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PORTS, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR NEWS ROUND-UP 5/2023 PART 2 (1 – 31 AUGUST 2023)

By Andrew Pike Thursday, September 21, 2023
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In light of the rapid pace of infrastructure and transport developments across Africa, our Ports, Transport and Logistics (PTL) Sector Group is pleased to present Bowmans’ latest PTL news round-up. Our regular round-ups bring you a selection of pan-African PTL-related stories and keep you up to date regarding developments in the space across Africa.

We draw on a network of multi-disciplinary experts across Africa in fields as diverse as regulatory, project finance, construction and environmental law, to keep you in the know about developments and thought leadership in the PTL space.

The articles to which we refer readers are, unless stated otherwise, neither written nor edited by ourselves and appear in their original form. Bowmans does not necessarily agree with opinions expressed in those articles. 

This edition includes news headlines and links to articles from Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Port and terminal news…

  • Banjul port expansion and Sanyang Deep Seaport development approved (Gambia)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (29 August 2023).
  • Construction of new Egyptian terminal begins (Egypt)
    Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (25 August 2023).
  • Dangote Refinery completes construction and starts production (Nigeria)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (23 August 2023).
  • Beira reports new monthly throughput record (Mozambique)
    Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (23 August 2023). Also featured in Africa Ports here.
  • Namibia expands port to prepare for energy boom (Namibia)
    Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (23 August 2023). Also featured in Africa Ports here.
  • Nigerian floating dock shortly to enter service at Apapa, Lagos (Nigeria)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (15 August 2023).
  • Mossel Bay port issues a Request for Information on a renewable energy facility (South Africa)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (21 August 2023).
  • Tanzanian ship to ease container logistics between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar (Tanzania)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (8 August 2023).
  • Namibe port begins export of pig iron from Cuando Cubango (Angola)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (7 August 2023).
  • President Ruto calls for Mombasa port reform (Kenya)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (2 August 2023).
  • Egypt’s new Ain Sokhna container terminal is handed over (Egypt)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (1 August 2023).

Freight rail news…

  • Angola’s Southern Moçâmedes Corridor moves 600,000 tons in 2023 H1 (Angola)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (30 August 2023).
  • South Africa extends rail commodity agreement with Mozambique (Mozambique and South Africa)
    Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (31 August 2023). Also featured in Africa Ports here.
  • Zambian private sector asked to put rail back on track (Zambia)
    Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (29 August 2023).
  • TNPA assures improved service delivery through Bayvue project (South Africa)
    Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (24 August 2023). Also featured in Africa Ports here.
  • DRC copper mine to rail 10,000 tonnes of copper through the Lobito Corridor (DRC)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (23 August 2023).
  • Lobito Corridor a regional game changer (Angola and Zambia)
    Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (21 August 2023).
  • Testing of Tanzania SGR delayed by lack of locomotives (Tanzania)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (21 August 2023).
  • Improving rail performance remains Transnet priority (South Africa)
    Read the full press release here. Source: Transnet (18 August 2023).
  • Renewed interest in extending East Africa’s Standard Gauge Railway (Kenya and Uganda)
    Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (7 August 2023).

Road freight and logistics news…