Africa

Grain Bulk Handlers Ltd, which operates a grain terminal at the port of Mombasa, is to undertake an initial public offering early next year. Listing of shares will take place on the…

Truck parking around the Nigerian port of Apapa, as well as the location of tank farms on the main road to the facility, are causing serious congestion in the immediate area. A…

The Kenyan government is to fund a € 37m ($49.9m) dredging programme at the port of Mombasa.Work,which will involve deepening and widening the port channel, will be completed within three years. It…

The Nigerian Port Authority has made a further 3,000 workers redundant, bringing to 6,000 the number offloaded in the last eight months. It has borrowed ¢ 91m ($123m) to finance the cuts.

The government of Mauritania has issued a tender in respect of expansion and upgrade work at the port of Nuadibú for ¢ 20.4m ($27.6m).

Kuwait and Gulf Link Port International have signed an agreement to build a series of deep water berths in Mwambani Bay, which forms part of the Tanzanian port of Tanga.The work, which…

Mombasa is suffering major congestion, due to vessels switching from the neighbouring port of Dar es Salaam, where congestion is even worse. Importers are also being blamed because of the slow clearance…

Kenyas Transport Minister has labelled as unrealistic plans to privatise container handling at the port of Mombasa.

ICTSI subsidiary,Madagascar International Container Terminal Services,has commissioned a new Gottwald heavy duty mobile crane at its Toamasina container terminal to increase handling power and berth coverage.

Konecranes has confirmed reachstacker orders from three African port operators. Six units will be supplied to the Namibian Port Authorities, three to Kenya Ports Authority and four to Ghanas Meridian Ports Services.…

Privatisation of Mombasa Container Terminal has been under discussion for a long time and while no time frame has been set as yet, a committee comprising officials from both the government and…

A planned dredging programme is integral to the future success of the Mozambican port of Beira to push it into the direct call league. This modest African box handling facility - in…

Nigeria is to build a major deepwater port in the Niger Delta.The project is to be taken forward in four phases, the first of which will commence in March for an eventual…

Investment totalling $679m will be ploughed into South Africas iron ore export port of Saldanha over the next six years to treble export capacity. As part of its expansion plan,the port will…

Tanzania Ports Authority has announced plans to lease out Kigoma Cargo Terminal and Kassanga Port on Lake Tanganyika. 

Kenya has approached a European partner to provide bilateral funding for the dredging of Mombasa Harbour, which is scheduled to begin in 2009 for completion in 2011.

The Algerian government is contemplating the construction of a new port, which would help reduce congestion at existing facilities,many of which are operating at 75% capacity. Although no definitive site has yet…

Kenya Ports Authority has acquired new handling equipment worth ¢ 3m, which forms part of a ¢ 5.44m modernisation programme begun in 2002.This includes 20 terminal tractors, five FLTs and a set…