Kribi Deepwater Port receives STS and RTG cranes
NewsFive STS cranes and two RTGs were delivered to Kribi Deepwater Port, Cameroon, for its Phase II expansion, set for completion in 2024.
The last few months have been a tense time for the parties involved in the Prince Rupert container terminal development: the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA), Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Maher Terminals. Construction and conversion of the breakbulk Fairview terminal was scheduled to begin last November but the Environmental Review decision was delayed as the Canadian federal government negotiated with two First Nations groups, known collectively as the Coast Tsimshian, who sought more
By January 19 no agreement had been reached and the Coast Tsimshian were threatening an injunction to stop the project proceeding. PRPA president and CEO Don Krusel was reported in the Vancouver Sun saying that various commercial arrangements had just days to proceed or would lapse and the whole project would fall over.
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