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AFRICA

The Port of Onnes West Africa Container terminal (WACT) has recorded container volume growth of 18% through May 2010, compared with the same period in 2009, as West Africa and other economically…

16th June 2010

Nigeria climbs Onne up

16th June 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Eritrea has launched a drive to revamp its ports of Massawa and Assab. These ports have been left languishing after the rupture of relations with Ethiopia cut Eritrea out of the picture…

30th May 2010

Eritrean ports begin to climb

30th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission has recommended that investigations into a flawed $12.3m crane contract awarded by Kenya Ports Authority be dropped.

27th May 2010

KPA investigations called off

27th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

A workers strike that has crippled South Africas ports for more than two weeks could be over by the end of this week, with unions said to be looking favourably on the…

26th May 2010

End in sight for crippling South Africa port strikes

26th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Maersk shipping line is switching 500,000 teu from Algeciras to its facility in TangerMed, because, it says, the Tangier facility has high productivity, lower costs and incorporates zero deviation for vessels.

24th May 2010

Algeciras loses to Tangier

24th May 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

A major port upgrade programme has been completed in Durban, South Africa, the biggest of its kind on the African continent.

30th April 2010

Durban upgrade completed

30th April 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The second phase development of Ngqura Port in South Africa will not now be completed for at least five years, despite Transnet Port Terminals having earlier suggested work could be finished within…

14th April 2010

Ngqura development drastically delayed

14th April 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The government of the Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom says it is to work with as yet unidentified Belgian partners in the development of a new port at Ibaka.

25th March 2010

Nigeria seeks Belgian backing for ports

25th March 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

APM has won a 25 year concession at the Port of Monrovia in Liberia as part of a public tender process.

17th March 2010

Liberian development goes to APM

17th March 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

Madagascan port Toamasina is the only one in the country exempt from new US Coast Guard rules imposed by authorities unhappy with inadequate security precautions at other seaports.

22nd February 2010

Tough calls: U.S. Coast Guard demands tigher control on Madagascar visits

22nd February 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

The long shadow cast by the skull and crossbones hangs over shippingin the Indian Ocean, with the threat of piracy a very real one in ahuge swathe of its western edge. But…

19th February 2010

Seek our protection from pirates, urges force commander

19th February 2010

AFRICA

AFRICA

A private-sector regulatory board is to be set up in Nigeria to oversee the ports industry.

24th November 2009

Nigerian ports regulator established

24th November 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Tanzania International Container Terminal Services has lost its right to exclusively handle containers in the port of Dar es Salaam for 25 years.

2nd November 2009

TICTS loses exclusivity

2nd November 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The new deepwater Port of Ngqura, South Africa, has welcomed its first commercial containership - the MSC Catania.

30th October 2009

Ngqura unloads its first ship

30th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

A reciprocal agreement between Uganda and Kenya is to result in the construction of a dry dock and container terminal in the port of Mombasa to handle cargo from Uganda. These, it…

15th October 2009

Uganda to open Mombasa box terminal

15th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Asmany as 2,500 South African merchant seafarers could be trained to forma pool of talent as navigation and engineering officers and deck crewmembers in the offshore industry.

13th October 2009

south africa shorts

13th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The challenge of running South Africas national transportbusinesses is hardly academic, and yet its been put into the hands ofone - Geoff Everingham, a university professor.

9th October 2009

Professor takes the Transnet helm

9th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas port regulator is pushing ahead with expansion plans across the board. Stuart Pearcey reports

8th October 2009

Transnet pushes ahead with expansion

8th October 2009

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AFRICA

Maersk Angola is to invest $95m in the construction of a second line terminal in Luanda as a means of improving the overall port infrastructure. Investment would be carried forward in stages.…

7th October 2009

Maersk invests in Luanda

7th October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Transnet Port Terminals has appointed former general manager of sales, logistics and commercial, Nosipho Damasane, as the companys new chief operating officer following Solly Letsoalos departure to the private sector.

2nd October 2009

Transnets new COO

2nd October 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Despite doubts hanging over the future of the Tanger Med II development in Morocco, the government is to go ahead with a second container transhipment port close to the city of Nador.…

11th September 2009

Morocco plans second transhipment hub

11th September 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Nigerian federal government has received $51m from concessionaires at the port of Onne since 2006. This breaks down as follows: $10.3m (commencement fees), $13.73m (lease fees), $12.31m (throughput fees) and $15.28m…

8th September 2009

Onne a major money spinner for Nigeria

8th September 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Up to $1.22bn of foreign investment is expected to be made in the various development projects put forward by Port Qasim Authority covering the next five years.

2nd September 2009

Port Qasim taking major private investment

2nd September 2009