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Floating dock fully funded for Ghana

Financiers sign loan agreement

Monday, June 10, 2024 0 2968

GHANA: A consortium, including the African Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to extend $94 million in senior debt funding to PMD Assetco Limited (PMD) for the construction and operation of a floating dock ship repair facility in Ghana’s western Takoradi port.

Ferry fleet launched

Improving transport on inland waterways

Friday, June 7, 2024 0 2276

NIGERIA: A fleet of 15 boats was launched at the end of last month to provide high commercial operations by Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA).

Department of Public Enterprises commits to addressing port reform

SOUTH AFRICA: Admitting that the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) had failed to provide effective oversight of the ports over the last ten...

African ports continue to show a decline in container handling efficiencies

Only four African ports reflected positive change in the newest global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) published by the World Bank this...

Tanzania flagged for crew abandonment

Announcing the release of a seafarer who had been stuck on board a Tanzanian flagged vessel for more than a decade, the International Transport...

Investigating energy-related port investments in developing countries

The International Association of Ports & Harbors (IAPH) has commissioned a study of ports in selected countries from Africa, South America,...

Gabon and Eswatini flagged by ITF

Two ship registries strongly associated with ‘dark fleet’ transportation – Gabon and Eswatini – are the latest additions...

Streamlining fisheries management

LIBERIA: The Management of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, NaFAA officially launched its Fisheries Integrated Management System...

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