Africa

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…

The Kenyan government has put together a committee that will oversee the privatisation of the container terminal at the port of Mombasa. However, the rest of the port will remain within public…

Jurong International has been awarded a $70m contract to design and build a new deep water port at Luba Freeport in Equatorial Guinea by Lonrho Africa, which holds a 63% stake in…

Following 11 years of closure, Mogadishus international port has been reopened.However, it requires $1m of urgent repairs.

Oil and gas revenues continue to stimulate investment up and down Africas western coast with Nigeria and Angola being the main beneficiaries.  

Despite concerns that South Africas port developments are being dragged out,large capital investments are planned for 2006 and 2007.  

Still with two months to go, it has already been quite a year for African concessions.  

Durban Port manager Basil Ndlovu has said that throughput growth of 16%18% annually over the last five years means that the proposed ¢ 1.72bn expansion into the Bayhead area of the port…

Namibian Ports Authority is to invest € 58.79m in expanding capacity at its ports in Walvis Bay and Luderitz. Walvis Bay presently generates an annual throughput of 3.3m tonnes, which is equivalent…

APM Terminals, CMA-CGM, DP World, ETA, ICTS, Gammon Infrastructure, IL&FS, GVK, Soma Enterprises and Concor are all interested in bidding. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is to provide funding…

Hopes are that the port will serve Vietnam's future in global commerce.The Port of Mombasa, Kenya is to refurbish its berths 7-10. The port has called for tenders to this effect as…