PORTS, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR NEWS ROUND-UP 1/2023 (16 DECEMBER 2022 – 24 FEBRUARY 2023)

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, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Maldives, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

• SA Government to invest large scale in ports and rail (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (24 February 2023).
• Transnet snubs Kumba’s overture to run lucrative iron-ore rail line (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (24 February 2023).
• Tanzania approval for controversial Uganda pipeline (Tanzania and Uganda)
  Read the full article here. Source:  Africa Ports (23 February 2023).
• Kumba delivers but Transnet restraints hold it back (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (22 February 2023).
• Separation of TFR’s infrastructure, operator functions may open way for big third-party ramp-up (South Africa) 
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (22 February 2023).
• South African Port Statistics for the Calendar Year 2022 (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (21 February 2023).
• Transnet Pipelines and Vopak to bid together for the Richards Bay LNG Terminal (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (20 February 2023).
• Perenco secures FID for Gabon Liquefied Natural Gas facility (Gabon)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (20 February 2023).
• TPT engaging OEMs to address ageing equipment (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering news (17 February 2023).
• Hutchison Ports (TICTS) out as Tanzania Ports Authority takes back container terminal (Tanzania)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (17 February 2023).
• South Africa aims to generate R2 trillion in trade by 2028, with emphasis on intra-Africa (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (16 February 2023).
• No rush for TotalEnergies to restart LNG operations in Mozambique (Mozambique)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (15 February 2023).
• Port of Maputo achieves new handling record as chrome throughput soars (Mozambique)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (10 February 2023). Also reported by Africa Ports here.
• Tanzania’s Port of Mtwara eyes increased container traffic (Tanzania)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (10 February 2023).
• Transnet to shrink rail network (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (9 February 2023). Also reported by Africa Ports here.
• Transnet Port Terminals on the way back, says its steady recovery is continuing (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (9 February 2023).
• South Africa’s coal export snags worsen as rail shipments slump (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (6 February 2023).
• Transnet issues successful US$ 1 billion bond at a coupon of 8.25% (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (6 February 2023).
• Land reclamation in the Maldives: Boskalis acquires €120 million contract (Maldives)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (1 February 2023).
• MoU signed for railway linking Niger and Nigeria (Niger and Nigeria)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (1 February 2023).
• Kenyan carriers enter a first-in-Africa air cargo agreement (Kenya)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (31 January 2023).
• Revamped Mombasa Cruise Terminal making a difference (Kenya)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (30 January 2023).
• Transnet approaches market for lease of container corridor (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (30 January 2023). Also reported by Africa Ports here.
• Uganda to ask Turkish firm to secure rail deal financing (Uganda)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (26 January 2023).
• Nigeria celebrates opening of its first deep sea port (Nigeria)
  Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (23 January 2023). Also reported by Creamer Media’s Engineering News here.
• Angola and AD Ports Group sign joint venture agreement (Angola)
  Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (23 January 2023). Also reported by Africa Ports here.
• Morocco’s Port of Nador rises n the shadow of Tanger Med (Morocco)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (20 January 2023).
• Africa’s last-mile market set to double by 2030
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (20 January 2023).
• PIL inaugurates its first block train in Africa (Kenya)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (18 January 2023).
• Ghana’s Takoradi port to be managed and operated by Turkey’s Yilport Holding (Ghana)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (17 January 2023).
• Transnet works to clear N2, Richards Bay port backlog (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (16 January 2023).
• German carrier expands terminal portfolio (Egypt)
  Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (16 January 2023).
• TFR calls on emerging miners to apply for export manganese rail, port capacity (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (13 January 2023).
• Minerals Council, Transnet to establish joint structures to improve rail, ports performance (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (19 December 2022).