Africa

AFRICA

AFRICA

African ports face increasing generation of solid waste along with worsening climate change effects such as heavy rains and flooding. Shem Oirere finds out how Durban is rising to the challenge.With nearly…

3rd October 2019

Port of Durban tackles solid waste imports

3rd October 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

Industrial pollution and siltation on Lake Victoria in East Africa are fuelling the spread of the water hyacinth weed.

19th July 2019

Mitigating water hyacinth in East Africa

19th July 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

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…

1st July 2019

APM MedPort Tangier terminal opens

1st July 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port of Beira in Mozambique has sustained only limited damage from Cyclone Idai, a storm in south-eastern Africa described by the United Nations as potentially the worst disaster to ever hit…

21st March 2019

Beira port holds up in cyclone

21st March 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

The businessman responsible for the Port of Susah project in Libya has claimed that the facility constitutes a chance for the US to create a substantial presence in North Africa prior to…

21st February 2019

Guidry: Susah opportunity for US presence

21st February 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

Port development in Africa has continued to gain momentum as countries on the continent launch new constructions or expand and rehabilitate existing ones amid concerns about the true impact of these projects,…

8th February 2019

Sustainable port development in Ghana

8th February 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is striving to reduce pollution levels at the country’s largest port of Dar es Salaam through a long term $345 million expansion and rehabilitation initiative known as Dar…

11th September 2018

Climate-smart port design

11th September 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Five years ago, South Africa’s Port Elizabeth Harbour was named the third safest of country’s eight commercial ports in terms of security, an achievement it now appears determined to replicate in its…

18th April 2018

Spearheading tackling marine waste

18th April 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

A planned new container terminal at the Port of Abidjanbe will receive €400m from Bollore Group with additional investment from Maersk.

28th March 2018

Bollore and Maersk-funded Abidjan terminal

28th March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

A dispute over plans to develop Somaliland’s Port of Berbera risks destabilising the Horn of Africa region, Somaliland’s foreign affairs minister has claimed.

21st March 2018

Berbera development dispute is instability risk

21st March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Mozambique’s Beira is pitching to be the primary port of choice in Southern Africa.

18th November 2016

Beira lays out its ambitions

18th November 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Guinea’s government has signed a $770m contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to upgrade the port of Conakry.

25th October 2016

Guinea signs contract to upgrade Conakry

25th October 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Bolloré Ports has started construction on the extension of the container terminal at the Port of Freetown.

20th October 2016

Bolloré Ports starts extension works

20th October 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port of Antwerp will invest in West Africa for the first time in order to create an expanding logistics platform at the Port of San Pedro and build on its leading…

5th September 2016

Antwerp invests in West Africa

5th September 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Angolan government has confirmed that it is to spend more than $1.329bn in 2016 on three port infrastructure projects located in Cabinda and Zaire provinces.

28th July 2016

Angola to spend $1.3bn on ports this year

28th July 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Bollore Group’s head office was searched by French officials as part of an investigation into the company’s port-operating contracts at two West African nations.

19th April 2016

Bollore’s West African port contracts investigated

19th April 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminals has announced that it will be the operator of a new container transhipment terminal at the Tanger Med 2 port complex.

31st March 2016

APMT unveils new Moroccan port investment

31st March 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

North Africa offers huge port development potential despite political tensions. Felicity Landon reports.

26th March 2016

High risk, high reward?

26th March 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM Terminals (APMT) is investing US$1.5bn in an upgrade of the Port of Tema including a new Greenfield port, marking its commitment to Africa.

17th June 2015

APMT commits to Ghana

17th June 2015

AFRICA

AFRICA

In Liberia, elected representative George Mulbah has accused APM Terminals of failing to upgrade the Free Port of Monrovia in line with its concession agreement.

7th November 2014

APMT hits back at Monrovia claims

7th November 2014