West Africa
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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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Irony of africa
Further port privatisation will be crucial to reducing trading costs for West African nations, as Mike King dscovers 30 Jul 2008 - Port Strategy
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Horn of plenty
A new study commissioned by the World Bank digs deep into the problems and prospects for sub-Saharan African ports. Mike Mundy investigates 16 Jul 2008 - Port Strategy
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The great pretender
Africa has excellent growth potential, but there's a long way to go before many investors feel comfortable enough to part with their cash. Alex Hughes reports 21 Apr 2008 - Port Strategy
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What price Maersk?
APM Terminals' virtual monopoly of west African concessions - Apapa and Onne (Nigeria), Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Luanda (Angola) and Tema (Ghana) - has only been recently broken following the decision by Senegal to award DP World the container concession for Dakar. 27 Feb 2008 - Port Strategy
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A year to remember
Still with two months to go, it has already been quite a year for African concessions. 01 Oct 2006 - Port Strategy
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Liquid gold keeps money pouring in.
Oil and gas revenues continue to stimulate investment up and down Africa's western coast with Nigeria and Angola being the main beneficiaries. 01 Oct 2006 - Port Strategy
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African sun spot
West Africa's ports are setting the commissioning pace for the continent as private operators prove their worth. Steve Cameron reports 01 Oct 2006 - Port Strategy
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Nigeria phase one privatisation complete
Arif Mohiuddin of CPCS Transcom charts the often rugged road to realising port privatisation in Nigeria 01 Jun 2006 - Port Strategy
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The 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. 01 Jan 2006 - Port Strategy
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Will 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. 01 Jan 2006 - Port Strategy
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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 heralded by some as big steps forward, once the African dust has settled what does it all actually mean? 01 Sep 2005 - Port Strategy
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Privatisation 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. 01 Sep 2005 - Port Strategy
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Angolan Angst
Steve Cameron provides an update on the tortuous process of concessioning out terminal operations in Africa. 01 May 2005 - Port Strategy
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THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON THE PRIVATISATION PROCESS
Why is the Nigerian port concessioning process so important for Africa? Because whatever the outcome, its success or failure will affect the international market's perception of privatisation projects in Africa in general. Furthermore, it will provide a benchmark that will influence Nigeria's own future privatisation process. Steve Cameron reports on this and other initiatives throughout the region. 01 Oct 2004 - Port Strategy
