Africa

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

AD Ports Group, in partnership with Unicargas and Multiparques, has broken ground on the new Noatum Ports Luanda Terminal, one of Angola’s largest port modernisation projects to date.

22nd September 2025

AD Ports breaks ground on Luanda Terminal

22nd September 2025

AFRICA

AFRICA

Liebherr and Transnet Port Terminals have entered a landmark 10-year strategic partnership to modernise and enhance the operational efficiency of South Africa’s key ports.

18th September 2025

Liebherr and Transnet modernise South African ports

18th September 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

DP World has teamed up with Japan’s ITOCHU Corporation to expand logistics, supply chain infrastructure and distribution networks across sub-Saharan Africa.

28th August 2025

DP World and ITOCHU boost Africa

28th August 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Lagos ports of Apapa and Tin Can are at an important crossroads. These old city ports are mired in problems of vessel navigational restrictions (vessel length and draft provisions are way…

31st March 2025

Nigeria rethink required

31st March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

DP World has chosen construction company, Mota-Engil, to lead the development of the Banana Port in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

24th March 2025

DP World names new DRC port contractor

24th March 2025

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Red Sea Gateway Terminal International (RSGTI) and the Port of Tadjourah have teamed up to operate the multipurpose facility at the intersection of the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, on the East…

19th March 2025

RSGTI to boost trade at Port of Tadjourah

19th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Africa Report recently carried a story citing the downturn in container transshipment cargo in South Africa and identifying this as a negative. But this does not tell the whole story, writes Mike…

10th March 2025

South Africa: Transshipment realities

10th March 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Kongsberg Digital is delivering new state-of-the-art simulator technology to the Transnet SOC Ltd (Transnet) Academy in Durban, South Africa.

7th March 2025

Transnet taps simulation for maritime training

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The United Nations (UN) has provided independent confirmation about the level of damage suffered by Yemen’s Red Sea ports, and the news is not good.

7th March 2025

UN reports Yemen port damage

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

DP World is pushing forward with plans to develop a new port in Ndayane to enhance Senegal’s container handling capacity.

24th February 2025

DP World develops new Senegal port

24th February 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

DP World has achieved a significant milestone in the development of the Sokhna Logistics Park, with 65% of the first phase now completed.

12th February 2025

DP World’s Sokhna Logistics Park progresses

12th February 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $50 million in Lagos Free Zone to enhance supply chain efficiency, logistics infrastructure and economic growth within the port economic zone.

11th February 2025

Lagos Free Zone receives $50 million investment boost

11th February 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The US$164 million upgrade of the Port of Maputo in Mozambique is officially under way, setting the stage for an expansion that will more than double the port’s container capacity within two…

10th February 2025

South Africa: Falling behind

10th February 2025

WORLD

WORLD

RAM Spreaders’ long-serving technical manager for Africa, Louis Du Plessis, has died.

7th February 2025

RAM pays tribute to technical manager

7th February 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

AD Ports Group has launched its long-term management and development of a major multipurpose terminal in Luanda, Angola, marking a significant expansion into sub-Saharan Africa.

3rd February 2025

AD Ports expands in Angola

3rd February 2025

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

Africa Global Logistics has begun the construction of the Môle Est terminal at its Congo Terminal in Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville.

27th January 2025

Pointe-Noire expands with new terminal

27th January 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

APM Terminals is ramping up operations in 2025 with the completion of the final phase of its 2 million teu expansion at MedPort Tangier.

6th January 2025

MedPort Tangier expansion boosts capacity

6th January 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Work has officially begun on the Port of Ndayane, a transformative project aimed at positioning Senegal as a global trade powerhouse.

6th January 2025

Senegal’s growth boosted by Ndayane port works

6th January 2025

WORLD

WORLD

Felicity Landon engages with Capt Pappu Sastry, CEO, ASL who sees the deployment of logistics know-how in conjunction with growing African mining operations as a land of opportunity

22nd November 2024

Land of opportunity

22nd November 2024

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Strange things can happen in concession processes – influence can be brought to bear, the result orchestrated by the timing and conditions of the process etc – but without doubt one of…

18th November 2024

2. Durban truths told

18th November 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World says it’s making a substantial new investment to expand the port of Maputo in Mozambique, reinforcing the country’s position as a regional trade hub.

24th September 2024

DP World extends port investment in Mozambique

24th September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

APM Terminals has completed a significant US$115 million upgrade at the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Nigeria, enhancing its service delivery and positioning it as a leading trade hub in…

23rd September 2024

Nigerian terminal upgrade boosts trade

23rd September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has pledged up to US$35 million to support the first phase of a new port in the Democratic Republic of…

21st August 2024

BII invests US$35M in DRC deepwater port

21st August 2024