Africa – Page 25
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NewsKenya relieves ports chief
Kenya Ports Authority managing director Abdallah Mwaruwa has been relieved of his command by the country''s prime minister.
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Madagascar mining
A small port being built in the south of Madagascar by a subsidiary of mining group Rio Tinto will be operated by UK port consultancy Portia and Australia''s Strang Logistics, which joined forces to bid for the concession. The two partners are in detailed negotiations, having been awarded the contract.
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NewsMombasa efficiency about more than capacity increases
Maritime experts have queried whether Mombasa''s aim to become one of the 20 most efficient ports in the world by 2010 is achievable.
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NewsContainers and cruise ambitions
Container transhipment and cruise are the two sectors concentrating minds at the Indian Ocean islands'' ports. Felicity Landon reports
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Luanda port loan nod
The African Investment Bank has granted a loan of $45m to Sogester, which has been put together by APM Terminals (51%) and Gestão de Fundos (49%) to open a new container terminal in the Angolan port of Luanda.
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Nigerian concessionaires demand surcharge
Port concessionaires in Nigeria believe that they should be receiving the 7% surcharge levied on imported items that the government set up to develop port infrastructure.
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Djibouti tariff criticised
Unilateral imposition of a new tariff system from August 15 has prompted the Ethiopian government to criticise Djibouti port''s tariff plan as being both unfair and difficult to accept.
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Transnet port spin-off quashed
The South African government has abandoned plans involving the transfer of port operations from Transnet to a separate entity.
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Cape Town to get Kalmar RTGs
South Africa''s largest stevedore company, Transnet, has committed to an order of 32 E-One+ rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Kalmar. The 1-over-5 high and 1+6 wide units - scheduled for delivery starting in June 2009 with the final cranes arriving by November 2010 - have been earmarked for the expansion of ...
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Newsthe irony of africa
Further port privatisation will be crucial to reducing trading costs for West African nations, as Mike King dscovers
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Morocco approves Tangier 2
The Moroccan government has approved construction of a second port adjacent to the existing one at Tangier Med, where three additional container terminals will be built.
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Nigeria private cash boost
According to Michael Hansen, managing director of APM Terminals in Nigeria, the local economy has benefited to the tune of $400m following privatisation of many of the country''s ports.
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Growth for Lagos
APM has more than doubled the quayside capacity of its Apapa Container Terminal, the largest container facility in Nigeria, with the installation of four more gantry cranes.
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Kenya cool on Lamu
Doubts have emerged regarding the feasibility of the proposed Kenyan lake port of Lamu. Steady economic growth in the Great Lakes region has prompted the need for such a facility, but while the government has publicly supported the project, privately it continues to drag its feet
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NewsContainer backlog cleared
Mombasa has finally come to terms with the container backlog brought about by civil disturbances earlier in the year. From having 19,000 containers requiring processing in January, the figure had fallen to 9,000 by the end of April. Storage capacity in the terminal is in the region of 14,000 containers
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Tax fraud hits Mombasa
An established tax fraud has been discovered at the Kenyan port of Mombasa by that country''s Anti-corruption Commission.
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South Africa to build deep-water box terminal
Transnet, the state-owned company in South Africa responsible for ports, will soon identify the location for a new 6m teu deepwater container terminal. This could be at Durban, Ngqura or Richards Bay. An initial 3.1m teu phase is scheduled to commence operations by 2014 and will form part of a ...
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Terminal aims for 30 new straddle carriers
Kalmar has been awarded a contract by South Africa''s Transnet Port Terminals to supply 30 CSC440 straddle carriers to Durban Container Terminal.
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DP World eyes West African opportunities
The president of DP World, Ahmed bin Sulayem, has recently had discussions in Mauritania regarding a possible management contract at the port of Nouakchott.
