The private sector in East Africa has asked Tanzania to harmonise the preferential treatments it offers to transit goods as a way of encouraging use of the central corridor . While Rwandan trucks transiting through the central corridor (Dar es Salaam Port) each pay $150 (Shs535,000); other East African member states such as Uganda […]

  Contracts have been awarded over the past few weeks that will transform Tanger Med in Morocco “into the biggest container port in Africa”, Pan African magazine African Business wrote. The facility is already handling as much cargo as Durban in South Africa, the magazine noted. APM Terminals (APMT) is developing the fourth terminal at […]

    Shipping and Maritime Affairs PS Nancy Karigithu during the Marine Insurance breakfast meeting hosted by Britam in Nairobi yesterday Shippers and importers want insurance firms to install a 24-hour automated system interlinked to government clearing systems to facilitate mandatory local covers for lucrative imports business from January. Through the Shippers Council of East […]

  Federal Government has approved a 50-yr concession for Ibom Deep Sea Port (IDSP) to help attract investors, as stakeholders have declared the project most viable in the West and Central African region. Both the Federal Ministry of Transport and the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), which confirmed the long concession period, last week, at […]

  Kenya has been chosen to host a multi-billion Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre for Africa, beating South Africa, Ghana and Namibia which had also shown interest. The bids by International Maritime Organization, a UN agency which regulates shipping, were opened in April. The centre will promote co-operation in maritime technology. Kenya presented the bid through […]

  South Africa’s Transport Minister Dipuo Peters is currently in Swakopmund, Namibia, where she is attending the Fifth Benguela Current Commission (BCC) Ministerial Conference. The BCC is a multi-sectoral inter-governmental initiative consisting of Angola, Namibia and South Africa. It promotes the vision of the Benguela Current Large Marine Eco-system (BCLME) which sustains the well-being of […]

  Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Vietnamese government will offer an increased number of scholarships for South African students to participate in Maritime studies in Vietnam next year. The Deputy President said this was significant to skills development as Vietnam is world renowned for ship building around. He said this on Wednesday when he […]

  Egyptian authorities have referred two maritime inspection officials to trial for their role in the capsizing of amigrant ship that led to the death of over 200 earlier this year. Four crew members were arrested just after the boat capsized in September and opened an investigation. Egypt has said it is committed to developing […]

  SMIT Amandla Marine, a market leader in the provision of specialist marine solutions in the Southern African region, has been acquired by African Marine Solutions Group (AMSOL), owned by a consortium including SMIT Amandla Marine management and employees, the Mineworkers Investment Company, Pan-African Capital Holdings and RMB Ventures. According to AMSOL Managing Director Paul […]

  Efforts made by Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to attract more cargo from transit markets have paid off after the authority recorded an increase of cargo destined to Rwanda. According to the statement released by TPA , the first quarter of the financial year 2016/2017 which is from July to September, 2016, TPA handled a […]