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MANY PORT STATES NOT READY FOR IMO 2020
01 October 2019
Most signatory states to this green shipping regulation could struggle with enforcing compliance to the global sulphur cap. Of the 95 signatories only 30 countries have experience with...
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PORTS AND HARBORS (IAPH) CONFERENCE AND MEETINGS
01 October 2019
IAPH Conference and Meetings Source: IAPH website 2020 Mar 17-19 IAPH Conference Antwerp, Belgium 2019 Oct 21-22 IAPH Environmental Ship Index Working Group Meeting Yokohama, Japan Oct...
NETHERLANDS, TANZANIA SIGN MOU TO HELP TRANSFORM SMALL-SCALE FARMING
01 October 2019
MILLIONS of Tanzanian smallholder farmers complain when their farms produce little or no crop yield. The irony is that very often the farmers and their extension officers...
BARRIERS TO FREE MOVEMENT IN AFRICA: HOW TO REMOVE THEM?
01 October 2019
While the African Union (AU) has developed ambitious plans for continental free trade it is becoming clear that free movement of people lags behind. This blog identifies six...
GETTING SOUTH AFRICA’S HOUSE IN ORDER
09 September 2019
South Africa is facing up to the problems at its biggest port while keeping its role as the conduit for Southern Africa, says Martin Rushmere A lifeline for...
INDIAN OCEAN PORTS – TREAD THE SAME PATH
09 September 2019
Two leading Indian Ocean ports – Toamasina in Madagascar and Victoria in the Seychelles are progressing major expansion plans. Both need additional capacity to cope with new trade...
IAPH gets new Secretary General
05 September 2019
Appointed by the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Board (President and Vice Presidents), Dr. Masahiko Furuichi has officially taken office as IAPH Secretary General, succeeding Mr. Susumu Naruse,...
ZAMBIA DRC BORDER POST SET FOR FACELIFT
15 May 2019
The Democratic Republic Congo and Zambia’s Kasumbalesa border post is one typical African border. Dusty, crowded and suffocating. Do not forget the sweltering heat, but not to...
COMESA LAUNCHES REGIONAL SEED LABEL ONLINE VERIFICATION SYSTEM
03 May 2019
COMESA, to which Uganda is a member, has become the first regional trading bloc to launch an online seed label verification system in Africa and globally. The system...
KENYA, TANZANIA AGREE TO EFFECT SINGLE CUSTOMS TERRITORY
03 May 2019
Kenya and Tanzania have agreed to fully implement a single customs territory to fasten clearance of goods. The two states also struck a deal to fast track the...
EAC PARTNER STATES TOLD TO FOCUS ON INCLUSIVE GROWTH
08 April 2019
A strong call has been made to the East African Community (EAC), partner states to prioritize on policies that will attract and promote investment focusing on the development...
UGANDA: CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA – WHAT IS IN IT FOR UGANDA?
08 April 2019
On a sunny afternoon in Kigali Rwanda, on March 21, 2018, about 80 per cent of African countries, including Uganda, made a statement of intent. Forty four Heads...
EAST AFRICAN REGION TO REGISTER 5.9 PCT GROWTH IN 2019: REPORT
08 April 2019
The shrinking revenue from export of commodities including minerals led to a minor drop in economic growth rates across East Africa in 2018, according to the African Development...
TRADE POLICY REVIEW: EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY (BURUNDI, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA)
26 March 2019
The third joint Trade Policy Review of the East African Community (EAC) takes place on 20 and 22 March, 2019 to provide clarification from the EAC members on...
TANZANIA, RWANDA TOUR OPERATORS IN JOINT MARKETING OF TOURIST PRODUCTS
26 March 2019
Tanzanian and rwandan tour operators have signed an agreement to promote their tourism products as one package. The pact between the Tanzania Association of Travel Operators (TATO) and...
THE PANAMA CANAL JOINS GLOBAL INDUSTRY ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT LOW CARBON SHIPPING
26 March 2019
The Panama Canal formally joined the Global Industry Alliance (GIA), a public-private partnership initiative of the IMO under the framework of Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnership (GloMEEP) project,...
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