Within the framework of a common ambition to reinforce control mechanisms, Owendo Container Terminal (OCT), Operator of the container terminal of the Port of Owendo, and the Gabonese Shippers’ Council (CGC) signed a partnership agreement on Thursday 22 September 2022…. Read the full article hear
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Amid rising urgency for instruments to de-risk investment across Africa, the Africa Co-Guarantee Platform’s (https://bit.ly/3BViQAd) (CGP) six partners have affirmed commitments to better leverage guarantee and insurance products, resulting in more trade and investment across Africa. The partners pledged to extend direct transaction support for specific projects, including infrastructure development and optimizing balance sheets by sharing risk. They will develop new and hybrid products to address issues such as intra-regional trade, the current food and fertilizer crises, and enhanced coverage for infrastructure investments, public-private partnerships, and fragile/transition states and situations.…
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Bolloré Transport & Logistics Côte d’Ivoire announces the acquisition of its very first driving simulator, which will be made available to its Pan-African Port Training Centre (CFPP) in Abidjan. This clearly demonstrates the company’s commitment to providing innovative training and to offering new teaching methods aligned with employees’ expectations. Read the full article on maritimafrica.com
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Procurement myopia can be a death sentence for an organisation. This has never been more true than in today’s fragile, post-pandemic and disruption fraught business environment, where economies are still reeling, and business resilience and innovation are more important than ever. “Glocalisation” is a remedy for procurement myopia, according to Dr. Jones Mathew, who is a Professor at the Great Lakes Institute of Management in Gurgaon, India. He was one of the 100 renowned African and international experts who shared their experience and insights with the more than 500 delegates…
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Windcoop, the first cooperative carbon-free shipping company, founded by Matthieu Brunet, President of Arcadie, Julien Noé, Founding President of Enercoop and Nils Joyeux, President of Zéphyr & Borée, will start operating container ships under sail between France and Madagascar in 2025. Read the full article on maritimafrica.com
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After the 5th edition in 2016, Marrakech, will host the 8th edition of the International Single Window Conference from September 26 to 28, 2022, under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. With the main theme: “Single Windows of the future at the heart of digital transformation and the fluidity of cross-border trade”, this edition is co-organized by the African Alliance for Electronic Commerce (AACE), initiator of the project, PortNet and the National Agency of Ports (ANP). This conference is a major forum for exchanges on the concept…
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DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international air, ocean, and road freight services provider, has inaugurated a new transhipment hub and head office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The sustainable, primarily solar-powered complex was officially opened on Thursday, 22 September 2022. Located in the Sky Park Industrial Estate it provides easy access to “OR Tambo International Airport”. The facility’s temperature-controlled chambers and Good Distribution Practices (GDP)-trained personnel enable the new hub to cater to the unique needs of Africa’s rapidly advancing life sciences and healthcare (LSH) sector. The facility’s opening marks a…
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Discover the second issue of Logis-T Africa Women, our magazine dedicated to women in the transport and logistics sector in Africa. On the front page, we focus on 6 women working in the sector in Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria. This second issue introduces two new sections: – Man’s voice: in which a man from the sector, Mr. Pokolo F.J. Andrewson Jr, Director General of the Atlantic Maritime Agency (AMASCO), shares his views on the importance of women in the sector; – Vox pop: where two women of the sector gave…
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DP World has won the latest in a string of court rulings, as it defends its rights as shareholder and concessionaire in Djibouti’s Doraleh Container Terminal. The Court of Appeal of Hong Kong has dismissed the latest request by China Merchants Port Holdings seeking permission to file a second appeal before the Court of Final Appeal, against its previous decision that DP World’s suit against the company should be heard before Hong Kong Courts, and not the courts of Djibouti. read more
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A Government Mission composed of the Minister of Transport Amadou Koné and the Minister of State, Minister of Defense Tené Birahima Ouattara President of the Regional Council of Tchologo; visited on Friday, September 16, 2022, the construction site of the dry port of Ferkessedougou. Following the guided tour to see the progress of work, Minister Amadou Kone said that the infrastructure “should be delivered within the next 24 months. He also said “its commissioning will create nearly 2,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect jobs for an investment of 300…
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