Africa

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Work has officially begun on the Port of Ndayane, a transformative project aimed at positioning Senegal as a global trade powerhouse.

6th January 2025

Senegal’s growth boosted by Ndayane port works

6th January 2025

WORLD

WORLD

Felicity Landon engages with Capt Pappu Sastry, CEO, ASL who sees the deployment of logistics know-how in conjunction with growing African mining operations as a land of opportunity

22nd November 2024

Land of opportunity

22nd November 2024

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Strange things can happen in concession processes – influence can be brought to bear, the result orchestrated by the timing and conditions of the process etc – but without doubt one of…

18th November 2024

2. Durban truths told

18th November 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World says it’s making a substantial new investment to expand the port of Maputo in Mozambique, reinforcing the country’s position as a regional trade hub.

24th September 2024

DP World extends port investment in Mozambique

24th September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

APM Terminals has completed a significant US$115 million upgrade at the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Nigeria, enhancing its service delivery and positioning it as a leading trade hub in…

23rd September 2024

Nigerian terminal upgrade boosts trade

23rd September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has pledged up to US$35 million to support the first phase of a new port in the Democratic Republic of…

21st August 2024

BII invests US$35M in DRC deepwater port

21st August 2024

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