News from the Blue Economy
News, Information and Stories of Africa’s Blue Economy
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), one of the world’s largest container shipping lines, has announced an upgrade to its Iroko service with a new direct call [...]
Port of Abidjan under the stewardship of Director General Hien Yacouba Sie scooped two major awards during the recently concluded 45th annual council of the [...]
Safety concerns have resurfaced in one of the world’s most strategic shipping routes, after Somali pirates last week hijacked a Malta-flagged products tanker off the [...]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) plans to electrify the country’s rail network within five years. [...]
The government of Djibouti has signed a framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), laying the groundwork for a potential 30-year concession [...]
The government of South Africa has taken a major step toward uplifting coastal economies and unlocking blue-economy opportunities, through the launch of the nation’s first [...]
The Union of Comoros has launched a US$137 million maritime corridor and regional trade facilitation project, financed by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). [...]
The port of Mombasa has acquired two new state-of-the-art multipurpose boats, bordering on the need to streamline port efficiency along the Kenyan coast. [...]
Global oil company Shell is set to sign an exclusive negotiation agreement with Angola's national oil and gas agency (ANPG), to explore and develop several [...]