Africa

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africas Transnet Port Terminals has opted for NICE surveillance equipment to improve security at its ports and ensure compliance with countrys infrastructure regulations.

14th March 2009

Nice for SA

14th March 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Progress on South Africas Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT) is continuing a pace with the four-storey administration building, temporary engineering workshop and reefer frames expected to be ready for handover later this year.

1st March 2009

Ngqura construction takes shape

1st March 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port Development Levy in force over the past nine years in Nigeria has been ruled as illegal by a Senate committee.

30th January 2009

Nigerian port levy ruled illegal

30th January 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

Nigerian Ports Authority and the Lagos state government have given promoters of the Lagos Free-trade Zone approval to build a private the seaport at Lekki, 60 kilometres from Lagos.

27th January 2009

Lekki wins Nigerian hub hearts

27th January 2009

AFRICA

AFRICA

The president of Nigeria has approved a 30% reduction in charges, fees and fines imposed by the regulatory agencies on cargo cleared at national ports.

24th December 2008

Nigeria drops port charges by 30%

24th December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya is to invest $4.4bn in road and port development projects by 2012. Bonds will be issued to raise the necessary money to further develop Mombasa and build a second port at…

13th December 2008

Kenyan bonds to fund port investment

13th December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Lagos state officials have called for seaports at Apapa and Tin Can Island to be taken into state ownership so that better and improved road links can be built.

10th December 2008

Re-nationalisation of Nigerian ports mooted

10th December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

An ad hoc Senate Committee in Nigeria has accused the Bureau of Public Enterprises of awarding the concession for Tin Can Port to ghost companies.

8th December 2008

Ghost companies buy Nigerian terminals

8th December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority decision to allocate more than half of container handling operations at Tema Port to Meridian Port Services has been met with angry criticism.

3rd December 2008

Ghana in hot water over Meridian

3rd December 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenyas Transport Ministry has ordered a feasibility study for a new deepwater port; part of which will address the question of location of the facility. Mombasa, currently dogged by congestion, grew by…

15th November 2008

Kenya deepwater dream

15th November 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Former chief operating officer for Transnets container business, Solly Letsoalo has taken over as chief of operations at the company. Reporting to Mr Letsoalo will be a team of divisional executive managers,…

31st October 2008

Transnet appointments

31st October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

The port authorities of Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion and Seychelles are all members of the Association of Ports of the Indian Ocean Islands (APIOI), which was officially established last year.

31st October 2008

Association provides common platform

31st October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Port Authority unexpectedly cancelled a tender for a second grain handler at the port of Mombasa just three days before the bidding deadline.

31st October 2008

Mombasa cancels tender for second grain handler

31st October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Madagascar International Container Terminal at Toamasina, run by Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) through a 20-year concession signed in 2005, is also looking for transhipment; Madagascar International Container Terminal Services (MICTS)…

29th October 2008

Madagascar investment continues

29th October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Port Reunion is looking to increase its transhipment business, and the expansion of its container terminal this year is a key part of this ambition.

29th October 2008

Port Reunion

29th October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenyas key port of Mombasa is winning the battle against port congestion after enforcing 24 hour operations.

9th October 2008

Mombasa tackles congestion head on

9th October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

A cutting-edge automated gate is now in operation at the Pier 1 Container Terminal in Durban.

5th October 2008

SA Ports New Technology Goes Live

5th October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Implementation of a $1.24bn expansion project by South Africas Transnet Port Terminals is being hampered by a critical skills shortage.

5th October 2008

Skills shortage in South African ports

5th October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Modernisation has begun off Angolas Lobito Commercial Port at a cost of $1.8bn. New infrastructure is planned, while existing installations are to be upgraded.

4th October 2008

Lobito modernised

4th October 2008

AFRICA

AFRICA

Kenya Ports Authority managing director Abdallah Mwaruwa has been relieved of his command by the countrys prime minister.

2nd October 2008

Kenya relieves ports chief

2nd October 2008