Chinese company installs the first caisson of Cameroon mega port phase II
STORY: Chinese company installs the first caisson of Cameroon mega port phase II
DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:49
LOCATION: Yaounde
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Kribi Deep Seaport
2. various of Jean Ernest Ngalle Bibehe
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICE MELOM, General manager of Port Authority of Kribi
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU DI, Deputy general manager of CHEC
STORYLINE:
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) has started construction work on the second phase of the Kribi Deep Seaport in southwestern Cameroon with the installation of the first caisson that forms the wharves.
Speaking at the event marking the installation of the caisson on Saturday, Cameroonian Minister of Transport Jean Ernest Ngalle Bibehe said that the extension will help improve the efficiency of the Kribi Deep Seaport and enable Cameroon to become a maritime hub in Central and West Africa.
A total of 36 caissons, each weighing about 2,600 tonnes, will be installed on the about 700-meter extension quay,
- Product Code
- ILEA001029549
- Registered date
- 2022/10/24 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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