The East African nations of Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan recently started construction on a joint development venture, which will create a new transport corridor and bolster trade across the region
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China to fund Tanzanian and Zambian rail revival
China has announced plans to pump more than US$66 million into the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) to revamp operations and fund infrastructure rehabilitation
Piracy doubles off West African coast
Pirate attacks doubled off the coast of West Africa in February, according to maritime risk company AKE
Grindrod and Vitol in Mozambique coal partnership
Grindrod Limited and the Vitol Group have entered into an agreement regarding the Maputo coal terminal in Mozambique
Safmarine names second newly-built MPV vessel
Safmarine’s second newly-built, owned multi-purpose vessel (MPV), the Safmarine Sahara, was officially named at a recent ceremony in Savannah, Georgia, US