Africa
Mozambique: Plan for Port of Nacala Development Unveiled
Vale Mining, the world’s largest iron ore producer has pledged to help develop the Port of Nacala to enhance mining activities in Zambia… (ports) [mappress] Source: ports, October 21, 2010;
Tanzania: Plan for New Port at Mbegani Moves Forward
The Tanzanian government will go ahead with plans to build a new port at Mbegani in the Bagamoyo district north of Dar es Salaam and lying… (ports) [mappress] Source: ports, October 20, 2010;
Port of Ngqura to Get Additional 100 Meters of Quayside (South Africa)
As it celebrates its first year in business, the new port and container terminal of Ngqura (NCT) in South Africa’s Eastern Cape is going to be given an additional 100m of quayside. Announcing this yesterday, Transnet Port Terminals, which operates the Ngqura container terminal at the port, said the
South Africa: Bruma Lake Needs Dredging Project
Wetlands and dredging experts have warned that the long term rehabilitation project of Bruma Lake, in eastern Johannesburg, should start … By Imraan Karolia (eyewitnessnews) [mappress] Source: eyewitnessnews, October 18, 2010;
Officials Express Concern About Toxic Waste Disposal (Ghana)
Mr Alban Bagbin, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, at the weekend noted that surface mining in the Western Region is wrecking… (myjoyonline) [mappress] Source: myjoyonline, October 18, 2010;
APM Terminals Signs Monrovia Concession (Liberia)
The Hague, Netherlands – APM Terminals has signed a 25‐year concession agreement for the operation of the Port of Monrovia in Liberia, having been named the preferred bidder for the port management and modernization project last March. The now formalized agreement for the port’s privatization will r
Egypt: DP World to Duble Container Operations in Sokhna Port
Egypt’s Prime Minister HE Ahmed Nazif and DP World Chairman HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem today officiated at a signing ceremony of an … (thisismoney) [mappress] Source: thisismoney, October 15, 2010;
Namibia: Namport Plans to Invest in Walvis Bay Port Development
Namibia’s port authority Namport plans to spend R2.7 billion (N$2.7bn) on upgrading the port of Walvis Bay within the next three to four years, says Walvis Bay Corridor Group CEO, Johny Smith. As has been previously reported in PORTS & SHIPS, Walvis Bay is to be expanded with a new container termina
Nigeria: River Niger Dredging Will Be Completed Soon
Minister of Transport, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman, has allayed fears of the public over delay in the dredging of River Niger, saying much of the… (sunnewsonline) [mappress] Source: sunnewsonline, October 15, 2010;
Titanium Resources Group Ltd Announces Appointment of Non-Executive Director
The Board of Titanium Resources Group Ltd is pleased to announce that it today appointed Michael Brown as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Brown is the Chief Operating Officer of De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd (“DBCM”), the South African mining operation of the De
Titanium Resources Group Limited Announces Successful Resolution of Dispute with Government of Sierra Leone
Titanium Resources Group is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement in principle (the “Agreement”) to resolve the dispute between its subsidiary, Sierra Rutile Limited (“SRL”), and the Government of Sierra Leone (“GOSL” or “Government”) which related to funds loaned by the GOSL to SRL.
Sailors Kidnapped From Jan de Nul’s Dredger ‘Freed in Cameroon’
Six sailors taken hostage by an armed gang off the coast of Cameroon have been freed, the government says… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, October 1, 2010;