Bringing you shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa since Bringing you shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa since A subscription costs as little as R41 per month approx. The 41,dwt, metre long by 32m wide ship is flagged in Liberia and was built in at the Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa S. This picture is by Trevor Jones. On 22 February , the Government illegally seized control of the Doraleh Container Terminal from DP World, who designed, built and operated the terminal following a concession awarded in Do they have the expertise to run shipyards?
Somebody needs to tell us what they plan to do. Ogbeifun suggested that instead of buying the floating dock, NIMASA should have sought advice from the ship yards that already exist in the country and enquired what was needed for them improve and grow their share of the business. In an ideal world, the money that was used to build that the floating dock is a bad investment.
Where are the trained skill personnel that will operate it? That money should have been given to ship owners to buy ships and generate revenue and give back to them. It could call a meeting of ship yards operators in the country, and ask if they can form a consortium and have a neutral yard to operate the dock or buy it off? The whole thing is just interesting and I am waiting to see how it goes. The construction company for the Maputo-KaTembe Bridge , Maputo Sul, has again failed to meet construction deadlines, reports the Portuguese-language newspaper, O Pais.
Several layers of tarmac were still to be laid on these roads which would then require signage and other finishing touches. Another issue that remains incomplete is apparently the compensation due to families who were living in the path of the roads leading to the bridge and where sections of the bridge supports have since been constructed.
The bridge will connect the city of Maputo and Catembe on the opposite side of the bay for the first time, saving a considerable amount of time compared with the long drive around. Most local people living on the south side of the bay make use of ferries but will in future have the opportunity to cross by bridge for the first time.
