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Congo Terminal's €400M East Mole Expansion to Reshape Central Africa Procurement Lead Times by H1 2027
Pointe-Noire's €400 million East Mole terminal expansion will add 750 metres of quay and 16 fully electric cranes by the first half of 2027, doubling the port's annual container capacity from 1 million to 2.3 million TEUs. This infrastructure overhaul will redefine sourcing timelines across Angola,
South Africa's Dual Port Race: 28 RTGs and Hybrid Straddles Transform Cape Town While Durban's Private Concession Hits 28 Moves Per Hour
South Africa's container terminals are undergoing a decisive modernisation drive. Cape Town Container Terminal has deployed four hybrid straddle carriers and is receiving 28 new rubber-tyred gantry cranes by June 2026, whilst Durban Container Terminal Pier 2's new private partnership with ICTSI has
Dar es Salaam Port's 54.6M-Tonne Ambition: Container Boom, Inland Logistics, and Regional Procurement Surge
Tanzania's Dar es Salaam Port has achieved record cargo throughput of 27.7 million tonnes in the 2024–25 financial year, and the Tanzania Ports Authority has now set an ambitious target of 54.6 million tonnes by 2030–31. Between July 2025 and April 2026, container traffic surged 25 per cent to 1,084
West & Central Africa's $27B Port Boom: Terminal Expansion & Supply Chain Gateways
West and Central African ports are attracting unprecedented maritime investment. Over $27 billion in strategic infrastructure is now underway across the region—from Nigeria's Lekki Deep Sea Port (handling 40.6% of national cargo) to Ghana's Tema Terminal 3 (3.5m TEU capacity) and Cameroon's new Doua
Terminal 3's Authority Trap: How Privatised Efficiency Shrinks Institutional Space for West African Suppliers
Ghana's Tema Port Terminal 3 expansion—tripling container capacity to 3.5 million TEU and now handling vessels up to 24,000 containers—marks a watershed in West African port governance. The terminal, run by Meridian Port Services (MPS), a joint venture between the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
Ghana's Tema Port Terminal 3: Navigating Multinational Competition, Concession Gridlock, and Ship Supplier Challenges in West Africa
Ghana's Port of Tema has emerged as West Africa's fastest-growing container hub following the November 2025 completion of Terminal 3, which raised the port's capacity to 3.5–3.7 million TEUs annually—triple the original 800,000 TEU baseline. The $1.5 billion expansion, executed by Meridian Port Serv
Tanger Med Surpasses Durban as Africa's Container Leader: Reshaping Supply Chain Strategies and Regional Procurement
Tanger Med handled 10.24 million TEUs in 2024—a 18.8% surge over 2023—seizing the African crown from Durban, which stalled at an estimated 2.8 million TEU amid chronic congestion and equipment shortages. The shift is no longer confined to port rankings; it signals a fundamental realignment of transs
West Africa's $27 Billion Port Boom: New Hubs Challenge South Africa's Maritime Dominance
West and Central Africa are witnessing a surge of maritime investment that threatens to reshape regional trade flows. Nigeria's Federal Government has approved $27 billion in port expansion across the region—including deep-seaport projects in Lagos, new dry bulk capacity in Cameroon, and Ghana's tri
East African Port Congestion Shifts Intra-Africa Trade Patterns: Dar es Salaam Gains as Mombasa Stalls
East Africa's port hierarchy is undergoing a decisive restructuring. Since late 2025, congestion patterns at Mombasa and Dar es Salaam have begun reshaping regional trade flows, with landlocked nations increasingly diverting traffic to Tanzania's main gateway despite infrastructure strain. Simultane
Port Congestion Cascades: Dar es Salaam Gains as Mombasa Stalls and African Hubs Absorb Rerouted Traffic
Dar es Salaam's 3.25-day median waiting time outpaces Mombasa's 5.33-day delays and transcends Africa's 15-day average, evidence of a quiet operational comeback as neighbouring Mombasa groans under chronic congestion. Yet capacity gains at Tanzania's main gateway mask a wider crisis: rerouted cargo
East African Port Congestion Deepens: Mombasa 5.3-Day Waits Outpace Dar es Salaam Efficiency Gains—Intra-African Trade at Risk
Kenya's Port of Mombasa faces persistent structural delays with vessels waiting 5.33 days on average as of June 2026, while Tanzania's Dar es Salaam demonstrates superior operational resilience through investment in modern terminals and inland logistics. Empty container bottlenecks, truck driver str