Transnet helps clean up at Durban

01/05/2019

Transnet National Ports Authority at the Port of Durban has begun a major clean-up to remove the large volume of waste and vegetation left after the recent heavy rains and flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. READ more

Ngqura dredging system protects environment

23/04/2019

South Africa’s Port of Ngqura is helping ensure operational safety and protect the environment as the first port in the world to have a fixed jet pump sand bypass system for dredging. READ more

Waste at sea training for Algerian ports

15/04/2019

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) training on the international treaty covering waste dumping at sea has been provided for Algerian government officials and participants from shipping companies and port authorities. READ more

Sustainable port development in Ghana

08/02/2019

Port development in Africa has continued to gain momentum as countries on the continent launch new constructions or expand and rehabilitate existing ones amid concerns about the true impact of these projects, both on land and on the quality of the READ more

Port Said to tackle oil waste

01/02/2019

Ecoslops and the Suez Canal Economic Zone have formed an agreement to establish a collection, reception and treatment unit for maritime oil waste in Egypt’s Port Said to help tackle ship pollution. READ more

African states show environmental progress

11/10/2018

African states have been praised in working together towards meeting international environmental targets by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica’s director general at the fourth meeting of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA). READ more

Climate-smart port design

11/09/2018

Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is striving to reduce pollution levels at the country's largest port of Dar es Salaam through a long term $345 million expansion and rehabilitation initiative known as Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project, writes READ more

Spearheading tackling marine waste

18/04/2018

Five years ago, South Africa’s Port Elizabeth Harbour was named the third safest of country’s eight commercial ports in terms of security, an achievement it now appears determined to replicate in its environmental protection programme, writes READ more

Royal HaskoningDHV reclamation project

10/04/2017

Royal HaskoningDHV has been awarded a major design project for reclamation and shore protection in Angola’s capital city. READ more

Tangier Med awarded EcoPort status in African first

15/03/2016

The port of Tangier Med in Morocco has been awarded the certification ‘EcoPort’ by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO). READ more