Cameroon: Régie du Terminal à Conteneurs (RTC) of the Douala Port Authority receives 20 new port tractors

On Thursday, October 27, 2022, the Régie du Terminal à Conteneurs (RTC) of the Douala Port Authority received 20 Terberg port tractors, produced in the Netherlands. The new tractors, which will be operational shortly, after trailers have been attached to them, will strengthen the company’s operational capacity for loading and unloading ships at the port of Douala. It should be noted that RTC has embarked on an ambitious investment program with the acquisition of numerous handling equipment including two mobile cranes konecranes, six reachtakers, rehabilitation of the storage yard and…

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COMPANIES PRIORITISE SUPPLY CHAINS TO DRIVE BUSINESS EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS AND GROW ECONOMIES

Following the severe impact of the pandemic on global trade, astute organisations around the world are prioritising the supply chain and its contribution to overall business efficiency and competitiveness as well as to economic growth. Forward-thinking South African businesses committed to building strong, resilient supply chains that will withstand future disruptions are increasingly recognising the benefits of partnering with SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management in southern Africa. “By joining the SAPICS supply chain community as a corporate partner, organisations demonstrate their commitment to improving their own supply…

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Enhancing the Trans-Saharan Road corridor to boost trade and economic development

© Abdelrahman Hassanein/Shutterstock | Economic corridors enable regions and countries to offer high-capacity transport systems that foster trade. UNCTAD and the Islamic Development Bank launch a roadmap for supporting economic development and regional integration through Africa’s Trans-Saharan corridor. Trade and transport corridors, the major routes that facilitate the movement of people and goods between regions and countries, have existed for millennia. The Trans-Saharan Road (TSR) corridor, one of the oldest in Africa, comprises a 4,500-kilometre main road that links Algeria, Niger and Nigeria with an additional 4,600 kilometres of highways connecting…

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Cameroon: Launching of the first caisson of the quays of the deep water port of Kribi

  On Saturday, October 22, 2022, the Minister of Transport of Cameroon, Mr. Jean Ernest Ngalle Bibehe, presided over the launching ceremony of the first caisson of the quays, as part of the works of Phase II of the extension of the deep water port of Kribi. These caissons made by the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) are cubic blocks of concrete 17 meters high, 21 meters long and 18 meters wide, and weighing more than… to read more, click on : https://maritimafrica.com/en/cameroon-launching-of-the-first-caisson-of-the-quays-of-the-deep-water-port-of-kribi/

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Liberia establishes National Railway Authority

LIBERIAN president, Dr George Manneh Weah, has issued an executive order establishing a National Railway Authority (NRA) which will be responsible for managing the country’s state-owned rail network. This includes the Yekepa Railway which runs from Yekepa in Nimba county through parts of Bong county to the Port of Buchanan in Grand Bassa county. Weah said the government is committed to the development and enhancement of Liberian infrastructure which has been underutilised in the past, in order to increase exports of minerals and other goods to improve the Liberian economy.…

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OVERALL TRAFFIC AT THE PORT OF LOME REBOUNDS FROM THE SECOND HALF OF 2022

Although overall traffic at the Port of Lome fell slightly (-6%) in the first half of 2022, this was made up for in the third quarter. Indeed, the region’s only deepwater port quickly made up for this decline with a 9% jump in the first three months of the second half. It has thus experienced growth of 3% to date. Three key factors behind the decline in the first half This decline in the first half of the current year at the Port of Lome can be explained by these…

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UNLEASHING AFRICA’S POTENTIAL THROUGH OPTIMISED, LOCALISED SUPPLY CHAINS

17 October 2022 The biennial Africa Supply Chain in Action (ASCA) event will be held under the theme “Borderless – Unleashing Africa’s Potential.” It aims to grow and strengthen African economies through optimised, localised supply chains.   ASCA is Africa’s largest online event for supply chain and procurement professionals. It was launched in response to COVID-19 and the pandemic’s impact on supply chains, when leading industry organisations Smart Procurement World and SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management) joined forces to create a powerful knowledge sharing, networking and skills…

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President El-Sisi Inspects Construction Work to Develop Roads and Axes in Greater Cairo

On october 14th, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inspected construction works to develop a number of roads and axes in Greater Cairo. The President also inspected the construction works of the Hasballah Al-Kafrawi Axis and the surrounding axes The Spokesman for the Presidency said the President’s tour included inspecting the progress of the development of the Mokattam Corniche and central plateau, as well as the axes leading to the Mokattam plateau, which will help link it to Cairo’s neighborhoods and allow smooth transportation. This includes Yasser Rizk Axis, which will link…

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Ghana: US$330 Million Boankra Inland Port to be Completed by March 2024

ACCRA, Ghana The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been assured that the US$330 million Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal project, popularly referred to as the Boankra Inland Port Project, which has been on the drawing board for some eighteen (18) years, will be completed by the first quarter of 2024.   The Concessionaire, Ashanti Ports Services Limited, a joint venture of Afum Quality Limited of Ghana and DSS Associates of the Republic of Korea, made this known on Sunday, 16th October 2022, when President Akufo-Addo visited the site…

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Central African Republic : Agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development, for a project of road lighting of the capital with solar energy

The Minister of State in Charge of economy, Planning and International Corporation of the Central African Republic Mr Felix Moloua, has signed today Wednesday 13 october 2022, with the CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development, Mr Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, an agreement to finance a public lighting project using solar energy in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.   This signature made on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, includes according to a press release “the…

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