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Shipping during COVID-19: Why container freight rates have surged

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen the Ever Given megaship blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for almost a week in March,…

5 years ago

Port of Mombasa records improved performance in first quarter 2021

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Port of Mombasa handled 9.54 million tons in the first quarter of the year 2021 compared…

5 years ago

Sasol, Toyota push for green hydrogen mobility ecosystem in South Africa

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]S[/dropcap]asol and Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM)  HAVE announced the formation of a partnership to commence exploration…

5 years ago

New report highlights Covid-19 impact on African trade finance

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]A[/dropcap]frican Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African…

5 years ago

AKE Special Insight –The Ship In The Suez

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]O[/dropcap]n 23 March the 400 m long, 200,000 tonne Ever Given MV ship became lodged diagonally across…

5 years ago

AfCFTA, UNDP announce new partnership towards inclusive growth in Africa

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]T[/dropcap]he AfCFTA Secretariat and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a strategic partnership to promote trade…

5 years ago

Developing countries explore maritime alternative fuel opportunities

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]A[/dropcap] new workshop package on 'Alternative fuels and energy carriers for maritime shipping' has been launched (13-16…

5 years ago

Majority of ports in Nigeria now digitalised

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria says that majority of  its ports have been digitalised a move that is aimed at enhancing…

5 years ago

Nigeria to account for 23% of upcoming oil and gas projects in Africa by 2025, says GlobalData

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria is expected to have 100 oil and gas projects commencing operations across the value chain between…

5 years ago

DHL partners with Angola’s Unicargas to boost trade

[divider style="solid" top="25" bottom="25"][dropcap]D[/dropcap]HL Global Forwarding (DHL) is teaming up with Angolan cargo carrier, Unicargas to promote the export of…

5 years ago