Tanzania president Suluhu announced the plan is to link Angola’s Benguela Railway with the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) connecting the Lobito Corridor to the Central Corridor and the port of Dar es Salaam.

Suez Canal is a special economic and industrial hub in Egypt established in September 2015, while Lagos Free Zone covers an area of 860 hectares, fully equipped with world-class infrastructure.

Mauritanian waters attract distant-water fishing nations as well as vessels operating under other licensing arrangements, with the economic importance of Mauritania's fishing grounds being evident in negotiations over access by foreign fleets.

The Indonesia-MOWCA programmes are designed to strengthen maritime education, improve professional competence and enhance the training across West and Central Africa.

The West African country has a range of opportunities spanning traditional maritime industries and emerging offshore activities, offering new prospects to Ivorian youth.

The Dangote refinery is supplying fuel to several African countries amid the Middle East disruptions, signifying the importance of the Dangote Group to Africa’s economy.

The funding demonstrates Cabo Verde’s potential to actively compete in the global economic systems.

The United States of America (USA), through the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed a US$753 million loan agreement for the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) to support the rehabilitation and operation of the brownfield mineral port in Lobito.

The Union of Comoros has launched a US$137 million maritime corridor and regional trade facilitation project, financed by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). 

Meta, the parent company which owns Facebook and other social media platforms, has entered into a deal with Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecommunications provider to bring its second submarine cable to the East African nation.

Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal has grown into a strategic national asset that handles approximately 96% of South Africa’s iron ore exports.

Guinea’s Simandou project has commenced commercial operations. In early December, a deep-sea vessel carrying 200,000 tonnes of high-grade iron ore departed Guinea’s Port of Maretapa for China, marking the first shipment from the Simandou project.

The state-of-the-art crawlers are said to represent the pinnacle...

Norway offers a potential learning model for Nigeria through its combination of fisheries legislation, vessel monitoring, fleet management and international cooperation against IUU fishing.

The Executive Mayor of the City of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has praised the city’s partnership with the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), describing it as a tailor-made initiative aimed at protecting South Africa’s seabird populations.

Previously without a direct call, cargo destined for Liberia would pass through other regional ports, where containers are transferred from one vessel to another before proceeding to Monrovia.

Tanzania president Suluhu announced the plan is to link Angola’s Benguela Railway with the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) connecting the Lobito Corridor to the Central Corridor and the port of Dar es Salaam.

The new service will operate the Shanghai (China) – Ningbo (China) – Nansha (China) – Port Klang Westport (Malaysia) – Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) – Maputo (Mozambique) – Singapore – Shanghai (China) rotation.

With Africa sitting on the Equator, one of the best places on earth to launch satellites from, expert Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba says the continent should be “designing, launching, and operating the systems that watch over our own oceans within our own continent.”

The planned investments include the redevelopment of existing conventional and multipurpose cargo berths, the construction of additional container terminal berths at the Port of Mombasa, and the development of new berths at the Port of Lamu.

Tanzania president Suluhu announced the plan is to link Angola’s Benguela Railway with the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) connecting the Lobito Corridor to the Central Corridor and the port of Dar es Salaam.

The planned investments include the redevelopment of existing conventional and multipurpose cargo berths, the construction of additional container terminal berths at the Port of Mombasa, and the development of new berths at the Port of Lamu.

A recent  digitalisation workshop in Accra, Ghana, sought to, and scale up the implementation of Maritime Single Windows (MSWs) and Port Community Systems (PCSs).

Transnet’s record-breaking train featured two coaches, with 13 locomotives placed interspersed across the 696 wagons, while the entire train weighed 15,830 tonnes.

Twenty staff drawn from various Kenya Ports Authority divisions are currently undergoing the UNCTAD training, before becoming trainers to facilitate similar training in various countries where the programme runs.

Several heads of state and government from the East Africa region and beyond expected to attend the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu, Kenya.

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has indicated that the acquisition remains subject to regulatory approvals, valuation processes, and the completion of legal and commercial due diligence.

The Ghana flagged 40,000 cubic meters LPG carrier reinforces Sahara Group’s commitment to integrated infrastructure hinged on reliability, security and long term impact.

Namibia is rapidly emerging as Africa’s oil and gas exploration ‘hotspot,’ driven by a string of major discoveries and successful drilling operations across the Southern African nation.

Africa’s richest man, Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote has signed a landmark US$1 billion investment agreement with Zimbabwe, marking one of the most significant private-sector investments in the country in recent years.

The Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) has strengthened its maritime capacity development drive through a partnership with the government of Indonesia, resulting in successful training of instructors and assessors from member states.

Previously without a direct call, cargo destined for Liberia would pass through other regional ports, where containers are transferred from one vessel to another before proceeding to Monrovia.

The new service will operate the Shanghai (China) – Ningbo (China) – Nansha (China) – Port Klang Westport (Malaysia) – Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) – Maputo (Mozambique) – Singapore – Shanghai (China) rotation.

Liberia’s objective is to advance a greener, safer and more sustainable shipping industry, while respecting the legitimate development aspirations and circumstances of all nations.

Sierra Leone's president said the country had long depended on foreign shipping companies to transport its mineral resources, agricultural produce and imported goods, noting that the establishment of SLOSCo will help change the trajectory.

The arrival of MV Great Glory at the Port of Lamu with assorted heavy machinery marked another milestone in the mobilisation construction material for the project.