The new WAX service provides competitive transit times to and fro key markets. (Image source: Hapag Lloyd)
Global shipping major Hapag-Lloyd will offer an improved service between West Africa and Northern Europe through the Standalone West Africa Express (WAX) Service, starting 10 August 2015
NTBs come in the way of imports and the m-Ship app will keep operators, shipping lines and service providers well connected. (Image source: Lance Cunningham/Flickr)
Africa’s Intergovernmental Standing Committee on Shipping (ISCOS) has developed a mobile phone-based tool to monitor, report and resolve Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)
Maersk seeks to expand its presence in Africa, by upgrading the Tema Port in Ghana and building new ports in Ghana and Nigeria. (Image source: RobertPratt/Flickr)
Shipping company A.P. Moeller-Maersk is expanding operations in Africa, by seeking contracts to upgrade ports in Nigeria and Kenya
The Tanzanian port could be a huge income generator for the East African nation. (Image source: Ryanbowley/Flickr)
The World Bank, UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and TradeMark East Africa have launched a project worth US$596mn aimed at improving the operational efficiency of the Dar es Salaam port in Tanzania
An artists impression of the Lekki Port, upon completion. (Image source: Lekki Port)
Six banks in Africa are expected to provide US$1.5bn for the construction of Lekki Port, likely to commence in April 2015 in Nigeria
The Carmix 3.5TT is renowned for its robust performance in concrete mixing. (Image source: Carmix)
Genuine Volvo Parts are specifically developed, tested and approved to get the very best results from your Volvo machine. (Image source: Volvo CE)
The transaction will give TotalEnergies an interest in hydropower projects in Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi
The project carries an estimated total cost of US$12bn. (Image source: The Republic of Ghana Presidency)
The initiative was unveiled at a meeting at the UIA head office. (Image source: UIA)
Pictured (left to right): Général Birame Diop, Armed Forces Minister (Defence), with Franziska Cusumano, CEO Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks at Daimler Truck and Cheikh Ibrahima Cisse, President GTS Senegal. (Image source: Daimler Truck)
Rovic’s new factory in Blackheath, Cape Town, with the overhead cranes manufactured by BB Cranes installed and commissioned. (Image source: Condra)
Advocates say electric machine alternatives offer a win-win. (Image source: Volvo CE)
Red Sands to bolster Northern Cape grid
