Africa
Mitsubishi Acquires Liberia Gas Project Stake from Anadarko
Mitsubishi Corp has bought a 10 percent interest in a petroleum gas exploration project in Liberia from… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, October 21, 2011
Anadarko Sells 10 pct Interest in Gas Project Offshore Liberia to Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Corp has bought a 10 percent interest in a petroleum gas exploration project in Liberia from Anadarko Petroleum Corp as the Japan… Reporting by Vaishnavi Bala (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 21, 2011;
Nigeria: FG Queries Ministry of Transport Over Calabar Port Dredging Contract
Two critical projects in the maritime industry have come under the sledgehammer of the Federal Government, which has queried the supervisory… (nigeriadailynews) [mappress] Source: nigeriadailynews, October 21, 2011;
Essar Seeks to Develop Port in Mozambique
Essar Ports Ltd, a unit of the $20 billion (`98,400 crore) Essar Group, is seeking to develop a port in Mozambique as the conduit for the… (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, October 21, 2011
Essar Seeks to Develop Port in Mozambique
Essar Ports Ltd, a unit of the $20 billion (`98,400 crore) Essar Group, is seeking to develop a port in Mozambique as the conduit for the ex… (portnews) [mappress] Source: portnews, October 20, 2011;
DHL Global Forwarding Announces Investment in Marine Spare Parts Logistics
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and sea freight specialist of DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, today announces the widening of its business focus to include the marine spare parts logistics industry. The move includes the launch of its first global marine spare parts logistics control towe
Kenyan Navy Kills Six Suspected Somali Pirates
Six suspected Somali pirates have been killed in a gun battle with the Kenyan navy. The men died in a firefight with a patrol boat at Kiunga in Lamu. Three naval officers were also injured in the incident close to the Somali border. The navy team was patrolling its waters on Monday when it […
Nigeria: House of Representatives to Ensure Completion of River Niger Dredging
The House of Representatives said it will do everything within its powers to ensure the ongoing dredging of the River Niger is completed on… By Turaki A. Hassan (allafrica) [mappress] Source: allafrica, October 20, 2011;
Eni Makes Significant Gas Discovery Offshore Mozambique
Eni announces a giant natural gas discovery at the Mamba South 1 prospect, in the Area 4 Offshore Mozambique. The discovery well encountered a total of 212 meters of continuous gas pay in high-quality Oligocene sands. The Mamba South 1 discovery well is located in water depths of 1585 meters approxi
Gibraltar: Van Oord Bags Contract for Breakwater Construction
The construction of a purpose built municipal mooring facility for small boats is to go ahead, said government. The project has been develop… (panorama) [mappress] Source: panorama, October 20, 2011;
Eni Strikes Gas Off Mozambique
Eni announced a giant natural gas discovery at the Mamba South 1 prospect, in the Area 4 Offshore Mozambique. The discovery well encountered a total of 212 meters of continuous gas pay in high-quality Oligocene sands. The Mamba South 1 discovery well is located in water depths of 1585 meters approxi
Ireland: Transas Provides Anti-Piracy Training Solution
In response to still pressing piracy threat off the coast of Somaila, Transas has developed an Anti-Piracy solution that will support maritime schools in performing relevant training. The Transas Anti-Piracy package consists of a mothership, a smaller mothership and four fastboats with different spe