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Marine construction is the process of building structures in or adjacent to large bodies of water, usually the sea. These structures can be built for a variety of purposes, including transportation, energy production, and recreation. Marine construction can involve the use of a variety of building materials, predominantly steel and concrete ...
In Northeast Africa, ancient Egypt and Nubia (modern-day Sudan) developed significant maritime capabilities. The Nile River served as a vital artery for transport and trade, with Egyptians using boats made of papyrus reeds and later, wooden vessels. These boats facilitated the movement of goods and people along the river and into the ...
USS Regulus hard aground in 1971 due to a typhoon: after three weeks of effort, Naval salvors deemed it unsalvageable.. Marine salvage takes many forms, and may involve anything from refloating a ship that has gone aground or sunk as well as necessary work to prevent loss of the vessel, such as pumping water out of a ship—thereby keeping the ship afloat—extinguishing fires on board, to ...
The Port of Abidjan is the most important port in West Africa and the second most important in Africa after the Port of Durban.According to the Ivoirian Ministry of Economy and Finance, traffic through the port contributes to 90% of the customs revenues of Ivory Coast and 60% of the country's income. 70% of Ivoirian GDP passes through the port; 65% of industrial entities in the country use it ...
The construction of the 41-million Euro sea defence began in October 2010 and was projected to be completed by December 2011 but was completed in October 2014. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The quantity of the dredge was estimated at 15 million cubic meters and the vessel type used was the Cutter Suction Dredge.
Dolos construction yard - Yzerfontein, South Africa A man stands next to a dolos, showing its relative size. Dolosse moulds are in the foreground - Durban , South Africa Dolosse are normally made from un-reinforced concrete, poured into a steel mould.
Water ports and harbours in Africa. Articles in this category are of internationally notable port facilities, port authorities, and closely related organizations; for those about ports' cities and towns see: Port cities in Africa.
The Kilindini harbour was inaugurated in 1896 when work started on the construction of the Uganda Railway. During World War II , while Kenya was a British colony, Kilindini became the temporary base of the British Eastern Fleet from early 1942 until the Japanese naval threat to Colombo , Ceylon (now Sri Lanka ) had been removed.