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Participate in the UNCTAD survey on COVID-19 Impact
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has recently launched a survey to gather input from maritime stakeholders about the impact of the pandemic on maritime supply chains. Information received will be used for an update of the UNCTAD report on ‘COVID-19 and Maritime Transport: Impacts and Responses’. It will also inform UNCTAD’s…Read More
July 1st, 2021 | Published in news
Mombasa Port Cargo Volumes Decline Attributed to Effects of COVID-19 and Shortage of Containers
Kenya Ports Authority acting managing director Rashid Salim said the fall in cargo has been occasioned by the effects of the Covid-19 and a shortage of containers that have affected the shipping industry across the world. “We are still working on the numbers but a decline probably would be the effects of the Covid-19 and…Read More
July 1st, 2021 | Published in news
Tanzania Ports Authority Revels in Record Revenue Surge
Director General Mr. Eric Hamissi attributed the revenue surge to a raft of changes being implemented at the Port, chief among them being the improved funding from the Government to enable TPA undertake port development projects and invest in new equipment. According to Mr. Hamissi, expansion for berth 1 – 5 is complete. Currently they…Read More
July 1st, 2021 | Published in news
New Project Aims to Make Sudan’s Container Terminal More Productive
HPC Hamburg Port Consulting has been commissioned by the Sudanese Ministry of Transport on behalf of the Sea Ports Corporation of Sudan (SPC) to improve terminal operations at the South Port Container Terminal (SPCT) in Port Sudan. The aim is a significant reduction of vessel waiting times and higher productivity of cargo handling equipment and…Read More
June 16th, 2021 | Published in news
Inland Transit Facility Aims to Slash Transport Times Between Maputo and Johannesburg
A new inland transit facility between South Africa and Mozambique could slash transport times between the Maputo port and the region’s industrial and business hub. DP World’s new dry port depot in Komatipoort, a town on South Africa’s eastern border with Mozambique, operates as a bonded container facility, allowing shippers to clear customs quicker when…Read More
June 8th, 2021 | Published in news
Sanmar delivers its first Tier lll tugboat to Norwegian operator
Sanmar has delivered its first Tier lll tugboat to Buksér og Berging AS, the first of two environmentally-friendly tugs ordered by the Norwegian operator. Built at Sanmar’s shipyard at Altinova, Turkey, the low emission tugboat has been named Bamse by its new owners. Based on the TRAktor 3000-Z design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan…Read More
June 8th, 2021 | Published in news
Report Calls for Accelerating Digitalization in the Ports & Maritime Sector
According to authors of a technical report on digitalization in the ports and maritime sector, ports must improve their position in respect of technological innovation and integration – or there will be tangible repercussions. The report – Accelerating Digitalization: Critical Actions to Strengthen the Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chain – has been produced by…Read More
June 1st, 2021 | Published in news
Seychelles scores first in fisheries
Seychelles becomes first country in the world to submit its report to Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). The country has been collaborating with the (FiTI) since 2015, leading regional efforts to promote sustainable management of fisheries. Transparency has become a cornerstone of Seychelles’ endeavours to transit towards a sustainable ocean economy; and it is a core…Read More
May 27th, 2021 | Published in news
New Shipping Lines Call At Dar es Salaam Port As Efficiency Improves
The container terminal operator Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS), at port of Dar es Salaam, is seeing an increase in shipping activities and volumes coming through Tanzania. According to TICTS Chief Executive Officer, Horace Hui, improved port performance reflects progress in cooperation with the government and the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to modernise operations…Read More
May 27th, 2021 | Published in news
IAPH WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer: one year of COVID-19 monitoring
The IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer One Year Report has been launched. This survey-based analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on ports in the period April 2020 to April 2021 is the only report of its kind to truly reflect what has actually happened at these global cargo and passenger maritime hubs since the global…Read More
May 27th, 2021 | Published in news