transnet is currently re-engineering the port to increase capacity to 2.9m teu. 14 Oct 2010 - Port Strategy
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Clash of the titans
The economic meltdown has forced South Africa to hold back on the next development phase at the new Port of Ngqura, reports Denis Gathanju 13 Oct 2010 - Port Strategy
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A businessman's paradise?
Mauritius is leading the Indian Ocean pack with its willingness to engage foreign investors, as Stuart Pearcey discovers 23 Mar 2010 - Port Strategy
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Madagascar falls under USCG spotlight
Madagascan port Toamasina is the only one in the country exempt from new US Coast Guard rules imposed by authorities unhappy with inadequate security precautions at other seaports. 22 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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Seek our protection from pirates, urges force commander
The long shadow cast by the skull and crossbones hangs over shipping in the Indian Ocean, with the threat of piracy a very real one in a huge swathe of its western edge. But the shadow has not yet been long enough to convince everyone sending ships there of the need to seek the protection of an international naval force 'riding shotgun' in the region. 19 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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South African talent to boost offshore industry
As many as 2,500 South African merchant seafarers could be trained to form a pool of talent as navigation and engineering officers and deck crew members in the offshore industry. 13 Oct 2009 - Port Strategy
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Professor takes the Transnet helm
The challenge of running South Africa's national transport businesses is hardly academic, and yet it's been put into the hands of one - Geoff Everingham, a university professor. 09 Oct 2009 - Port Strategy
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Ploughing ahead
South Africa's port regulator is pushing ahead with expansion plans across the board. Stuart Pearcey reports 08 Oct 2009 - Port Strategy
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Bollore to the fore
Bollore has been making heavy investment in West African ports as part of its long-term aim of developing a pan-African logistics network. 03 Mar 2009 - Port Strategy
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Association provides common platform
The port authorities of Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion and Seychelles are all members of the Association of Ports of the Indian Ocean Islands (APIOI), which was officially established last year. 31 Oct 2008 - Port Strategy
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Madagascar investment continues
Madagascar International Container Terminal at Toamasina, run by Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) through a 20-year concession signed in 2005, is also looking for transhipment; Madagascar International Container Terminal Services (MICTS) has stated its ambitions to be "Africa's secondary hub". 29 Oct 2008 - Port Strategy
