PORTS, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR NEWS ROUND-UP, 9/2021 (10 – 21 MAY 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, Botswana, Cameroon, Djibouti, DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.

For a selection of PTL news from South Africa…

• Continuing inefficiencies at Port of Cape Town a risk for agricultural exports
  Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 21 May 2021.
• DNG Energy intends placing FSU at Ngqura to supply LNG bunker vessels
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 19 May 2021.
• Transnet doubles rail capacity for export grain farmers
  Read the full press release from Transnet on 17 May 2021.
• SA Port Statistics for April 2021
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 16 May 2021.
• Durban Volume and Vessel Call Performance
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 16 May 2021.
• TPT’s Durban Container Terminal receives a further batch of straddle carriers
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 12 May 2021.
• Transformation of SEZs into truly special zones key to their success – CDE 
  Read the full article from Creamer Media’s Engineering News on 11 May 2021.
• Durban Volume and Vessel Call Performance
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 10 May 2021.
• TPT in innovative development of logistics App for industry
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 10 May 2021.

For a selection of PTL news stories from Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Djibouti, DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia...

• New bridge at Kazungula reduces border crossing time
  Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 21 May 2021.
• Sonandrill secures contract to drill 12 wells offshore of Angola
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 20 May 2021.
• Kenya’s newest port, Lamu, opens today
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 20 May 2021.
• Dredging of Kribi Port access channel complete 
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 18 May 2021.
• Port of Douala commissions oil terminal
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 18 May 2021.
• Tema Floating Storage Regasificaton Unit (FSRU) completed
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 18 May 2021.
• Ghana customs to trial e-cargo tracking system
  Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 14 May 2021.
• Sudan halts development of a Russian naval base at Port Sudan
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 13 May 2021.
• UTM Offshore signs Pre-FEED contract for first floating LNG project
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 12 May 2021.
• Zambia punts yet more logistical changes for the region
  Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 12 May 2021.
• Djibouti achieves top ranked container port in Africa
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 11 May 2021.
• Tanzania and Kenya call a truce on maize standoff
  Read the full article from Southern Africa’s Freight News by FTW on 11 May 2021.
• DP World ready to commence construction and development of a deepwater port at DRC’s Banana
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 10 May 2021.
• Angolan Port of Luanda has slight decrease in volume throughput
  Read the full article from Africa Ports on 10 May 2021.