PUNCH. In a bid to revive the port in Delta State, the Federal Government said it had awarded a contract for remedial dredging of Escravos channel. The government said that the move would help to expand the channel and attract…
VANGUARD NEWS The House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to dredge the Escravos bar beyond 7.5 metres depth to improve the traffic of high tonnage vessels. The House also urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to…
VANGUARD FOLLOWING the shallow depth of the Escravos channel, a development that has reduced the number of vessels calling at the Warri port, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has commenced moves to dredge the channel for increased port activities. Speaking…