PORTS, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR NEWS ROUND-UP, 2/2021 (25 JANUARY – 5 FEBRUARY 2021) DATE: 16 FEB 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 a variety of sources, covering stories from Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mayotte, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
For a selection of South African PTL news stories...
- Reefer train to ease congestion at the Cape Town Container Terminal
Read the full media release from Transnet on 5 February 2021. - Infrastructure investment essential to stimulate economy
Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 4 February 2021. - Revamped SEZ policy lays groundwork for Ford’s R16-bn investment
Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 3 February 2021. - A while to go before One Stop Border Post bill becomes a reality
Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 3 February 2021. - Progress at Durban terminals commended
Read the full article from Creamer Media’s Engineering News on 29 January 2021. - Transnet National Ports Authority relocates to Ngqura
Read the full media release from Transnet on 21 January 2021.
For a selection of PTL news stories covering Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mayotte, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda…
- Chinese firms to implement 341-km Tanzania rail project
Read the full article from Creamer Media’s Engineering News on 5 February 2021. - Cameroon’s floating LNG plant Hilli Episeyo exporting to new markets
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 2 February 2021. - Meridian to extend Tema’s MPS Terminal 3 ahead of AfCFTA
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 1 February 2021. - APM Terminals blots its Liberian copybook
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 31 January 2021. - Liberian Government speaks out strongly against Gulf of Guinea piracy
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 31 January 2021. - Vale signals an end to Moatize coal operations: first step towards exiting coal production
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 28 January 2021. - CMA CGM to operate and manage new multi-purpose terminal at Alexandria
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 27 January 2021. - Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway fails to perform to expectations
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 27 January 2021. - Liberia sees USD800m ArcelorMittal investment this year
Read the full article from Creamer Media’s Engineering News on 26 January 2021. - Plans underway to link Tanzania and Uganda
Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 26 January 2021. - Dredging of Lake Victoria around Kisumu takes place
Read the full article from Africa Ports on 25 January 2021. - Port of Beira reopens thanks to effective cyclone mitigation
Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 24 January 2021.
For a selection of stories around logistics corridors…
- Oshoek, Ressano Garcia and Beitbridge
See Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW for a number of “Border Beat” stories over the last two weeks about the Beitbridge, Kazungula Bridge and Lebombo border posts.
For a selection of news stories about the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)…
- Independent rail industry body positions itself for AfCFTA opportunities
Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 29 January 2021. - AfCFTA holds ‘immense potential’ for Africa, says WEF report
Read the full article from Creamer Media’s Engineering News on 26 January 2021.