Africa
Top News – August 26 to September 1, 2013
HKND Technical Team Conducts Field Inspections in Nicaragua HKND Group recently announced that it has engaged two leading global firms to provide specialized advice and expertise as the company continues its work on the technical feasibility study and route determination. Abducted Dredging Workers
Kenya: Officials Commission Berth 19 at Mombasa Port
President Uhuru Kenyatta together with leaders from other East African Community member states yesterday commissioned the new Mombasa Port Berth 19. “I was joined by Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda President Paul Kagame during the official commissioning of the K.P.A Berth No 19. This f
Abducted Dredging Workers Released (Nigeria)
The five kidnapped workers were released two days ago by their abductors at the Nembe area of Bayelsa State, reports vanguardngr.com. They have been released on Monday and dropped at Nembe Community where the Police Anti-kidnapping team rescued them, stated Mr Alex Akhigbe, the state police public r
Bechtel Introduces Innovative Port Design Concept
Bechtel, the global engineering, construction, and project management company, has created a revolutionary design for ports that could transform shipping in Africa. The Multi-User Offshore Hub is designed for two or more users and consists of an offshore, smart terminal arrangement and docking syste
Top News – August 19 to 25, 2013
Malaysia: Inai Kiara to Roll Out TSHD “Inai Kenanga” Tomorrow Inai Kiara SDN BHD, Malaysia’s largest marine services provider, announced that the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will launch the trailing suction hopper dredger Inai Kenanga tomorrow. China: Six People Missing after Dredger Sin
Cameroon: Prime Minister Visits Kribi Port Project
On August 6th, Prime Minister of Cameroon Philémon Yang, along with approximately ten Heads of Department from the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Lands and Titles, Ministry of Public Works etc, inspected the Kribi Deep-Water Port Project. T
CEDA Webinar on Climate Change Adaptation Approaches
The Central Dredging Association webinar, named Climate Change Adaptation as it Affects the Dredging Community, is scheduled for 2 October 2013, 2:00 pm Europe D.T (GMT +02:00). The webinar will be presented by Pol Hakstege, Technical Manager at Rijkswaterstaat, Ministry of Infrastructure and Enviro
Top News – August 12 to 18, 2013
Jan De Nul Group Orders New Multipurpose Vessel Last week, Jan De Nul Group ordered a new vessel at the Uljanik Shipyard in Pula, Croatia. The vessel with a deadweight of 10,500 tonnes and a total length of 138 m will be a multipurpose vessel. IHC Merwede Presents New Generation of Omnibarge (The
Gabon: Cofra Applies CDC Compaction Method in Port Gentil
In week 28 Cofra started the compaction at the Gabon Fertilizer Project in Port Gentil as a subcontractor for a joint venture between Boskalis and Van Oord. The compaction is executed using three 16 tonne Cofra Dynamic Compaction (CDC) hammers that are operational day and night, seven days a week. T
Angola: Lobito Port Development Plan Progresses Well
On July 24, the installation and debugging of the 13 pieces of port equipment and some mobile machinery of container terminal in Lobito Port expansion project in Angola were completed and the port equipment and mobile machinery were officially transferred to the client. This laid a foundation for th
Top News – August 5 to 11, 2013
Sabetta Port Construction to Include Huge Dredging Operation (Russia) Nineteen vessels will be part of the dredging operation on Sabetta arctic port construction project on the Yamal Peninsula this year. Boskalis Bags EUR 80 Million Dredging Contract Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has
Nigeria: Officials Discusses Urgent Need for Rivers Dredging
Vice President Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo has expressed the readiness of Nigeria to partner with the United Nations to prevent the occurrence of disaster in the country. Arc Namadi Sambo, who received in his office the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International S