Fourth set of locks for Panama?
NewsWith the third locks catering for ships up to around 13,000 TEU set to open in April next year – around a year later than originally sched...
All go for the Silk Road
NewsKeen to revive the ancient Silk Road trading route, China is investing in overland and maritime projects in its quest to develop a 21st cent...
Funding secured for Abidjan
NewsExim Bank of China has agreed to provide an US$875M loan to fund the expansion of the Port of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This was more than ...
Zimbabwe looks to Walvis Bay
NewsThe government of Zimbabwe has reiterated its commitment to making maximum use of the Port of Walvis Bay in Namibia. As previously reported ...
Walvis Bay work starts
NewsConstruction work on the new container terminal at Walvis Bay in Namibia began this month....
Five on Kribi shortlist
NewsThe government of Cameroon has announced a shortlist of five companies to operate the new multipurpose terminal at the Gulf of Guinea port o...
CHEC and Zanzibar conclude port deal
NewsChina Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is to build and take an ownership interest in a new container and general cargo port at Maruhubi in...
Walvis Bay down to one
NewsChina Harbour Engineering (CHEC) is the only company to have been approved for the contract to construct a new container terminal at Walvis ...
Towards a Honduran landbridge
NewsThe Government of President Pepe Lobo has announced that on July 8 it will sign a memorandum of understanding with China Harbour Engineering...
Hold-up for Lekki
NewsConstruction of the new port of Lekki in Nigeria has been delayed. The project was originally scheduled to open last year and latterly was e...
Progress on new Namibian box terminal
NewsSeven bids have been received for the contract to construct the new container terminal at Walvis Bay in Namibia. The seven bidders include t...
CHEC to expand Takoradi
NewsThe Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has signed an agreement with China Harbour Engineering Co (CHEC) to work on the first phase of...
Takoradi upgrade
NewsThe government of Ghana and Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) have signed contracts to redevelop the port of Takoradi....
CHEC wins Saudi port contract
NewsChina Harbour Engineering Co (CHEC) has won a contract to design and build a second container terminal at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdul Aziz p...
Trelleborg books Doha fender deal
NewsTrelleborg Marine Systems, part of Trelleborg Engineered Systems, has been awarded the contract to supply what it claims is the largest ever...