Belgian engineering firm Jan De Nul Group (DJN) has commenced the next phase of expansion of the Takoradi port in Ghana, in an effort to transform it into a logistics hub in west Africa
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Namibian port wins approval on US$338 million loan for new container terminal

The new terminal is expected to triple Port of Walvis Bays container handling capacity. (Image source: Namport)
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$338mn sovereign loan for the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) to construct a new container terminal at the Port of Walvis Bay
Kenya port to upgrade power supply system

The new power facility at the port will supply power to a new berth commissioned in August and a second container terminal that is being built. (Image source: sxc.hu)
Kenya’s Mombasa port will construct a new power back-up facility after suffering frequent blackouts at a time when the port has been under pressure to clear cargo faster under a regional trade plan
Ghana to link up with the Netherlands for port development talks
Experts from the Port of Rotterdam will impart advice to Ghanaian officials on the development of port facilities and related logistics. (Image source: AlfvanBeem)
Negotiations between the Ghanaian and Dutch governments on the development and expansion of the West African country’s sea ports are set to take place during the visit of a trade delegation from the Netherlands to Accra
Bechtel launches new port design for Africa

Bechtels solution can provide a reduction of up to 40 per cent in port infrastructure construction costs compared with building a traditional port. (Image source: sxc.hu)
Construction, engineering and project management firm Bechtel has claimed that it has created a design for ports that could transform shipping in Africa in the years to come