Africa
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Mombasa waives fees
Kenya Ports Authority has decided to waive fees at Mombasa for 100 days, effectively acknowledging that high port charges and delays in collecting cargo have effectively brought the port to crisis point. 03 Feb 2012 - Port Strategy
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Nigerian strikes paralyse ports
A strike by trade unions in Nigeria has effectively paralysed the country's port terminals, costing the domestic maritime sector an estimated $223m. 20 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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Nigerian ports struggle with strikes
It appears that the general strikes in Nigeria are finally beginning to take a toll on the country’s seaports – because everything is now at a standstill, including at APMT’s terminal at Apapa. 12 Jan 2012 - Port Strategy
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New terminal inauguration in Senegal
West Africa’s new largest container terminal, Terminal à Conteneur, developed and operated by DP World, has been offically opened in Senegal. 07 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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Tanzania to tackle Tanga congestion
Tanzania Ports Authority is embarking on a huge expansion exercise at Tanga Port in order to meet forecasted traffic growth that will surpass 4m teu by 2028 and to ease current congestion. 01 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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Tanger Med signs three-year agreement
Several months of strikes at Tanger Med have come to an end following an agreement between port stevedores and terminal operator Eurokai Contship Italia. 01 Dec 2011 - Port Strategy
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New port for Angola
The government of Angola has given the go-ahead for the construction of a new commercial port at Barra do Dande, in Bengo province. 02 Nov 2011 - Port Strategy
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Kribi construction starts in Cameroon
The president of Cameroon has attended the stone laying ceremony for the new deepwater port at Kribi, 4 km south of Mboro. 21 Oct 2011 - Port Strategy
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Algerian sea port tender
The Algerian government has issued a tender for a new port to be located between Algiers and Ténès, some 200 km to the east. 17 Oct 2011 - Port Strategy
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Agencies ordered out of Nigerian ports
Nigerian ports are making a move toward efficiency by finally kicking multiple government agencies off their premises. 14 Oct 2011 - Port Strategy
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Dockers down tools at Al-Dekheila
Some 450 ports stevedores belonging to the Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company downed tools in October, claiming that promises made to them over concerns raised in April had been reneged on. 14 Oct 2011 - Port Strategy
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Grindrod issues Maputo shares
Grindrod Ltd is to issue new shares to the value of $262m as a means of financing expansion of the coal terminal at the port of Maputo in Mozambique. 30 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy
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West African breakthrough for Kalmar
An order from the French Bollore group means Cargotec’s cranes are now starting to move into the emerging African ports market, through Bollore’s wholly-owned Unicaf subsidiary. 29 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy
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First strikes at Tanger-Med
Dockworkers at the Eurogate terminal in the Moroccan port of Tanger-Med have gone on a six-day strike demanding similar pay and conditions to stevedores in the adjacent APM Terminals facility. 01 Sep 2011 - Port Strategy
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Kenya asks Maersk to drop surcharges
Kenya Maritime Authority has described attempts by Maersk Line to implement additional charges for the handling of empty containers as unjustified and has asked for the surcharge to be withdrawn. 04 Aug 2011 - Port Strategy
