Venga Aerospace Systems Inc. announced that the Liberian Ministry of Lands Mines and Energy has confirmed that the Company’s mining affiliate, Global Mineral Investments, LLC (“GMI”) has recovered a further 19 ounces of gold from GMI’s dredging operation on the Dugbe River in Sinoe County, Liberia during the month of April, 2010.
“Continuing adverse weather conditions, [...]
The LOI contemplates a Definitive Written Agreement to be finalized within 30 days from execution and a total due diligence period of 90 days. The Company anticipates a prompt resolution to finalizing this transaction.
Sunergy Chairman P. K. Medhi says: “It is exciting to have the opportunity to expand our West African mining operations into Sierra [...]
In the early 80s to the 90s when the ethnic crisis in the oil- rich Warri area of Delta State broke out, the Warri Port was the pivot around which economic and social activities in the then Bendel and later Delta State revolved.
Today, the story has significantly changed. What major challenges is the port [...]
The Manager, Calabar Free Port, Mr Ahmed Dandare has advised the Federal Government to restructure the ports in the coutry along specialised imports.
Dandare gave the advice while conducting maritime correspondents round the port’s facilities on Wednesday in Calabar.
He said by such an arrangement, Apapa port could handle containers, while Tin-Can Island port would handle general [...]
The African Section of CEDA will organise two international eevents this fall, one in Tunisia from 22-24 October and one in Gabon from 1-3 December.
Tunisia
Date: 22 October 2010
Time: A three day event starting on 22 October 2010.
Host: CEDA-ASDate 22 October 2010
Time: A three day event starting on 22 October 2010.
Host: CEDA-AS
Venue: Hotel Hammamet
Gabon
Date: 1 December 2010
Time: A three-days conference ending on 3 December [...]
Kenya Ports Authority managing director Gichiri Ndua has said that Mombasa’s Kilindi Port has embarked on implementing ambitious development programmes.
These activities include extension of berth 18, conversion of berths 11 -14 to container berths, dredging of the channel, construction of the second container terminal, expansion and upgrading of ICT systems, acquisition of new equipment, continuous [...]
Portuguese construction consortium Somague/MSF/Etermar is to carry out the second phase of work to expand and modernise the port of Praia, worth 72 million euros, under the terms of a contract signed Tuesday with the Cape Verdean government.
The project for this second phase, which is due to be concluded within 30 months, covers refurbishment of [...]
Construction of a $450m second container terminal at the port of Dar es Salaam is expected to begin early next year.
Since 2004, box traffic at the port has grown by 15% a year, although the existing container terminal area has remained static. The new terminal will have a 600,000 teu capacity.
The Port of Dar es [...]
The Cross River State Governor, Mr. Liyel Imoke, has urged the Federal Government to expedite action on the dredging of the Calabar Port.
Imoke, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Edem Asim, said this at a maritime seminar in Calabar, the state capital on Thursday.
He was quoted in a statement [...]
Federal government has been charged to dredge the Calabar port channel as a matter of urgency to improve shipping activities in the state, as well as create employment opportunity for youths in the country.
The charge came from stakeholders who meet in Calabar recently to look at the economic benefits of dredging the Calabar port channel. [...]
