Africa
Top News in 2012
Jan: Dutra Group Acquires Hopper Dredger “Stuyvesant” The Dutra Group has announced that it has added a hopper dredge, the Stuyvesant, to its fleet of dredges, marking an historic day in the company’s history. Feb: DEME Nabs Wheatstone LNG Dredging Deal Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd,
CMHI Acquires Ports Assets in Djibouti
China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited has announced that, on 29 December 2012, through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, China Merchants Holdings (Djibouti) FZE it entered into a share purchase agreement with, among others, Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority, to acquire 23.5
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Nigeria: CHEC Nabs Apapa Port Contract
On December 4, CHEC won the bid for the multi-purpose terminal project of Apapa Port on Greek Road, Nigeria, with a contract value of 78 million USD and a construction period of 20 months. Located in Apapa Port in Lagos State, Nigeria, with a terminal length of 580 meters, the project involves a con
Deltares to Develop Master Plan for Beira Harbour (Mozambique)
Deltares will be joining forces with the engineering firm Witteveen en Bos to develop the ‘2035 Master Plan’ for the harbour of Beira in Mozambique. With a population of more than 400,000, Beira is the second largest city in the country. It is located in the estuary of the Pungue River. Beira will f
APM Terminals Apapa – “Best Terminal Operator of the Year” (Nigeria)
APM Terminals Apapa was named the winner of the 2012 Terminal Operator Award by the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria at their annual Maritime Excellence Awards ceremony. APM Terminals Apapa, which assumed operational control of the facility in 2006, is now the busiest container terminal in
Djibouti: Construction of Tadjourah Port Kicks Off
Allana Potash Corp. expressed its congratulations to the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA), the Governments of Djibouti and Ethiopia, and the people of Tadjourah Region in Djibouti, on the official completion of financing and start of construction of the new bulk port at Tadjourah, Dji
Nigeria: FG, Lagos Ink MoU on Lekki Port Construction
Nigeria’s Federal and Lagos State Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a deep sea port in the Lekki area of Lagos, in Western Nigeria. Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Shola Oworu, while signing the agreement at the State House, Ikeja
Siera Leone: African Minerals Announces Pepel Port Development Plans
African Minerals has decided to expand existing rail and port infrastructure at Pepel rather than develop a new port at Tagrin Point. This decision follows a scoping level review of expansion options as it continues to ramp up production at the Tonkolili iron ore mine in Sierra Leone. It says this w
Madagascar: BMT to Manage Site Investigations
WTR proposes to mine and export 407,000 tonnes per annum of ilmenite and 44,000 tonnes of zircon rich concentrate from the Ranobe Mine to a new port site near Toliara (Tuléar). To date, BMT has completed a Port Options Study, the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the marine works, and concept engineer
Congo: Pan African Port Conference Opens
The 9th Pan African port conference opened Monday evening in Brazzaville, Congo, to review the relations between the state and the ports across Africa, PANA reports. Organised by the Port Authority of Pointe-Noire, under the auspices of the Pan African Association for Port Cooperation (APCP), the co
Nigeria: Konecranes Delivers RTGs to Lagos
Konecranes has successfully delivered ten Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to Ports and Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Ltd. in Lagos, Nigeria. PCHS, the port operations arm of the Nigerian Sifax Group, is a major player in port operations and related services in West Africa. The RTGs were