PORTS, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR NEWS ROUND-UP, 11/2021 (7 – 18 JUNE 2021)
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 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 This edition includes news headlines and links to articles from Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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- Western Cape govt appeals for challenges at Cape Town port to be addressed (South Africa)
Read the full article from Creamer Media’s Engineering News on 18 June 2021. - DP World introduces first dedicated logistics rail service between Maputo and Harare (Mozambique and Zimbabwe)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 17 June 2021. Also reported by Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW here on 14 June 2021. - Port statistics for the month of May 2021 (South Africa)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 17 June 2021. - More straddle carriers for Cape Town terminal (South Africa)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 14 June 2021. Also reported by Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW here on 14 June 2021. - Durban Port Bulletin report (South Africa)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 14 June 2021. - Support for Nigeria’s Deep Blue Project (Nigeria)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 13 June 2021. - Positive thinking about Mozambique-Malawi rail reconnection (Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 13 June 2021. Also reported by Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW here on 10 June 2021. - Track South Africa’s economic recovery on Operation Vulindlela dashboard (South Africa)
Read the full article from Creamer Media’s Engineering News on 19 June 2021. - First citrus export leaves Durban for the Philippines (South Africa)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 10 June 2021. Also reported by Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW here on 15 June 2021. - Citrus growers get serious about rail transport options (South Africa)
Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 10 June 2021. - MSC Cruises cancels deployment to SA by MSC Lirica, MSC Musica cruises unaffected (South Africa)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 10 June 2021. - Transnet and Coega Development Corporation collaborate to accelerate infrastructure delivery (South Africa)
Read the full press release from Transnet on 9 June 2021. Also reported by Africa Ports here on 9 June 2021, and by Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW here on 10 June 2021, as well as by Creamer Media’s Engineering News here on 10 June 2021. - Port of Luanda Sogester Container Terminal implements the Solvo.TOS system (Angola)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 9 June 2021. - Port of Nacala coal exports show 28% decrease in First Quarter (Mozambique)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 8 June 2021. - Keel laid at Kisumu for Kenya’s new rail wagon ferry, Uhuru II (Kenya)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 8 June 2021. - Questioning why Saldanha doesn’t provide bunkers? (South Africa)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 6 June 2021. - Karmol LNGT Powership Africa arrives in Dakar to join Karpowership Ayşegul Sultan (Senegal)
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 6 June 2021.