Africa

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Multinational logistics company, DP World, has commenced a US$165 million expansion project of its container terminal at the Port of Maputo in Mozambique.

26th August 2025

EXCLUSIVE: A new era for Mozambique’s Maputo Port

26th August 2025

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Nigeria has a prime opportunity to lead in port electrification and modernise its port infrastructure, that’s according to a new white paper by APM Terminals and Systemiq.

2nd July 2025

Nigeria primed for port electrification

2nd July 2025

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Kenya has reiterated its commitment to reduction of emissions from ships while they are docked at the national ports, especially at the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa, writes Shem Oirere.

25th March 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Kenya forges ahead with low emission plan

25th March 2025

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Deployment of renewable energy technology and a port call data-sharing platform will support three African ports to move closer to achieving the IMO GHG emission reduction goals.

21st January 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Africa’s IMO-driven decarbonisation projects

21st January 2025

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Greening of Africa’s ports may be slow due to the high investment requirements for effective an effective transitioning, writes Shem Oirere.

6th August 2024

EXCLUSIVE: The greening of Morocco’s ports

6th August 2024

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Nigeria is inching closer to achieving a zero-tolerance for non-compliance to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Green House Gas emissions strategy with the government finalising its plan for the implementation of the…

25th June 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria inches closer to smarter ports

25th June 2024

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Africa could be on the path to realising the dream of hosting sustainable and smart ports (SSPs) as several of the gateways fast-track transition to green energy status

16th April 2024

EXCLUSIVE: UNCTAD project boosts Africa’s smart ports’ dream

16th April 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The ECOnnect IQuay C-class System has been chosen to ensure the environmentally-sound export of methanol and green ammonia produced at an e-fuel production site in Africa.

19th February 2024

A jettyless terminal for delivering e-fuels

19th February 2024

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Renovation works have commenced at Bujumbura port in Burundi which will also have environmental benefits, writes Shem Oirere.

1st November 2023

African port development will mitigate flooding

1st November 2023

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

For International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), additional eco hopper deployment in the handling of dust-emitting cargo is one of its strategies to improve the greening of ports where it has operations.

30th August 2023

Cameroon’s Kribi terminal tackles fugitive dust

30th August 2023

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Port emissions remain a huge challenge at Africa’s ports due to the lack of alternative power sources, but this could change if ports participate in the Global Maritime Technologies Cooperation Centres (MTTC) Network,…

7th June 2023

EU help for African alternative power projects

7th June 2023

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Shem Oirere looks at how a Cape Verde port has been modernised to achieve shorter transit times and lower CO2 emissions.

4th April 2023

Achieving shorter transit times

4th April 2023

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

The challenge of erosion and associated coastal flooding have triggered long term investments in west Africa.

14th September 2022

Shoreline protection project

14th September 2022

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Sandock Austral Shipyards has added a new tool to its maritime arsenal - a port feeder barge concept.

14th June 2022

Green feeder barge concept

14th June 2022

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Angola’s Port of Luanda is stepping up investment in automation at the port’s concessioned container terminal so to achieve a safer, greener and more productive performance in the long-term.

28th April 2022

Automation boost in Angola

28th April 2022

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Egypt is reclaiming nearly 1000ha of new land for the maritime gateway’s development.

2nd February 2022

Green port expansion

2nd February 2022