The Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA), responsible for the safe, effective, and efficient economic functioning of the national port system, announced that R9.1bn (approx. US$572mn) in infrastructure development will be invested in Eastern Cape ports over the next seven years
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TICT orders two Konecranes to support development
Tincan Island Container Terminal Limited (TICT) has ordered two Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbour Cranes to improve operational efficiency and support container traffic development
Congo Terminal continues to upgrade its infrastructure
Congo Terminal, a Bolloré Ports subsidiary, continues to upgrade the Port of Pointe-Noire and has achieved a new milestone with the completion of the extension works of the yard surface area of dock D
MSC to buy Bolloré Africa Logistics
Completion of the sale would require the approval of regulatory and competition authorities. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Global container transport and logistics firm MSC Group has announced its intention to acquire 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics, thus comprising all of the Bolloré Group’s transport and logistics activities in Africa
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams arrives in Nigeria

The U.S. shares a common interest with African partner nations in ensuring security, safety, and freedom of navigation. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The officers assigned to Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) participated in a maritime interoperability planning event with leaders from the Nigerian Navy on 7 August