East Africa
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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
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Head-to-head
Maputo and Durban limber up for battle over lucrative southern African trade. Alex Hughes reports
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Mozambique's Beira has grand aspirations that could knock Durban off its direct call perch
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. 01 Mar 2007 - Port Strategy
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The privatisation quandary
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. 01 Mar 2007 - Port Strategy
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Star Performer
With traffic across East Africa and the Indian Ocean continuing to grow,Mombasa is taking its future role seriously, as Alex Hughes finds out 01 Mar 2007 - Port Strategy
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A calmer pace
East Africa's less frantic approach to port development belies the undercurrent of activity taking place 01 Oct 2006 - Port Strategy
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THERE'S GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
If ports are the arteries that ensure a country's economic lifeblood, then in some East African countries the economy is being well supported with the opportunity to pump vigorously, whilst others are facing the potential of a serious coronary and all that goes with it. Steve Cameron investigates. 01 Apr 2004 - Port Strategy
