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Kenya: Port agency steps up effort to curb ship pollution
More than 500 shipping vessels that docked at the Port of Mombasa in 2018 were inspected in a drive to reduce sulphur emissions. The lead agency which carried out the inspections, the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) added that the exercise is ongoing. In a statement signed by the Director-General, Major Rtd George Okong’o, said ships…Read More
February 6th, 2019 | Published in news
Cruise ship to start operating on the Indian Ocean soon
Plans to have a cruise ship on the Indian Ocean have gone a notch higher with the Kenyan Tourism Ministry saying talks have been held with a number of operators. Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Mr Najib Balala said after engaging with cruise operators at a convention in Miami, plans for a cruise ship on…Read More
February 5th, 2019 | Published in news
Tanzania: World Bank Lauds to Progress of Berth Construction at Dar Es Salaam Port
The World Bank has lauded the progress of the Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project (DMGP), which is at 43 per cent of project execution and is expected to start operating early next year. The project which involves construction and rehabilitation of 12 berths at the Port of Dar Es Salaam also includes deepening and…Read More
February 5th, 2019 | Published in news
Port development Africa: African Development Bank recommends expansion of port facilities
The African Development Bank (AfDB) recommends coastal African countries to expand port infrastructure as a means of improving integration on the continent. The AfDB recommendation is contained in the “Integration as a pathway to economic prosperity in Africa” dossier, which was part of the African Economic Outlook 2019 report, which sets out a set of…Read More
February 4th, 2019 | Published in news
Expanded Walvis Bay container terminal expected to be ready mid-year
Walvis Bay and its port users are gearing up and looking forward to the completion of the multi-billion dollar construction of the container terminal at the harbour. The N$4.2 billion (USD 308.4 million) expansion project is expected to be completed and commissioned by the middle of this year. Last year cargo volumes at the Walvis…Read More
January 27th, 2019 | Published in news
Tanzania: Cargo handling picks up, says TICTS chief executive
Tanzania International Container Terminal Services Limited (TICTS) cargo handling rose to 529,000 TEUs last year from 501,690 TEUs the previous year. Transit cargo for all six countries that use Dar es Salaam port on average increased by 38.9 per cent last year. “The number of customers increased last year, but we faced a challenge of…Read More
January 25th, 2019 | Published in news
Kenyan youth take up jobs aboard MSC owned Cruise ships
The 16 youth who landed jobs in various cruise ships have started working in several overseas destinations where the ships have docked. The group was introduced to President Uhuru Kenyatta when he commissioned the Kenya Coast Guard Service in Mombasa late last year. International Transport Federation Mombasa Port Inspector Betty Makena yesterday said the seafarers…Read More
January 14th, 2019 | Published in news
Tazara to up cargo transport by 36pc
Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) has said it will raise the volume of cargo it transports by 35.86 per cent during the financial year 2018/19 as part of its wider plan to start operating profitably in the near future. The transporter is planning to move 300,000 tonnes of freight and 800,000 interstate passengers during the…Read More
January 14th, 2019 | Published in news
7000 passengers arriving in Walvis next week
The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) is beefing up security at Walvis Bay port where five passenger vessels with at least 7 000 passengers on-board are to dock from next week Tuesday. Namport’s Elias Mwenyo, acting as CEO, said in a statement yesterday that this would be the first time in the port’s history that three…Read More
January 10th, 2019 | Published in news
Port development Angola: Japan to finance and build $643 million port in the south
Trading company Toyota Tsusho and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) are joining forces on a port project in Angola that will be the largest of its kind for Japanese businesses. The plan is to raise 70 billion yen ($643 million) from both public and private lenders in Japan to help the African country…Read More
January 9th, 2019 | Published in news