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Lolabé
Lolabé is a small coastal town in Cameroon. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Kribi and the border with Equatorial Guinea. Port The town has been chosen as the site for a port serving an iron ore railway (or slurry pipeline) from Mbalam. There will be a causeway about 700m long followed by a jetty 400m long. An area will be dredged to 22m to take 250,000 DWT Capesize ships or 24m to take 300,000 DWT Chinamax ships. In September 2010, Sundance signed an MOU with China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC) for construction of the port, which would be able to handle 35 million tons of iron ore per year for 25 years. Contracts for construction of port, railway and mine, signed in June 2014. The location of the port has no natural outcroppings, so the port will consist of a long pier extending out to sea, with suitable dredging. Timeline 2014 * Contracts signed to build mine, railway and Chinamax port for iron ore traffic.http://www.sundanceresources.com. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kribi
Kribi is a beach resort and sea port in Cameroon. Location The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately , by road, south of Douala, the largest city in Cameroon and the busiest seaport in the country. The coordinates of Kribi are: 2° 56' 6.00"N, 9° 54' 36.00"E (Latitude: 2.9350; Longitude: 9.9100) Overview It has an estimated population of 55,401. It services sea traffic in the Gulf of Guinea and also lies near the terminus of the Chad-Cameroon pipeline. The Lobé Waterfalls are nearby and there is a road inland, through the Littoral Evergreen Forest, as far as Bipindi and Lolodorf where native communities of Pygmies are found. Kribi Power Station Kribi Power Development Company (KPDC) has built a natural gas-powered electricity generating plant, Kribi Power Station, in the community of Mpolongwe, approximately , north of the Kribi central business distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Cameroon
The list of railway stations in Cameroon includes: Stations served by passenger trains Towns served by rail Existing ( gauge plantation railway) * Limbe - port, terminal, cement works ---- ( gauge) ---- * Nkongsamba (W) – railhead in northwest - rehabilitate * Mbanga (W) – junction in west ** Kumba (W) – branch terminus in west * Bonabéri (W) – port in west ---- * Douala – port - cement works * Edéa – river crossing Sanaga River * Mésondo * Eséka * Makak located in Center Province * Otélé junction for Mbalmayo * Yaoundé national capital – cement works ---- Rehabilitate ---- * Nanga Eboko * Bélabo – ballast quarry and concrete sleeper plant * Ngaoundal * Ngaoundéré – bauxite – railhead * Ngoumen * Otélé – junction for Mbalmayo ** Mbalmayo – river port branch railhead in east Under construction * There are plans for an iron ore railway belonging to Sundance Resources, isolated from existing railways, going from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbalam
Mbalam is a place in Cameroon near the southern border with the Republic of the Congo where there are significant deposits of iron ore. The mining company is Sundance Resources Limited. Namesakes There are two other places in Cameroon with the same name. Railway A 510 km railway connection to a deepwater port is required to exploit these ore deposits efficiently. Several routes were planned using Quantm software. The railway will start at an elevation of about 650m at the mine, proceed along a fairly level alignment for 350 km, drops steeply for 100 km down to the coastal plain, then traverses that plain for 50 km to the port. The gradients generally favour loaded trains. In September 2010, Sundance Resources signed a memorandum of understanding with CRCC China-Africa Construction Ltd, which outlined construction plans for a 490 km railway linking the planned iron ore mines to a proposed port near Lolabé. Another Chinese company, China Harbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinamax
Chinamax is a standard of ship measurements that allow conforming ships to use various harbours when fully laden, the maximum size of such a ship being draft, beam and length overall. An example of ships of this size is the ''Valemax'' bulk carriers. The standard was originally developed to carry very large loads of iron ore to China from Brazilian port facilities operated by mineral firm Vale. Correspondingly, harbours and other infrastructure that are "Chinamax-compatible" are those at which such ships can readily dock. Unlike Suezmax and Panamax Panamax and New Panamax (or Neopanamax) are terms for the size limits for ships travelling through the Panama Canal. The limits and requirements are published by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) in a publication titled "Vessel Requirements". ..., Chinamax is not determined by Lock (water transport), locks or shipping channel, channels, or bridges—the Chinamax standard is aimed at port provisions and the name is derived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) is an engineering contractor and a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), providing infrastructure construction, such as marine engineering, dredging and reclamation, road and bridge, railways, airports and plant construction. It is the second largest dredging company in the world, carrying out projects in Asia, Africa, and Europe. History The company was established in December 2005 during the merger of China Harbour Engineering Company Group (founded 1980) with China Road and Bridge Corporation into CCCC. The Southern Africa Division (SAD) of CHEC was set in 2006 in Luanda, Angola, building business in 9 countries including Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Botswana on behalf of CHEC. Projects CHEC has won large contracts for dredging, particularly in the Middle East and Asia. In January 2011, the company was awarded a US$880million contract for the first phase o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Ore In Africa
Iron ore production in Africa is dominated by South Africa, Mauritania and Algeria. Many countries possess iron ore deposits that are as yet untapped/unmined. Countries and companies currently involved in production are listed here; measurements are in tonnes per annum(year). Deposits Algeria Deposits and production in Algeria include: * 2.3 mm TPA * Entreprise Nationale du Fer et du Phosphate * Mahavir Shree International * Société de l'Ouenza * Boukhadra Angola Deposits and production in Angola include: * ''deposits in Kassala-Kitungo, Cassinga, Chamuatete'' * Malanje, Bié, Huambo, and Huíla provinces. See Mining in Angola Cameroon Deposits and production in Cameroon include: * Lolabé – Mbalam – iron ore port * Nkout [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Panamax Ports
A Panamax port is a deepwater port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship. With the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2016, this list will need to be significantly revised due to larger "post panamax" ships transiting Panama. Other lists are required for even bigger Valemax and Chinamax ships. Africa Mediterranean Sea * Djendjen (Jijel), Algeria * Tanger-Med, Morocco Atlantic Ocean (from North to South) * Nouadhibou, Mauritania — iron ore terminal. * Nouakchott, Mauritania — proposed railhead for phosphate mine. * Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana — built 1928 * Tema, Ghana — built 1961 * Cotonou — Benin * Lomé — Togo * Lekki Port, Nigeria under construction, largest deep water port in Africa with post-panamax capacity * Port Kamsar, Guinea — bauxite loading port, origin of Kamsarmax ship type. São Tomé e Príncipe- island transhipment port. * Monrovia, Liberia — proposed deepening to 20m for 200,000t ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Cameroon
The national flag of Cameroon (french: drapeau du Cameroun) was adopted in its present form on 20 May 1975 after Cameroon became a unitary state. It is a vertical tricolour of green, red and yellow, with a five-pointed star in its center. There is a wide variation in the size of the central star, although it is always contained within the inside stripe. Description The colour scheme uses the traditional Pan-African colours (Cameroon was the second state to adopt them). The centre stripe is thought to stand for unity: red is the colour of unity, and the star is referred to as "the star of unity". The yellow stands for the sun, and also the savannas in the northern part of the country, while the green is for the forests in the southern part of Cameroon. The previous flag of Cameroon, used from 1961 to 1975, had a similar colour scheme, but with two gold (darker than the third stripe by comparison) stars in the upper half of the green. It was adopted after British Southern Camer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad, and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Cameroon
The Republic of Cameroon is divided into ten regions. In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya signed decrees abolishing "provinces" and replacing them with "regions". Hence, all of the country's ten provinces are now known as regions. Most of these provinces were designated in the 1960s alongside Centre-South Province (split into Centre and South in 1983). At the same time, Adamawa and Far North Provinces were split from North Province. See summary of administrative history in Zeitlyn 2018. See also *List of regions of Cameroon by Human Development Index * ISO 3166-2:CM * Communes of Cameroon * Departments of Cameroon * Subdivisions of Cameroon * List of municipalities of Cameroon This is the list of cities, towns, and villages in the country of Cameroon: Villages * Bodo * Goura, Centre Region * Goura, Far North Region * Ngoila * Mmuock Leteh File:Silicon Mountain as seen in Buea, Cameroon on 26-06 ... Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest Province, Cameroon
The Southwest Region or South-West Region () is a region in Cameroon. Its capital is Buea. , its population was 1,553,320. Along with the Northwest Region, it is one of the two Anglophone (English-speaking) regions of Cameroon. Various Ambazonian nationalist and separatist factions regard the ''Sud-Ouest'' region as being distinct as a polity from Cameroon. Administration The region is divided into six divisions or departments: Fako, Koupé-Manengouba, Lebialem, Manyu, Meme, and Ndian. These are in turn broken down into subdivisions. Presidentially appointed senior divisional officers () and subdivisional officers () govern each respectively. Ambazonian separatism Separatists from the Ambazonia administration regard both the Nord-Ouest (Northwest) and Sud-Ouest (Southwest) regions as being constituent components of their envisaged breakaway state. Geography The region was notable for having the first English-speaking university in Cameroon (the University of Buea). Towns in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divisions Of Cameroon
The Regions of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments. The divisions are further sub-divided into sub-divisions (''arrondissements'') and districts. The divisions are listed below, by province. The constitution divides Cameroon into 10 semi-autonomous regions, each under the administration of an elected Regional Council. A presidential decree of 12 November 2008 officially instigated the change from provinces to regions. Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor. These leaders are charged with implementing the will of the president, reporting on the general mood and conditions of the regions, administering the civil service, keeping the peace, and overseeing the heads of the smaller administrative units. Governors have broad powers: they may order propaganda in their area and call in the army, gendarmes, and police. All local government officials are employees of the central government's Ministry of Territorial Administration, from which loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
