Africa – Page 8
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NewsNIRAS wins Tanzanian port masterplan contract
NIRAS is heading an international consortium that has just signed a deal with Tanzania Ports Authority for the strategic development of the country’s ports during the next 25 years.
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NewsNigeria’s first deep sea port progresses
The development of Nigeria’s first deep sea port is moving forward following financial consultation on the delayed project.
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NewsNorth Africa: Breaking down the barriers to trade
The contrasting fortunes of North Africa’s states are reflected in their port and trade operations, as Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsNew APMT facility is more than a transhipment hub
APM Terminal’s new MedPort Tangier terminal sits within the expanding Tanger Med port. As Felicity Landon reports, Tanger Med’s role is about more than just transhipment
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NewsChinese funding issues on railroad to nowhere?
In emerging African countries numerous projects have been advanced without sufficient planning and cost/benefit analysis, as Iain MacIntyre reports
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NewsNew port for Somalia
Qatar has established an investment partnership with Somalia to build a new port in the latter''s country.
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€305m Gabon project gets backing
Financing has been secured for a €305m infrastructure upgrade by Gabon Special Economic Zone Ports (GSEZ Ports) at Owendo Port in Gabon.
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NewsDoraleh Container Terminal battle continues
A decision by the government of Djibouti to apply to the country’s high court to rule all previous international adjudications null and void in the Doraleh Container Terminal case is “a complete disregard for and contravention of the global legal system and existing contracts” said DP World.
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NewsTransnet shuts down strike action
Transnet said it has obtained a court order to stop disruptive ‘go-slow’ strike action carried out by employees for over two weeks at its Ngqura container terminal in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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NewsAPM MedPort Tangier terminal opens
APM Terminals’ USD800m MedPort Tangier transshipment terminal in Morocco has opened with an annual capacity of 5m teus and will support Tanger Med Port to increase its annual throughput capacity to 9m teus.
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Indian Ocean ports – tread the same path
Two leading Indian Ocean ports – Toamasina in Madagascar and Victoria in the Seychelles are progressing major expansion plans.
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NewsGetting South Africa’s house in order
South Africa is facing up to the problems at its biggest port while keeping its role as the conduit for Southern Africa, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsICTSI disputes Sudan concession 'cancellation' claims
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has said it has not received “any official notice” from the Sudanese government of the suspension of its concession contract for South Port Container Terminal at Port Sudan.
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NewsNigerian access road issue remains
Attempts by the Nigerian government to mend access roads to the country’s Lagos Port Complex and Tin Can Island Port Complex to address the issue of port congestion might result in the problem going away for around four or five years only to return in a worse state than at ...
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NewsPort charges under scrutiny in Ghana
Fees and charges at ports in Ghana which do not have the approval of parliament will be withdrawn to create an enabling environment for investors and businesses.
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NewsDjibouti ordered to pay US$385m to DCT
DP World secured another legal victory this week when the Djibouti government was ordered to pay US$385m plus interest to Djibouti port operator Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) for breaching its exclusivity rights by developing container facilities at Doraleh Multipurpose Terminal.
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NewsLocked horns and bad blood in Djibouti
DP World’s unceremonious eviction from Djibouti sends a chilling message to other foreign investors. Alex Hughes reports
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NewsCall for Tema Port expansion probe
The Tema West Constituency chairman of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that negotiations on the contract for APMT’s $1.5bn Tema Port expansion project were not properly carried out and that the deal is financially questionable.
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Douala container terminal put to tender
The Port Authority of Douala (PAD) has launched a restricted international tendering to select a new concessioner for the renovation, modernisation, operation and maintenance of the container terminal at the Port of Douala-Bonabéri in Cameroon.
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NewsSudan to make over US$2bn from terminal deal
The Sudanese government will make €2.13bn ($2.44bn) over a 20-year period from a deal to transfer Port Sudan’s container terminal to Filipino port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) to expand port capacity, a government official has said.
