Africa
Additional USD852 million is required to build the deepwater port of Limbe (Cameroon)
A feasibility study released by the Limbe Port Development Corporation and its Korean partners has revealed that an additional USD852 million is required to build the deepwater port of Limbe, in southwest Cameroon… [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships, January 20, 2010
Construction of the deepwater port in Sao Tome and Principe will only begin in 2011
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, 15 Jan – Construction of the deepwater port in Sao Tome and Principe will only begin in 2011, one year later than planned, Oliver Tretout of the Terminal Link company has announced. [mappress] Source: MacauHub, January 15, 2010;
Madagascar’s new port of d’Ehoala is in business
A new port on the southern tip of Madagsacar opened for business last year – Port d’Ehoala near Port Dauphin. [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships, January 12, 2010
Angolan goverment invests over USD 14 million in coastal protection
Luanda – At least USD 14 million were invested by the Angolan Government in the first and second phases of coastal protection works in Chicala , Ingombota district in Luanda, Angop has learnt Monday in the local. [mappress] Source:portalangop,January 11,2010;
Nigerian Government Urged to Halt Niger Delta Dredging
Warri — Federal Government has been called upon to put on hold the proposed plan to dredge the River Niger even as the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) has been challenged to show what it has done for the development of oil bearing areas in the state. [mappress] Sou
China will finance the building of a second port in Kenya
NAIROBI — China will finance the building of a second port in Kenya, a transport corridor and the upgrading of a railroad linking Kenya’s Mombasa port and the Ugandan capital, a statement said Wednesday. Source: AFP, January 6, 2009
Niger River dredging work is going on smoothly and according to specification
Despite reservations expressed by some of the communities and people doing business at the Niger River over the slow performance of the companies dredging the river, Transport Minister, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa Bio has said that the dredging work is going on smoothly and according to specification. [mappr
Cameroon: Kribi and Limbe Sea port construction projects imminent
The Kribi Deep Sea Port construction project is getting into its final phase… Source:crtv,December 29,2009 [mappress]
Kenya Ports Authority: uncertainty surrounding the dredging of Likoni channel
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is optimistic that construction of the second container terminal will start on schedule despite uncertainty surrounding the dredging of Likoni channel… Source: Africa Business Daily, December 23, 2009;
Navigational channel dredging stirs up vessel traffic into Lagos (Nigeria)
VESSEL traffic into the Lagos Ports has been on the increase since 2007, when the Federal Government concession the port and transferred marine services, one of the primary responsibilities of the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) to the international shipping community, to the private sector… Source: T
Nigeria: the Lagos State government has placed embargo on all surface sand mining activities across the state
The Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Prince Adesegun Oniru disclosed this at a meeting with management staff of the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Mineral Resources Development in his office at Alausa, Ikeja… Source: Sun News,December 19,2009;
Lean times lie ahead for companies on the hunt for maintenance dredging work
Lean times lie ahead for companies on the hunt for maintenance dredging work, with the real effect of the economic downturn not hitting their balance sheets until next year and beyond… Source: Port Strategy, December 18, 2009;