PORTS, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR NEWS ROUND-UP 2/2022 (31 JANUARY – 26 FEBRUARY 2022)

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, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

News round-up...

• Western Cape fishing harbours revamp almost complete (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (25 February 2022).
• Pointe Noire’s Congo Terminal continues to upgrade facilities (Republic of the Congo)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (24 February 2022).
• Mossel Bay’s cup runs over – two cruise ships on Saturday (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (24 February 2022).
• The Namibian Ports Authority welcomes the MS Europa 2 (Namibia)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (21 February 2022).
• South Africa urged to improve its ability to receive ultralarge container vessels (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (18 February 2022).
• Tanzanian transport strike threatens supply into Zambia (Tanzania and Zambia)
  Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa's Freight News by FTW (18 February 2022).
• At least R3bn needed to upgrade Transnet Freight Rail’s security infrastructure (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (16 February 2022).
• Coal volumes gather pace at Maputo port (Mozambique)
  Read the full article  by here. Source: Southern Africa's Freight News by FTW (15 February 2022).
• Public, private sectors play key role in employment, growth (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: South African Government News Agency (14 February 2022).
• Third-party rail access set for April launch (South Africa)
  Read the full article  here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (11 February 2022).
• Ramaphosa commits to private participation in terminals (South Africa)
  Read the full article  here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (11 February 2022).
• Ghana’s Port of Tema Terminal 3 sets new vessel productivity records (Ghana)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (11 February 2022).
• Government identifies sectors to boost economic growth (South Africa) 
  Read the full article here. Source: South African Government News Agency (10 February 2022).
• Call for Africa to overhaul and transform its transport sector
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (9 February 2022).
• Tanzania to buy 1,430 rail wagons from China (Tanzania)
  Read the full article  here. Source: Africa Ports (9 February 2022).
• Concession to manage and operate Onitsha River Port in Nigeria awarded (Nigeria)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (9 February 2022).
• Namibia’s ports beat the odds (Namibia)
  Read the full article here. Source: Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW (7 February 2022).
• Contracts awarded to dredge open Senegal’s Port of St Louis River (Senegal)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (7 February 2022).
• Harbours need private sector investment (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: Creamer Media’s Engineering News (4 February 2022).
• DP World to work with Angolan government to develop country’s logistics sector (Angola)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (3 February 2022). Also reported by Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW here.
• Dar es Salaam: Striving to become the regional port of choice (Tanzania)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (2 February 2022).
• The interim application process and requirements to conduct ship to ship transfers and bunkering operations outside of a port: SAMSA (South Africa)  
  Read the marine notice here. Source: SAMSA (1 February 2022).
• Moratorium on bunkering licences’ applications lifted: SAMSA (South Africa)
  Read the full article here. Source: SAMSA (31 January 2022).
• FLNG Coral Sul arrives on station in northern Mozambique (Mozambique)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (31 January 2022).
• Richard Ibwima appointed as new Operations Executive at Namport (Namibia)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (31 January 2022). Also reported by Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW here.
• APM Terminals investment in Apapa passes the US$ 400 million mark (Nigeria)
  Read the full article here. Source: Africa Ports (31 January 2022).