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Hong Kong-based company to invest in Pakistan's Karachi port to boost trade
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Port Holdings has committed investment of 240 million U.S. dollars for the development of Pakistan's Karachi port, the Prime...
New patrol boats to secure Lagos ports
Poised to fully protect vessels berthing at the Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has procured security patrol boats expected to come into the country within the next six weeks.The...
Rotterdam Port Joins Noah's Train
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that it has participated in ‘Noah’s Train’ as part of the Rail Freight Forward (RFF) initiative, a collaborative effort to cut freight transport...
Ligurian ports plan for increased growth / FOCUS
Genoa - Genoa and Savona diversify markets, La Spezia enlarges docks. Genoa - In 2019, Liguria’s ports faced a variety of challenges. For the Ports of Genoa (Genoa and Savona), the first part of the...
Gopalpur Port receives first capesize vessel in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Gopalpur Port has received its first capesize vessel carrying 105,000 tons of limestone, said a release on Monday. Gopalpur Port now joins the list of select ports in India that...
Hapag-Lloyd declares Tema Port as transshipment hub in West Africa
The Hapag-Lloyd, a global shipping giant, has declared Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) Terminal 3 at Tema Port as its transhipment hub in West Africa. A statement signed by Mr Mohamed Samara,...
German ports to install shore power supply
Hamburg’s state government has approved a large-scale expansion of shore-based power supply in the Port of Hamburg. This will create the conditions for a shift from shipboard diesel power supply to...
Major developments in Port Hedland Australia
Jan De Nul has completed the capital dredging works for the Channel Risk and Optimisation Project (CROP) in Port Hedland, Western Australia.These works are the final part of a three-year cooperation...
Jan De Nul Starts Dredging for Mauritian Port
Jan De Nul group of the beginning of work on dredging and expansion on an internal ship canal and a turning circle in port of Nouadhibou (Mauritania), one of the largest centers through which iron...
NPA grosses N300b revenue from Lagos Port in two months
THE Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has raked in over N300billion from the Lagos Port Complex in the last two months, it was learnt.The cash was realised between July and August this year.Speaking...
African port development could break investment logjam
Long dwell time for deliveries and high shipping costs turn potential investors away from some African marketsCape Town//Africa’s inefficient ports and harbours have long been a major obstacle to...
Delta welcomes dredging of Warri Ports
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday said the state government was accelerating completion of Ughelli-Asaba dual carriageway to accommodate expected heavy traffic from Warri Port when dredging of...
FEC approves contract for repair of Lagos ports control towers
L-R: The Port Manager, Lagos Port Complex Apapa, Mrs. Funmilayo Opotu; Executive Director, Finance and Administration of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Muhammed Bello-Koko; Executive Director,...
Port of Rotterdam Authority Launched Boxinsider
The Port of Rotterdam Authority launched 'Boxinsider'. The application allows shippers and freight forwarders to see where their containers are located at any given moment. Not only is this much...
Port Dredging: NPA Undecided Over Future Of $70m JV Contract
As the contracts for the dredging of Lagos and Bonny ports channels expires next year, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is hinging the renewal of the $70 million channel management contracts on a...
