Category: Maritime Transport

THE GAMBIA ASSUMES LEADERSHIP AT REGIONAL MARITIME UNIVERSITY (RMU)

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The Gambia has taken over the role of Chancellorship and Chairmanship of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) based in Ghana. This announcement came up at the 27th Board of Governors meeting held in Accra on Saturday 11th June, 2022. The meeting which accorded the Board the opportunity to review activities of the University, consider programmes and projects for further improvement and the proposed budget for 2023 was attended by ministers and officials of the RMU Member States and distinguished personalities of Ghana… read more

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OWENDO CONTAINER TERMINAL AWARDED GREEN TERMINAL LABEL

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Owendo Container Terminal (OCT), operator of the container terminal of the Port of Owendo, has been granted the Green Terminal label following an audit conducted by Bureau Veritas on 4 May 2022. This label rewards the efforts made by the company to reduce the impact of its activities on the environment by implementing eco-responsible measures.  The audit was conducted by Bureau Veritas experts and based on the eight pillars of the labelling process. This process includes work procedures, building infrastructure in line with international standards, waste management and training employees…

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HAPAG-LLOYD STARTS NEW AFRICA SERVICE (MAX) FROM INDIA VIA MIDDLE EAST TO MAPUTO

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Fast connection from India via Jebel Ali to Maputo, MZ Transportation gateway for the Eastcoast of Southern Africa Hapag-Lloyd will launch its new regular service Maputo Express (MAX) beginning of June 2022, expanding its Africa network with this bi-weekly cargo-connection. The direct service will operate between Jebel Ali (AE), Mundra (IN) and Maputo (MZ). With this lean three-port rotation Hapag-Lloyd has created a new service with fast transit times from the Westcoast of India to the Eastcoast of Africa. The stopover in the port of Jebel Ali, a Middle East…

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BOLLORÉ TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS INAUGURATES A NEW COCOA LOADING STATION IN SAN PEDRO

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This year, Bolloré Transport & Logistics Côte d’Ivoire has invested in the construction of a new cocoa loading station. Located in the port area of San Pedro, in the south-west of Côte d’Ivoire, it was inaugurated on 13 May 2022. This fully robotised and automated infrastructure will speed up the loading operations and provide a smoother export process of bulk cocoa beans, thus offering greater competitiveness to the port of San Pedro, which remains the world’s leading cocoa export port. Thanks to an investment of one billion CFA francs, this…

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« DAMIETTA ALLIANCE » DEVELOPING AND OPERATING A NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL IN DAMIETTA, EGYPT

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A new terminal will be built in the port of Damietta/Egypt. For this purpose, a Joint Venture was founded to develop and operate the new “Terminal 2” in the port. The Joint Venture “Damietta Alliance Container Terminal S.A.E.” consists of three core shareholders which are Hapag-Lloyd Damietta GmbH (39%), Eurogate Damietta GmbH (29.5%) and Contship Damietta Srl (29.5%). Two other partners, Middle East Logistics & Consultants Group and Ship & C.R.E.W. Egypt S.A.E., will each hold 1%. The new Terminal 2 at the port of Damietta is expected to start…

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BOLLORÉ TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS BENIN TRANSPORTS SIX ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS UNDER THE COMPACT II PROGRAMME

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From 26 February to 30 March 2022, Bolloré Transport & Logistics Benin teams transported six electrical transformers weighing a total of 464 tonnes to equip numerous thermal power stations in Benin. This operation was carried out on behalf of GE/GRID Solution, a local subsidiary of General Electric, under the Compact II programme represented by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). Shipped by container from Turkey, the equipment was received at the Port of Cotonou before being transported by road over a cumulative distance of 887 km. Of the six transformers, two…

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Africa Road Builders: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan wins the 2022 Babacar Ndiaye Trophy for transport success

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The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the development of transport infrastructure on the continent Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the 2022 winner of the Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy. The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the development of transport infrastructure on the continent. The selection committee for the award commended Hassan for her “personal leadership, huge investments and commitment” to extending roads and the railway network in Tanzania. “We…

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CAMEROON CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TERMINAL AT THE PORT OF DOUALA-BONABÉRI

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The Director General of the Douala Port Authority (PAD), Mr. Cyrus Ngo’o and the General Administrator of the KTH Company signed last Thursday, March 31st, a Convention for the construction, operation and renovation before retrocession to the PAD, of 42 ha of mixed bulk carriers terminals. With a total cost of 280 billion CFA francs, this project is carried out under a BOT type agreement: financing entirely sought by the promoter without endorsement or guarantee from the PAD, for a period of 5 years of construction and 25 years of operation. With a…

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SCZONE IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH MAERSK FOR THE GREEN FUEL PRODUCTION

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Eng. Yehia Zaki, Chairman of Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), met a delegation from APMoller-Maersk (Maersk) headed by Mr. Morten Christiansen, Vice President, Head of Decarbonization projects, to discuss a bilateral cooperation in Green Fuel industry. The meeting was through a 3 days workshop began between the two sides in Cairo, followed by a visit for Maersk delegation to the integrated industrial zone in Sokhna, to discuss ways to implement projects of Green methanol and green ammonia production. These discussions came within the framework of enhancing the cooperation in the…

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HAPAG-LLOYD TO ACQUIRE CONTAINER LINER BUSINESS OF AFRICA SPECIALIST DEUTSCHE AFRIKA-LINIEN (DAL)

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Hapag-Lloyd and German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL) today signed a framework agreement under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire the container liner business of DAL. With a history dating back to the year 1890, DAL is an established liner shipping company for the transportation of containerised cargo and operates with four liner services between Europe, South Africa and the Indian Ocean. Headquartered in Hamburg, the Africa expert is represented with own offices in Germany and South Africa as well as through third-party agents in 47 countries worldwide. Their liner business (including agencies)…

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