Africa

Transnet, the state-owned company in South Africa responsible for ports, will soon identify the location for a new 6m teu deepwater container terminal. This could be at Durban, Ngqura or Richards Bay.…

The president of DP World, Ahmed bin Sulayem, has recently had discussions in Mauritania regarding a possible management contract at the port of Nouakchott.

Tangier Medgate and Somaport are to boost container handling capacity in the Mediterranean with Kalmar crane orders.

Namibia Ports Authority is to deepen the draught of Walvis Bay to 15 metres, as well as adding bulk and break bulk handling facilities.

Over the period of the last five years the Liebherr mobile harbour crane population in Africa has more than doubled, reaching 42 in total. Last year saw Liebherr handing over a record…

Work is to start at Dande Bay this year on construction of a new harbour to serve the Angolan capital of Luanda. This will have double the capacity of Luandas existing port,…

South Africas Transnet and Kalmar have extended their partnership to tackle South Africas growing container volumes through the order, by Transnet, of 22 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for use at the countrys…