Africa

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kerry Dimmer examines the impact of South Africa’s pioneering spirit on the rest of the world

3rd April 2017

Smart thinking

3rd April 2017

AFRICA

AFRICA

A London-based arbitration panel has found in favour of DP World in a long-running dispute with the government of Djibouti over a port concession awarded to the company in 2014, the Dubai…

22nd February 2017

DP World wins Djibouti dispute

22nd February 2017

AFRICA

AFRICA

Media reports say that the government of Algeria has given the go ahead for the development of a new $3.5bn port and industrial zone at El Hamdania.

6th February 2017

Nod for Algerias $3.5bn El Hamdania port

6th February 2017

AFRICA

AFRICA

Angola’s sovereign wealth fund, the Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA), will invest $180m in a strategic deep sea port in Angola as part of its $1.1bn infrastructure fund.

1st February 2017

Cabinda secures sovereign funding

1st February 2017

AFRICA

AFRICA

Eligible parties are being invited to submit an Expression of Interest for the Concession of an integrated container and multipurpose terminal in the port of Takoradi, Ghana.

3rd January 2017

Ghana opens Takoradi public tender

3rd January 2017

AFRICA

AFRICA

African ports have been urged to go digital in a big way to leapfrog the development process.

18th November 2016

African ports embrace big data

18th November 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME has won a €41m dredging contract for the Container Terminal Quay Project at Port Louis Harbour in Mauritius.

3rd November 2016

Mauritius dredging contract

3rd November 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

East Africa is a region of complexity and opportunity, as Felicity Landon finds out

30th October 2016

Moving the goalposts

30th October 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

A study jointly conducted by the Financial Derivatives Company and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry titled Nigeria: Reforming the Maritime Ports has revealed that Nigeria is losing N1tn (US$3bn) per…

25th October 2016

Nigeria losing out to port inefficiency

25th October 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port of Durban is seeking to introduce new and exciting digital initiatives that will see some of its operations being conducted through wireless technology in the future.

20th October 2016

Port of Durban gets smarter

20th October 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has commenced a multimillion-rand port infrastructure rehabilitation project at Port Nolloth, South Africa.

6th October 2016

Port Nolloth poised for rehabilitation

6th October 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), a division of Transnet SOC Ltd, has set a go-live date of April 2017 for its fully integrated e-commerce platform.

15th September 2016

South African ports gear up for new e-commerce platform

15th September 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World has won a 30-year concession with an automatic 10-year extension for the management and development of a multipurpose port project at Berbera, Republic of Somaliland, worth $442m.

5th September 2016

DP World wins 30-year concession

5th September 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ghana Port and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has received all the responses to its Request for Expression of Interest and the prequalification process is now complete.

25th August 2016

Ghana terminal tender shortlist published

25th August 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Piracy incidents off the Nigerian coastline in the first four months of this year are 21% higher than previous peak levels and pose a real threat to port operations, according to the…

7th June 2016

Ports hit by rising Nigerian piracy

7th June 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africa needs to choose between responding to the market and its duty of care explains Stevie Knight

27th May 2016

Turning point

27th May 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ghana Port and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is inviting parties to submit an expression of interest for the concession of the dry bulk terminal at the Port of Takoradi.

16th May 2016

Expressions of interest called for Takoradi

16th May 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has officially launched two landmark developments at the Port of Ngqura as part of an ongoing programme to position the port as a container transhipment hub for…

12th May 2016

Ngqura invests in operational centre

12th May 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nigeria is gearing up for major expansion of its port capacity to cater for future growth, explains Richard Rowe

1st March 2016

Planning ahead

1st March 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has sacked five bosses because of the mismanagement of the second container terminal at the Port of Mombasa.

10th February 2016

Kenya cancels Mombasa concession

10th February 2016

AFRICA

AFRICA

OSCs Ian Chadney examines the changing face of the North African container business

3rd November 2015

Covering the bases

3rd November 2015

AFRICA

AFRICA

Algerias prime minister Abdelmalek Sellal has revealed that a new port is to built between the cities of Cherchell, which is located in the province of Tipaza, and Tenes, which is part…

20th October 2015

New Algerian transhipment port project

20th October 2015

AFRICA

AFRICA

Are South African being left behind in the drive for bigger and better ports, asks AJ Keyes

10th October 2015

Running partners

10th October 2015