Africa

The Japanese government has pledged $225m towards the development of the port of Mombasa. It said that it had been impressed by Kenyas economic growth and development.

Shipping lines have agreed to grant Mombasa port two months to bring down congestion levels or face the imposition of a monthly vessel delay surcharge. This will raise $17.9m, consisting of $200…

Dockworkers belonging to the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria have commenced industrial action in protest over claimed anti-labour practices implemented by private-sector terminal operators.

The planned expansion of the South African port of Richards Bay could mean that new facilities there for general cargo would be better than those available at Durban. Richards Bay has space…

Portek International has been awarded a 25-year concession to manage the ports of Owendo and Gentil in Gabon. It will do this via its Gabon Port Management subsidiary, which will have a…

The privatisation of Nigerias container terminals, which took place 12 months ago, has reduced the turnaround time for vessels.

Cargo volumes handled by the port of Mombasa have increased following the decision to extend the opening hours for gate services.

The Western Ports division of the Nigerian Port Authority reports that it had overspent its entire budget for 2007 by the beginning of August.

Private sector companies look set to be asked to participate in the development of two new container terminals at the South African port of Ngqura costing € 809m ($1.1bn). 

Business leaders in Rwanda have asked Kenya Ports Authority to reduce charges at the port of Mombasa. These push up the cost of transporting goods to the Great Lakes region by as…

Business leaders in Mozambique have asked the government to either scrap or reduce charges levied at the port of Maputo for the scanning of containers. The scanner is operated by a private…

Transnet has awarded a € 182m ($248.7m) contract to Group Five to expand Durban Harbour.

Importers and exporters in Nigeria have complained that the ports privatisation process has failed to speed up cargo clearing. In fact, this appears to have collapsed entirely at the port of Onne,…

Private-sector companies are going to be asked to bid for two large container terminals at South Africa' s Ngqura Port, which will require investment of € 841m ($1.1bn). These will be able…

South Africa is to introduce a National Ports Regulator, which will assume one of the two roles formerly undertaken by the National Ports Authority, whose own activities are now restricted to those…

A tender has been issued by Tanzania ports authority in respect of the construction of a port jetty at Mbamba Bay port on Lake Nyasa. Work is slated to commence later this…

Nigerian Port Authority in Lagos has been divided into two separate elements: NPA Western Port and NPA Eastern port, in a bid to speed up response time at the ports and improve…