According to the CEO of Portos do Norte, Mozambique’s Nacala port handled an impressive 2 million tons of cargo and almost 100,000 containers in 2014, making it a new record […]
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Trade statistics - January 2014
Click on the below links to view the relevant report. National Port Authority of South Africa, Expressed in 6M units (TEU’S): January TEU’S Summary of cargo handled at ports of […]
Cargo waiting time reduced at Dar Port
According to the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA), the waiting time for cargo to be shipped or cleared at the in-transit storage area at the port of Dar es Salaam has […]
Monthly 1.3 million tons target exceeded
During September the Richards Bay Bulk terminal loaded 1.49 million tons versus a monthly target of 1.32 million tons. (To view the monthly TNPA stats for September click on the […]
Mozambique to refurbish 300 rail cars
Mozambique’s rail and port company: Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) is reviving its refurbishing programme which will see 300 rail cars refurbished. This is being done to […]
KPA bets on new railway to ease port congestion
Standard gauge railway is seen as the lasting solution for the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to ease container congestion at the port of Mombasa. Danson Mungatana, KPA chairman says, “The […]
Cargo handling increases in Moçambique ports and rail
A year-on-year increase of 18.3 percent in the amount of cargo handled in the port sector and a 21.2 percent in the rail segment has been experienced by the Mozambican […]
New Nacala Port and Railway concluded by December
The new port and coal terminal at Nacala-a-Velha, in the northern province of Nampula, and the railway linking it to the Moatize coal basin, will be concluded by December of […]
Innovation: Key to growth
Collaboration and innovation is critical to improving the country’s GDP, according to Dr Beverley Waugh, executive director of the South African Shippers Council. The South African Shippers Council recently surveyed […]
Lebombo Border Post December process
The end of year peak travel through Lebombo has the effect that for specific periods the border experiences large volumes of vehicles on the N4 creating backlogs, congestion and delays. […]