On 21 August, the Port of Pointe-Noire and the Namibian Ports Authority signed a memorandum of understanding to develop their cooperation. The agreement includes the sharing of expertise and the exchange of good practice in...
Maritime
Shipping: Suez Canal traffic is increasing, despite persistent security risks
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal has reached its highest level since January 2024, with 1,088 transits recorded between 20 July and 16 August 2026. Several shipowners, including Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, began to gradually reintroduce...
Kenya strengthens international cooperation to secure trade routes
Kenya is intensifying its maritime security cooperation with several international partners, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Italy. This strategy aims to strengthen the protection of trade routes linking the Indian Ocean...
Ivory Coast: cocoa arrivals in ports approaching 2 million tons
The ports of Abidjan and San Pedro have received nearly 2 million tons of cocoa beans since the start of the 2025/2026 campaign. As at 16 August, cumulative volumes were up 20.8% compared to the same period of the previous marketing year, according to...
Conakry Terminal: Édouard Léno appointed Managing Director to replace Emmanuel Masson
Conakry Terminal announced the appointment of Édouard Léno as Director General. He succeeded Emmanuel Masson, who managed the container terminal of the Autonomous Port of Conakry for more than five years. The transition between the two leaders was marked by...
Maritime transport: COSCO and Diamond Line strengthen service between West Africa and Europe
COSCO Shipping Lines and Diamond Line announced the strengthening of their MWAX (West Africa Express) service with the addition of two ships. This evolution should increase the capacity available and strengthen the regularity of weekly departures...
Tanzania: DP World entrusts EDCS with the modernization of seven operational zones at Dar es Salaam port
DP World has awarded the EDCS group a contract for the rehabilitation of seven operational areas of Terminal 1 of the port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The project covers a total area of 90,000 m2 and construction has already begun. The...
Kenya: InterAsia Lines to launch weekly maritime link between Mombasa and Asia
The Taiwanese shipping company InterAsia Lines plans to set up a weekly service in mid-October 2026 from the port of Mombasa, Kenya. The service will be operated with HMM, Pacific International Lines and COSCO Shipping, on ships of a...
South Africa plans to export 200,000 tonnes of soybeans to China
South Africa is expected to ship about 200,000 tons of soybeans to China in November 2026. This operation comes after a record harvest of 2.8 million tonnes during the 2025/2026 summer grain season and while exporters are looking to...
Nigeria: United States lifts security restrictions on ships since 2014
The U.S. measure concerned vessels that had stopped at certain Nigerian ports before joining the United States. Its lifting comes after several assessments of Nigeria's maritime security system and the progress made in the implementation of the...