New Douala links

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to lend Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique EP (The Mozambique Rail and Port Authority – CFM) US$40M and act as a facilitator with other lenders to secure a further US$30M.

The AP Moller -Maersk Group has opened a new warehousing and distribution complex in the port of Douala, Cameroon.

Partnership will see chassis produced in Vietnam for the US market, avoiding tariffs in the process.

Optimisation software will play a key role in the ambitious project to implement a central system for internal container logistics at the Port of Rotterdam.

Switzerland’s Hupac will use data from its Nexiot rail car monitoring system to automate route planning and traffic management.

With their existing agreement due to expire Bolloré and APM Terminals have not been named in the list of five companies pre qualified for the new concession at Douala.