Africa – Page 17
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NewsAPMT fixes sights on Abidjan
APM Terminals and a consortium consisting of Bolloré Africa Logistics and Bouyges says it has been named as the preferred bidder to manage a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan.
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KPA ‘will not be privatised’
Kenya''s Finance Minister has stressed that no plans exist to privatise Kenya Ports Authority.
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NewsPort users invited to comment on proposed tariffs
The Ports Regulator of South Africa has invited port users and interested or affected parties to attend public hearings on a tariff structure and tariff methodology for setting port tariffs over the medium term.
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Port Said disruptions hit SCCT
Shipping lines CMA CGM, COSCO and Maersk Line were forced to divert calls from Port Said to the Israeli port of Eilat in February on the back of disruptive protests at Port Said, according to local media.
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NewsAPMT’s bid to improve Kenyan bottlenecks
APM Terminals has opened up a new inland container freight station (CFS) near to Kenya’s primary port of Mombasa, in a bid to reduce huge traffic jams posing a severe obstacle to cargo flow in and out of the country.
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NewsPort Said escapes protest havoc
Despite reports of protestors attempting to break into the Port Said tourist port last Saturday afternoon, security measures put in place to protect Red Sea ports and guarantee the safe movement of traffic, seem largely to have worked.
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NewsGAC West African expansion underway
Global shipping and llogistics specialist, the GAC Group, is making headway with its expansion in West Africa – its signed a Global Network Agency (GNA) agreement with Oil and Marine Agencies (OMA) Ltd for support services for all ports in Ghana, Togo and Benin.
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NewsNegotiating the obstacles
What doesn’t happen with the workforce can often be just as important as what does, according to APM Terminals'' Hartmut Goeritz.
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NewsThe elephant in the room
Tangermed II’s size is an issue: state-owned operator Marsa Maroc controls only 800m of the 2,800m quay - the rest is still up for grabs.
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NewsPower of politics
North African ports have become a political playground, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsAPMT homes in on Nigeria
Global terminal operator APMT and consortium partners have announced plans to develop a new greenfield mega port project and free trade zone at Badagry in Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Above inflation tariff hikes for South African ports
South Africa''s National Ports Regulator has been asked to increase tariffs by inflation +3% for three years as of 2014-2015.
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Regulator needed for Nigerian ports industry
The Nigerian government has been advised to appoint an independent regulator to oversee the maritime industry.
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East African ports for sale
The secretary general of the East African Community has revealed that negotiations are at an advanced stage to privatise the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.
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NewsSokhna stand-off hits DP World operations
There is trouble and strife at Sokhna port again – reports in the media this week suggest that labour strikes have brought operations to a standstill, and a counter protest over the strikes hasn''t helped matters either.
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East Africa calls for unified harbours authority
Traders on the east coast of Africa want to see the reinstatement of the East African Harbours & Port Authority to stop individual states applying unilateral tariffs.
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NewsSuez terminal handles world’s largest vessels
The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), a located at Port Said East, recently performed two successful navigational tests with the world’s largest vessels.
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NewsMoroccan port unionist released
The UMT union worker that organised both a Tangier dockworker agreement and protests against the stranding of nearly 200 Moroccan seafarers in Spanish and French ports has finally been released.
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NewsA shot in the arm
There are a number of South African projects earmarked for Transnet National Port Authority''s huge Rnd33bn cash injection.
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NewsDomestic attraction
Transnet needs to be more proactive and less reactive to overcome infrastructure issues. Stevie Knight reports
