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News sources in Africa say the port channel at Mombasa in Kenya will be deepened and widened this year to allow larger ships to call at the port.
The project will reportedly cost the Kenyan Government Sh3.5 billion and needs to be completed soon to avoid the risk of the port being reduced to a feeder port.
Transport minister Mr Chirau Ali Mwakwere said the Kenyan Government has finally approved a proposal from Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) for dredging work.
The minister was addressing Mombasa port users last week when he made the announcement.
"The dredging project will be undertaken in three phases starting 2007 to 2010," Mwakwere said, and will be implemented alongside construction of a second container terminal at the port.
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Dredging News Online
A publication for the worldwide dredging industry published by Clarksons
News - April 17, 2007
The project will reportedly cost the Kenyan Government Sh3.5 billion and needs to be completed soon to avoid the risk of the port being reduced to a feeder port.
Transport minister Mr Chirau Ali Mwakwere said the Kenyan Government has finally approved a proposal from Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) for dredging work.
The minister was addressing Mombasa port users last week when he made the announcement.
"The dredging project will be undertaken in three phases starting 2007 to 2010," Mwakwere said, and will be implemented alongside construction of a second container terminal at the port.
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Dredging News Online
A publication for the worldwide dredging industry published by Clarksons
News - April 17, 2007
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