French offshore vessel owner Bourbon has secured a contract from Foxtrot International for two vessels in Ivory Coast. The deal will see the 2009-built PSV and the crew boat Surfer 226 support Foxtrot’s new drilling campaign in the country. Bourbon said the contract is for 250 days. Foxtrot has...
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COLUMN | BP buys big in offshore wind as SBM and BW jump in too — Part Two [Offshore Accounts]
In Part One (here), we examined how BP paid 65 per cent more than its nearest rival to scoop two leases for new windfarms off England and Wales, paying the Queen hundreds ..
APM Terminals: Ivory Coast container terminal enters construction phase
Construction works have officially begun for the Côte d’Ivoire Terminal (CIT), Abidjan’s second container terminal which is expected to become operational at the end of 2021. The post APM Terminals:…
APMT and Bolloré adding second container terminal at Abidjan
Maersk’s APM Terminals (APMT) and Bolloré have signed contracts with China Harbour Engineering Company for the construction of a second container terminal at Côte d’Ivoire Terminal (CIT) in Abidjan. The companies will invest €400m ($473.5m) in the project, covering both construction and equipment....
https://splash247.com/apmt-and-bollore-adding-second-container-terminal-at-abidjan/
Record Cocaine Haul from Ship Off Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s navy has seized a record amount of cocaine plastic-wrapped in small bundles bearing the tattered logos of French fashion house Louis Vuitton and Pacena Black, a dark beer from Bolivia. The 411 kilograms of cocaine destined for the commercial capital Abidjan...
A.P. Moller Capital and Olam to invest in West African ports
A.P. Moller Capital, in partnership with Olam International and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), will invest in infrastructure in West Africa through the Africa Infrastructure Fund. The platform being invested into is an infrastructure ecosystem of ports, trucking, warehouses and rail services,...
https://splash247.com/a-p-moller-capital-and-olam-to-invest-in-west-african-ports/
Ivory Coast taxes shipowners
The North P&I Club informs that the Ivory Coast have issued a notice on their intention to collect fees from vessels that are engaged on international voyages and are loading or discharging at Ivorian ports.
Namely, the country’s Secretary of State of the Minister of Transports has issued a note to shipowners whose vessels call at Ivory Coast, referencing the l’Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) regulations in relation to the Rights of Maritime Traffic, which took effect on 1...
Armed robbery in Ivory Coast results to robbers escaping
On January 19, a product tanker was attacked while in Abidjan Anchorage, Ivory Coast. The armed robbery that took place, resulted to the robbers escaping the vessel with stolen ship’s stores. According to IBM between the Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo the robbery incidents more than doubled in 2018.
Specifically, the incident took place at 22.40 UTC.
Two robbers that were armed with long knives used a hooked ladder to board on the product tanker. The robbers were both armed with...
https://safety4sea.com/armed-robbery-in-ivory-coast-results-to-robbers-escaping/