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Port expansion project completed on schedule

Ramping up operations

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 0 2564

MOROCCO: APM Terminals is ramping up operations for 2025 by celebrating the last part of its two million TEU-expansion in MedPort Tangier, which went into operation this month. With this expansion, the terminal now has a total capacity of 5.2 million TEUs annually and two kilometres of berth length. This has been part of a three-year project that was delivered on schedule.

Funding for port expansion signed

Multi-purpose terminals to be expanded

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 0 2708

MOROCCO: Morocco's port management company Marsa Maroc has signed a €65 million financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to fund projects aimed at expanding capacity and optimising operations at its multipurpose terminals in the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar.

Supporting artisanal fishers

MAURITIUS: Some 100 fishers received certificates this week after completing the General Course for Fishers at the Mauritius Maritime Training...

Far reaching resolutions to address challenges in the African maritime...

Unathi Sonti, Executive Chairperson of the Maritime Business Chamber returned from the 7th Conference of the Association of African Maritime...

Modernisation plan for Kenya’s navy

KENYA: Speaking at the country’s Navy’s 60th anniversary, Kenya’s President William Ruto committed to increasing support for the...

Tanker added to South African registry

SOUTH AFRICA: The 100.7m tanker, Uhambo, was officially welcomed as African Marine Solutions’ (AMSOL) 14th vessel to join the South African...

Africa leads first meeting to improve undersea infrastructure

Chaired by Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, the inaugural meeting of the International Advisory Body on...

Harmonising policy key to regional fisheries management

LIBERIA: Concluding today, the 15th session of the Conference of Ministers of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC)...

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