Work on the second phase of Mombasa port’s second container is scheduled to commence in early 2017
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Construction begins on East Africa’s largest port
Construction on Tanzania’s Bagamoyo Port is finally underway, and when completed, will be the largest port in East Africa
Necotrans wins joint contract for Cameroon port
French logistics group Necotrans, along with the Kribi Port Multi Operators consortium (KPMO), has won a contract for the multipurpose terminal at the Kribi port
DP World projects Africa as a major growth market
Ports operator DP World has recorded a 22 per cent increase in profits in the first half of 2015, with highest numbers coming in from Africa, the Middle East and Europe
New Suez Canal facilitates trial run, to open next month
The new Suez Canal has been completed and successful trial runs have been initiated by several vessels, making way for a formal inauguration of the canal on 6 August 2015