Africa – Page 23
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Equatorial Guinea capacity boost
Equatorial Guinea is instigating plans to double its existing port capacity to become a regional hub in West Africa. DP World has invested heavily in the country.
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Harcourt takes on Nigerian rivals
The revamped Terminal A at Port Harcourt in Nigeria is trying to attract traffic from importers in the south and southeast of the country who are currently using heavily congested ports in Lagos.
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APM Terminals blows hot and cold at Tanger-Med
APM Terminals has written to Tanger-Med Special Agency announcing its intention to reschedule investment in Tanger-Med II.
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Traffic meltdown at Durban
Durban Container Terminal reported a 15.6% drop in the year-on-year traffic between December and February. Had transhipment traffic not risen the downturn would have been around 29%.
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Bolloré Africa Logistics - through its operating subsidiary SETV - is investing ¢ 45m ($59.9m) to increase productivity at the Abidjan container terminal on the Ivory Coast.
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A new port development in Mwambani Bay, Tanzania, threatens to damage a species of prehistoric fish, according to an assessment by a local environmental group.
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Nigerian forwarders strike
A strike by freight forwarders in the Nigerian port of Lagos cost the country an estimated $27m during its first three days. So serious was the dispute that the federal minister of transport immediately met with the strikers to find a solution. Freight forwarders have accused terminal concessionaires of acting ...
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New Lagos deep water port planned
Nigeria''s Sifax group, which is involved in port concessions and in the management of bonded warehouses, has revealed it is in discussions with DP World regarding the construction of a modern port complex somewhere in the Lagos region. Although no further details have been yet made public, the Dubai-based operator ...
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HITT wins VTS order
HITT is to fit a E1m ($1.3m) vessel traffic system in the Angolese port of Lobito. The installation is to be completed this year.
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Cameroon builds iron ore export terminal
The government of Cameroon has given the green light for a $160m iron ore export terminal. This will have a 22-metre long berth and be able to accommodate vessels of up to 250,000 dwt.
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Nice for SA
South Africa''s Transnet Port Terminals has opted for NICE surveillance equipment to improve security at its ports and ensure compliance with country''s infrastructure regulations.
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Congestion still rampant in Nigerian ports
Nigeria''s Ministry of Transport has set up two task forces to reduce port congestion.
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Bollore has been making heavy investment in West African ports as part of its long-term aim of developing a pan-African logistics network.
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NewsNgqura construction takes shape
Progress on South Africa''s Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT) is continuing a pace with the four-storey administration building, temporary engineering workshop and reefer frames expected to be ready for handover later this year.
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Grimaldi slams Tin Can scanning
Grimaldi Lines has alleged that cargo scanning services are non-existent at the port of Tin Can Island, where they are supposed to be carried out by Port and Terminal Multiservices Ltd.
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Beira dredge tender
The Port of Beira has issued a tender for emergency dredging of its access channel. All bids for the 8m cu m dredge must be received by April 15.
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Nigerian port levy ruled 'illegal'
The Port Development Levy in force over the past nine years in Nigeria has been ruled as illegal by a Senate committee.
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Lekki wins Nigerian hub hearts
Nigerian Ports Authority and the Lagos state government have given promoters of the Lagos Free-trade Zone approval to build a private the seaport at Lekki, 60 kilometres from Lagos.
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Bolloré Congo concession
Bolloré Africa Logistics has expanded its terminal network in Africa by securing a 27-year concession to manage a container facility at the Port of Pointe Noire in the Democratic Republic of Congo in tandem with local partner Socotrans. The company already operates port facilities in Abidjan, Tema, Lagos, Douala, and ...
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Congestion mounts at Lagos
At the end of December, the Nigerian Minister of Transport gave the Nigerian Ports Authority just two weeks to find solutions to congestion stalling operations at ports in the Lagos area.
