Africa

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…

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…

Grain Bulk Handlers Ltd, which operates a grain terminal at the port of Mombasa, is to undertake an initial public offering early next year. Listing of shares will take place on the…

Truck parking around the Nigerian port of Apapa, as well as the location of tank farms on the main road to the facility, are causing serious congestion in the immediate area. A…

The Kenyan government is to fund a € 37m ($49.9m) dredging programme at the port of Mombasa.Work,which will involve deepening and widening the port channel, will be completed within three years. It…