Africa – Page 33
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NewsSAPO FIRST
In the port of Tianjin, serving the capital city of Beijing, COSCO Pacific, Tianjin Port and AP Moller will set up a container terminal by 2007 that will handle 2.1mTEU/year.Transnet has declared that prior to launching an international tender for an operator for the Ngqura container terminal, it will be ...
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APM $1,000,000+ BID
Such was the interest in the project that the port authority had to extend the bidding deadline until 11 March with 24 companies buying the tender document.A P Moller has submitted a controversial US$1m+ bid for the Apapa container terminal concession in Lagos.
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South African dockers strike
Dockers at Durban, Cape Town and Richards Bay have refused a 6.2% pay offer and are holding out for 8%.
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SALDANHA TO GET UPGRADED RAIL LINK
Nevertheless, other options are also being studied in case the government says no.Kumba Resources, South Africa's largest iron ore producer, has struck an agreement with Transnet, the State transport holding, to expand capacity on the company's railway line linking its Sishen mine in the Northern Cape with the export terminal ...
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NewsSouth Africa invests in box terminals
The South African state owned holding, Transnet, has approved a US$349.37m investment upgrade package for container terminals in both Durban and Cape Town.
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FRANCO-SPANISH GROUP TO BUILD LOME BOX TERMINAL
CMA CGM and Spain''s Progasa group have signed an agreement with the government of Togo to build and manage an international container terminal at the port of Lome. The terminal, which will have a 400-metre long quay, will be operated by the local company Societe Investissement de Terminal a Conteneurs ...
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NewsTSUNAMI SPARES PORTS
The shocking death toll resulting from the Indian Ocean tsunami has stunned the world by its sheer scale. Yet despite the damage wreaked on homes and hotels, the port and shipping industries, which initially looked as if they would take the brunt of it, remained surprisingly unscathed by the disaster. ...
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SAPO OBJECTS TO REGULATOR'S PROPOSED POWERS
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.South Africa's National Ports Authority (NPA) is objecting to plans to give the new independent ports regulator power to determine tariffs. The proposal, which aims at ensuring that the NPA does not abuse its monopoly ...
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10,000 TO GO IN NIGERIAN PORT PRIVATISATION
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.The Nigerian government has confirmed that 10,000 employees of the Nigerian Ports Authority will be made redundant as part of the state concession programme. This will leave a rump of just 2,000 workers.
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EU TO REBUILD ZANZIBAR PORT
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.The European Union has ...
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SOUTH AFRICA TO BOOST SPENDING ON PORTS
South Africa''s transport authority, Transnet, is to implement a US$6.3 billion investment programme over the next five years to expand existing port and rail infrastructure.
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FASTER CARGO CLEARANCE AT MOMBASA
Mombasa has been able to speed up cargo clearance through the establishment of a one-stop documentation centre, whilst at the same time eliminating security agents from the overall clearing process. The port has also abandoned its policy of checking all transit containers while the number of agencies handling and stamping ...
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NewsLa Spezia's loss, Durban's gain
Durban Container Terminal has taken delivery of three new Liebherr quayside gantry cranes, bringing the existing complement to 16, with a further three also on order from IMSA. The new cranes are expected to boost gross handling productivity from 18 moves per crane hour to 20 moves per crane hour.
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PMSI WINS MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR FREETOWN SCANNER
PMSi, is to install and operate a scanner at the port of Freetown, Sierra Leone to scan all containers entering and exiting the country''s main port. PMSi has a ten-year concession agreement for the scanner on a BOT basis.
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NIGERIA TO CONDUCT STUDY TOUR IN ADVANCE OF PORT CONCESSIONS
Justifying the request, Lyttelton Port chairman Barney Sundstrum says an independent study revealed the board's current pay is "substantially below equivalent companies". However, the major South Island port recently reported a comparable 1.7% loss in net annual profitability to US$8.24m.Julius Bala, director general of Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises has ...
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BIDS IN FOR TANGIERS
CMA CGM, Evergreen, P& O Ports and APM Terminals have all submitted bids for the concession to run the new 800m long container terminal being built at the Moroccan port of Tangiers.
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TRANSNET BOARD FIRED
The management board of Transnet, South Africa''s state-ownedtransport organisation, was replaced recently after losses of $940m reported for the year. Transnet is responsible, amongst other sectors, for South Africa''s ports and South African Airways which is technically insolvent. The main reason for the record loss was a massive hedging loss ...
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NewsKPA invests $25m in IT at Mombasa
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is investing heavily in upgrading both the leading import-export port of Mombasa and the socalled Northern Corridor which links it with Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo.
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MADAGASCAR GOES FOR PPP
Madagascar has hired the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to advise on the structuring and implementation of a PPP for the container terminal of the country''s largest port, Toamasina.The port handles 1.5m tons a year including around 92,000 TEU''s.
