Africa
Ghana: Takoradi Harbour Expansion About to Begin
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod in the first week of December for work to start on the expansion of the Takoradi Harbour, Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations, said on Thursday. He said the expansion programme was in line with governme
Namibia: CHEC Lands Walvis Bay EPC Deal
On November 8, CHEC held the signing ceremony of Walvis Bay container terminal EPC contract in Windhoek, capital of Namibia. Li Yi, general manager of CHEC Angola Management Center and Bisey Uirab, CEO of the Namibian Port Authority signed the contract on behalf of respective sides. With a contract
UAE: ADPC Signs MoU with Republic of Guinea
ADPC the master developer of ports and industrial zones in the emirate of Abu Dhabi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Guinea to explore opportunities in mining ports. The MOU was signed last night (25 November 2013) by Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Acting CEO ADPC and Hi
APM Terminals Wins Asia Port Operator Award
APM Terminals has been named the winner of the 2013 Lloyd’s List Asia Awards annual “Port Operator” Award in recognition of maintaining “the highest standards of operational efficiency and customer service throughout the year” among port and terminal operators in the Far East. Excluding operations i
Africa Port Development Forum Set for March 2014
IBC Asia’s Africa Port Development Forum (3-6 March 2014, Hilton Durban, South Africa) will address current issues and challenges in port and related infrastructure capacities, user & investor expectations and how the African region as a whole is gearing up to attract more investments. Project updat
IADC Webinar Set for December
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has scheduled its Ecology and Dredging Webinar for December 11th, 2013, at 15.00 hrs. This webinar will focus on the need and application of ecological knowledge in dredging projects. Astrid Kramer, the presenter is an ecologist and works as a p
Top News – November 18 to 24, 2013
DIAP Nabs Jurong Island Westward Extension Deal (Singapore) Dredging International Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (DIAP, DEME’s subsidiary for the South East Asia region) in a joint venture with Starhigh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd has been awarded a Design and Build contract for 148ha of land reclamation as an exte
Kiasma Introduces KFC System (Italy)
Kiasma and K&D Dredging with its new KFC system turbulent motion strengthened its presence on the American continent, Asian, African and European continent. With the discharge pipe HDPE KFC system, abrasion is reduced to 0,4 mm/1 million m3 of solid flow, unlike the steel pipe that is consumed on av
Abdullahi: Port Concession is Huge Success (Nigeria)
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Habib Abdullahi has applauded the contribution of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) while stating that the port concession is a huge success. The Managing Director gave this commendation when the Director General of the Bureau of Pub
High Delegation Inspects Lobito Port Expansion (Angola)
On October 17, Augusto da Silva Tomás, the Minister of Transport of Angola, and a delegation of APLOP inspected the container terminal, ore terminal and dry wharf of Lobito Port Expansion Project. Lu Yunpeng, the Deputy General Manager of Angola Regional Management Center made a detailed report on t
Angola: Lobito Port Expansion Project Gets Prestigious Award
On October 18, Lobito Port Expansion Project General Manager Department was invited to attend the 2nd anniversary of the founding of Catumbela, Angola. The mayor of Catumbela, Alice Filomena Pascoal, awarded the “Special Award of Merit of Catumbela” to the Project Management Dep. in person. The poli
Top News – November 11 to 17, 2013
Vietnam: Flemish Minister Hilde Crevits Visits Soai Rap Site In the context of Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits’ port trade mission, a visit has today been made to the crucial Soai Rap project and DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ that has been engage