CHEC blacklisted in Bangladesh

The government of Uganda has cancelled its 2015 contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to build the next section of the standard gauge railway (SGR) from Malaba on the Kenyan border to the Ugandan capital Kampala

The Nigerian federal government has approved the “outline business case” for the construction of a new deepwater port at Bakassi, close to the city of Calabar

An international consortium has signed the long-awaited contract to redevelop the Nigerian rail network. The consortium, comprising GE, SinoHydro, Transnet and APM Terminals, has been chosen “for the interim phase of the concession of Nigeria’s narrow gauge rail network,” according to a statement from the Nigerian federal government

Beijing-based CHEC is a large civil engineering company that specialises in the construction of ports, railways, bridges and highways. Along with several other China-domiciled groups, it has established an enormous global presence. The company is a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company.

After years of criticism of its operations, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services’ (TICTS) concession to operate Dar es Salaam container terminal has been extended by five years, pending a performance review. Meanwhile, the government of Kenya is to launch a new tender for the contract to operate the new container terminal at Mombasa

The development of the new container terminal at Walvis Bay has been delayed by at least a year