Africa
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Waste at sea training for Algerian ports
15/04/2019International 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
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Sustainable port development in Ghana
08/02/2019Port 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
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Port Said to tackle oil waste
01/02/2019Ecoslops 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
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African states show environmental progress
11/10/2018African 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
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Climate-smart port design
11/09/2018Tanzania 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
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Spearheading tackling marine waste
18/04/2018Five 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
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Royal HaskoningDHV reclamation project
10/04/2017Royal HaskoningDHV has been awarded a major design project for reclamation and shore protection in Angola’s capital city. READ more
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Tangier Med awarded EcoPort status in African first
15/03/2016The port of Tangier Med in Morocco has been awarded the certification ‘EcoPort’ by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO). READ more
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APM Terminals Mumbai goes paperless
18/02/2016APM Terminals Mumbai is now providing shipping lines with the required Export Form 13 for export containers entering the terminal by truck electronically. READ more
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Growing African ports sustainably
12/10/2015The Transnet Port Terminals chief executive, Karl Socikwa, says that economic growth prospects for Africa will present both opportunities and challenges – not least in terms of sustainability. READ more
