Africa

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A question was asked from the floor in the Africa focus session of the recent Terminal Operations Conference, held in Rotterdam, as to what are the root causes and the cure for…

25th July 2024

‘Loaded dice’ in Dar Es Salaam

25th July 2024

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

Bénin Terminal, a subsidiary of Africa Global Logistics, has secured €75 million in funding for the extension and modernisation of the Port of Cotonou.

25th July 2024

Funding in place for Cotonou terminal upgrade

25th July 2024

WORLD

WORLD

AP Moller-Maersk has pledged US$600m to aid Nigeria’s port expansion and improvement project.

2nd May 2024

Maersk invests in Nigeria seaports upgrade

2nd May 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Cavotec has signed a deal with APM Terminals to service the Port of Tanger M ed’s automated vacuum mooring and power units.

21st February 2024

Cavotec signs APMT service deal

21st February 2024

AFRICA

AFRICA

ICTSI sees major potential in DCT Pier 2 and has a clear view of how to unlock this

24th November 2023

Positive view of Durban pier 2

24th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The world’s largest free trade area has been created and is to be known…

24th November 2023

AfCTA Created

24th November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A joint project to install a Maritime Single Window project has been completed at Angola Port, just in time too as the IMO deadline to install the systems draws near.

21st November 2023

The final push towards Maritime Single Windows

21st November 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Reports carried recently by newspapers in South Africa confirm International Container Terminal Service Inc’s (ICTSI) positive view of the future for Durban Pier 2, the facility where it was selected by Transnet…

30th October 2023

ICTSI confident of DCT’S Pier 2 potential and how to unlock this

30th October 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to operate and modernise Dar es Salaam Port.

24th October 2023

Better connecting Tanzania to the global markets

24th October 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Nigeria has established the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry as a wholly separate entity to the Transport Ministry. This follows on from recognition of the escalating requirement to…

29th August 2023

Nigeria Initiative

29th August 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) division is additionally noteworthy today for its interest in securing the concession…

29th August 2023

Also a player in the Dar debacle…

29th August 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Rio Tinto and the Simfer joint venture (Simfer) have reached an important milestone by concluding key agreements with the Republic of Guinea and Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) on the trans-Guinean infrastructure for…

29th August 2023

Simandou iron ore export project : progress on rail and port capacity

29th August 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) is supporting Nigerian LNG (NLNG)’s Train 7 expansion project at NLNG’s…

29th August 2023

Nigeria LNG Support

29th August 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT), the Nigerian cargo-handling operation of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. has recorded…

26th July 2023

Onne for Safety

26th July 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Takoradi Port has received the biggest bulk ship ever to call the port since its construction in 1928…

26th July 2023

Takoradi Sees Biggest Bulk Ship – and Record Activity

26th July 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The recent expansion of West African dry bulk exports has focused attention on transshipment to reduce transport costs. The issues here are complex. Andrew Penfold takes a look at the pros and…

26th July 2023

Tapping transshipment

26th July 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Transnet has chosen International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) as preferred bidder for the 25-year joint venture with Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) to develop and upgrade its flagship Durban Container Terminal Pier 2.

17th July 2023

Transnet announces DCT Pier 2 bidder

17th July 2023

AFRICA

AFRICA

Winning Logistics in Guinea, West Africa, has placed an order for two Konecranes Gottwald Model 8 G HPK 8200 B Cranes on Barge.

9th May 2023

Konecranes for Bauxite handling in Guinea

9th May 2023

WORLD

WORLD

There are uncertainties surrounding the bid process for Durban Container Terminal 2 (DCT2) and the Ngqura Container Terminal. Government should do more to build investor confidence.

2nd May 2023

DCT2 bid process needs to build investor confidence

2nd May 2023

AFRICA

AFRICA

COSCO Shipping Ports has confirmed it has signed a deal to acquire a 25 per cent stake…

18th April 2023

COSCO in Sokhna

18th April 2023

AFRICA

AFRICA

Egypt’s first inland dry port, the October Dry Port (ODP), near Cairo, has selected the TOPS Expert system to be its main Terminal Operating System (TOS).

5th April 2023

Egypt’s October dry port selects TOPS expert system for its TOS

5th April 2023

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africa’s state-owned Transnet has taken the decision to reduce its freight rail network…

31st March 2023

Transnet Cuts

31st March 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

AD Ports has inked a raft of deals in a major expansion of the group’s activities in Egypt.

24th March 2023

AD Ports signs Egypt expansion deals

24th March 2023