Japan focuses on African ports

MSC’s Africa Global Logistics now operates Namibian Walvis Bay and Angolan Lobito terminals, expanding its Southern African presence.

Container throughput at Mombasa increased by almost 12% in 2023, with significant improvements in vessel and truck turnaround times, and a rise in total cargo handled.

A contract extension of 25 years from 2033, and new investment aim to make Maputo an even stronger competitor to South African ports.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the Royal Government of Cambodia in Phnom Penh to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up to Y41.38B for the Sihanoukville Port New Container Terminal Expansion Project

Agility’s latest move in expanding its operating presence in Africa is to develop a new warehousing and distribution centre in Maputo, Mozambique.

China Communications Construction Company has completed the first three berths at the new port of Lamu in Kenya, and the focus has turned to securing cargo handling equipment and developing road connections.