The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has entered into a deal with the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to begin work on the Takoradi Port Infrastructure Development Project
Shipping
Mombasa seaport expansion to be completed in early 2013
Work to expand facilities and construct a new berth at Mombasas seaport in Kenya has been scheduled for completion by early 2013
Shipping costs at Dar es Salaam port 'need to be reduced', says EU
The European Union (EU) has said that shipping costs at the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam were among the highest in the world and needed to be reduced in order to fuel further business at the terminal
Indemnity insurance for Nigerian ship operators
Nigeria-based Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) and United Kingdoms The East of England P&I Association have entered a partnership to guarantee protection and indemnity insurance that will safeguard owners and people who charter commercial ships in Nigeria against liabilities
Siemens to power Mozambique port
German company Siemens has won a contract worth more than US$150mn to install an electricity supply system for a deep-water port at Nacala-a-Velha in northern Mozambique