The future of the port industry in Eastern and Southern Africa
A presentation by Nozipho Mdawe, secretary general, PMAESA at the 2nd Annual Africa Ports & Rail Summit held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 2 and 3 December 2015.
Ports
Inyosi readies for dredging work
The Inyosi workboat will support Transnet National Port Authority’s R889 million Ilembe trailing suction hopper dredger when she gets to work dredging South Africa’s ports early next year. The combination workboat/hydrographic survey boat is being...
Richard’s Bay port gets Transnet IPMS
Transnet’s Integrated Port Management System (IPMS), has been rolled out at the Richard’s Bay port. All eight commercial ports across South Africa’s coastline are now using the R79 million web-based system. Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)...
African ports – challenges and opportunities
What does Accenture see in the development of port infrastructure projects in Africa? Developing economies accounted for 61% of all world sea-borne trade (all forms of cargo) from 2006 to 2013. For developed economies, this was 34 percent. Africa’s...
