Africa
Tanzania: CCCC Unveils Plan for Dar es Salaam Port Expansion
China Communications and Construction Company (CCCC) has announced plans for the construction of two container terminals in the port of Dar es Salaam in the near future. The company’s Vice-President, Eng. Ren Hongpeng, says he is awaiting conclusion of funding arrangements involving the governments
Damen Shipyards, Smit Lamnalco Ink Tug Boats Deal at SMM 2012
Damen Shipyards and Smit Lamnalco have today signed a contract for delivery of three tug boats. The signing ceremony took place at Damen Shipyard’s booth at the SMM 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. Phil Cornish, Smit Lamnalco Technical Manager , Andrew Brown, Smit Lamnalco Business Development Manager and
SMM 2012: Damen Shipyards, Smit Lamnalco Ink Deal for Three Tugs
Damen Shipyards and Smit Lamnalco have today signed a contract for delivery of three tug boats. The signing ceremony took place at Damen Shipyard’s booth at the SMM 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. Phil Cornish, Smit Lamnalco Technical Manager, Andrew Brown, Smit Lamnalco Business Development Manager and A
Aqaba New Port Project: Xbloc License Agreement Signed (Jordan)
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC), has signed a license agreement for the use of Xbloc on the Aqaba New Port Project in Jordan. The license agreement has been signed with the Joint Venture existing of BAM International and MAG Engineering and Contracting Co. Within the Aqaba New Port Project, 3000 Xblo
UK: New Admiralty Maritime Security Charts Introduced
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) today has announced the introduction of two new Admiralty Maritime Security Charts to cover The Mediterranean (Q6111) and The Persian Gulf (Q6110). The two new paper charts, together with a new online update service, provide a simple, single point of ref
SeaBird Secures Contract for ‘Voyager Explorer’ in South East Asia
SeaBird Exploration Plc announced that Voyager Explorer has received a letter of award from an oil company in South East Asia. The contract value is approximately USD 7.5 million and contract duration is estimated to 50 days. The Voyager Explorer has mobilized from East Africa and work will commence
SeaBird Receives LOA for Multi-Client Survey in Sub-Saharan Africa
SeaBird Exploration Plc announced that Voyager Explorer has received a letter of award from an oil company in South East Asia. The contract value is approximately USD 7.5 million and contract duration is estimated to 50 days. The Voyager Explorer has mobilized from East Africa and work will commence
Egypt: Officials Discuss Suez Canal Development
Two days ago, the ministers of housing, transport, investment and industry held a meeting to examine executive steps and timeframes for a national project – the development of the Suez Canal zone. Tariq Wafiq, the Housing and Urban Communities Minister, stated: “The project will include the developm
Nigeria: Calabar River Dredging Still on Agenda
Mr. Idris Umar, the Minister of Transport, has assured businessmen in the Calabar that Calabar River will soon be dredged. “Government was not only going to dredge the channel but also looking for a channel manager that would manage same after it had been dredged, as was done with the Lagos and Onne
Cyprus: SeaBird Wins Survey Contracts
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announced that Voyager Explorer has received a letter of award from an oil company in South East Asia. The contract value is approximately USD 7.5 million and contract duration is estimated to 50 days. The Voyager Explorer has mobilized from East Africa and work w
Telkom: No Submarine Cable Expansion (South Africa)
Speaking at the 2012 SATNAC media event Nombulelo Moholi, CEO of Telkom, said that the company will not increase its submarine cable capacities for the next two or three years. Moholi stated that the company has enough dormant capacity on its current cable systems to be able to meet the bandwidth ne
Alnmaritec Delivers New Line Handling Boat (Ghana)
Alnmaritec recently delivered hull number 149, a new line handling boat for operations off an FPSO in a production field off the coast of Ghana. This is the third of the new larger Wave Handler design to be built by Alnmaritec and at just over 12m she has 1000bhp of installed power and she packs [&h