Kenya is losing her competitive advantage as East Africa’s economic hub as a result of inefficiencies and congestion at the port of Mombasa, as importers and exporters look for other options. In recent months, the chaos at the port of Mombasa, which saw the facility experience its worst ever congestion has translated to increased business [...]
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) last weekend officially flagged- off a project for the re-development of the port facilities at the ‘Bull Nose’ area of the Lagos Port Complex. It is to be built and operated by Messrs Eko Support Services Limited. Speaking at the flag- off ceremony last weekend, the Managing Director of the [...]
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise is to set up a probe panel to investigate the abandonment of a contract for the dredging of Calabar water channel. The Vice Chairman of the committee, Hon. Chinda Ogundu, disclosed this to newsmen in Calabar while on inspection of Customs Area Command and the Calabar [...]
The River Pra is to be dredged to enable the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to obtain enough water at the Bosomase and Daboase water intake points and distribute to consumers in Sekondi-Takoradi. Dr Hannah Bissue, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, made this known on Tuesday, when she interacted with journalists after [...]
Diversified PSU BEML is eyeing south-east Asia, Africa and South America markets for supplying earth moving equipment for the mining sector. “We are looking at south-east Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia for supplying earth moving equipment,” chairman and managing director of BEML V.R.S. Natarajan said. The company is also looking at Africa and [...]
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been organising training camps for its key personnel, including field crews and management. This is part of the NPA’s ongoing commitment to education and knowledge building, in which the UK Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) has been closely involved and has delivered training on many aspects of engineering in [...]
The Nigerian Ports Authority has commenced massive dredging of all navigational channels throughout the country in order to accommodate… By Francis Ugwoke (thisdaylive) Source: thisdaylive, January 29, 2012;
The Kwara State Government has embarked on the dredging of canals in Ilorin as parts of measures to combat flooding in the state… (punchng) Source: punchng, January 25, 2012;
The Management of the National Port Authority (NPA) has clarified that the periodic dredging of the Freeport of Monrovia is not part of the … (liberianobserver) Source: liberianobserver, January 24, 2012;
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Counselor to the Prime Minister of Kenya’s infrastructure development Sylvester Kasuke ihas informed about that during a meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador to Kenya and Tanzania Vladimir Butyagov. S. Kasuke has also reported that currently design works and cost estimating work on reconstruction of the port of Lamu are [...]
