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Ports and the circular economy
The ongoing shift toward a circular economy, in which end-of-life (EOL) products are reused, remanufactured, or recycled, has major implications for seaports, especially seaports in metropolitan areas, as in such areas, huge amounts of EOL products are available. Ports are therefore relevant locations for circular economy activities. The study Ports and the circular economy of…Read More
January 9th, 2019 | Published in news
Local operator to invest US$40 million in multipurpose terminal at Luanda
Angolan terminal operator and cargo company Transportadora de Cargas, Operadora de Terminais e Transitário (Unicargas) plans to invest US$40 million this year to refurbish the facilities of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda, said the company’s chairman. Celso Rosa told the Angop news agency that the investment will allow for the acquisition of…Read More
January 4th, 2019 | Published in news
ICTSI signs 20-year concession to operate and develop Port Sudan container terminal
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) signed a concession agreement with Sea Ports Corporation (SPC) of Sudan to operate, manage and develop the South Port Container Terminal (SPCT) for a 20-year period at the port of Port Sudan, Sudan. ICTSI will assume the operational and development responsibility for the existing container terminal infrastructure and terminal…Read More
January 4th, 2019 | Published in news
Concessionaire to invest US$290 million in capacity increase at Beira port
The Mozambican government has approved an additional investment of US$290 million in the port of Beira by concession holder Cornelder de Moçambique (CdM). The decree approves the terms of the addendum to the concession agreement signed in 1998 between Cornelder de Moçambique, a partnership between Cornelder Holding BV of the Netherlands and the state-owned Portos…Read More
November 16th, 2018 | Published in news
Uganda now moving to revive transport and trade on Lake Victoria
Absence of modern vessels, railway connections and cargo handling facilities at ports continue to hamper efforts to revive trade and transport on Lake Victoria between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Port Bell, for instance, is Uganda’s main link to Kenya and Tanzania through the Kisumu and Mwanza ports, but until recently, was abandoned with ships plying…Read More
November 15th, 2018 | Published in news
Mombasa port breaks new record in cargo handling and berth productivity
The Port of Mombasa is edging closer towards attaining 48 hours’ turnaround time for bigger vessels and enhancing its competitiveness following consistent record productivity performances recorded at the facility. This year, the port has established four successive productivity records. On Sunday, another record was broken by container carrier MV Ever Diamond which recorded 1,523 moves…Read More
November 14th, 2018 | Published in news
Angola: Namibe could become a logistics development hub
Speaking to the Angolan news agency Angop, the chairman of the Lobito Commercial Port, António Samuel, said in the first phase of the project US$24 million were spent with a similar amount to be spent for the second phase. The second phase, which began June 2017 is to end August 2019 and consists of recovery…Read More
October 29th, 2018 | Published in news
IMO Releases Ship and Port Emissions Toolkits
A new set of free-of-charge toolkits to assess and address emissions from ships and ports is now available from the IMO. The guides are designed to help countries seeking to develop and strengthen national policy and regulatory frameworks related to the prevention of air pollution and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships. They…Read More
October 18th, 2018 | Published in news
Record-breaking manganese ore train sets off on Sishen – Saldanha corridor
Transnet Freight Rail last week ran a train measuring 375 wagons in length (or 4 kilometers) on the Saldanha corridor from the mining area of the Northern Cape to the port at Saldanha. The train ran the entire distance of the line, 861 kilometres, and following its success will now become a production train that…Read More
October 12th, 2018 | Published in news
DP World starts construction of Berbera port
The first phase of construction of the multi-purpose Berbera port in Somaliland has started, which will include a 400-metre quay and 250,000 square metre yard extension as well as the development of a free zone for a new regional trading hub. The DP World Berbera will also serve land-locked countries in the Horn of Africa…Read More
October 11th, 2018 | Published in news