‘Spartacus’ – DEME’s most powerful CSD deploys to Egypt
DEME is reporting the delivery of its giant new cutter suction dredger, ‘Spartacus’, from Royal IHC and its imminent deployment to a project in Egypt. The release said that the…
CSD Hussein Tantawy off to Egypt
A new cutter suction dredger (CSD), Hussein Tantawy, built by Royal IHC for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), is ready to hitch a lift to Egypt, according to Dredging Today.…
NIWA has no appropriating powers over lands along waterways – Court judgment
The Federal High Court, Awka Judicial Division, presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, on Monday, told National Inland Waterway Authority, NIWA, that it has no right to interfere with proprietary…
NPA Channel Management Options: Beware of Going Backwards
By Dr. Edmund Chilaka Preamble The recent reported pronouncement by the Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) on the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) management of seaport channels deserves the closer attention…
NPA and Badagry’s Deepwater Port
The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) recently retraced its steps on the proposed construction of a deep-water port at Badagry citing the ill-advised concentration of such facilities in one section of…
DI’s Nigeria Scorecard
By Edmund Chilaka Dredging International Services Nigeria Ltd (DISN) began operations in Nigeria in 1991 when the industry had fully formed with assorted services available. As a multinational dredging firm…
NPA Channel Optimization
Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) has been appointed by the Nigerian Ports Authority to carry out the Project Management and Co-ordination of Dredging and Channel Design Optimization studies for the…
Maritime News Roundup
A Joint Statement by the NIMASA-Industry Working Group Nigerian Government and Industry Joint Working Group (NIWG) Statement on Maritime Security Collaboration The Joint Working Group (JWG) comprising the Nigerian Maritime…
Akpomojero’s Dredge Dynasty
By Edmund Chilaka The first incarnation of the Akpomejero clan in Nigeria’s sand mining industry was a rollercoaster. Perhaps, it was the lack of sound technical knowledge or the want…