The dredging of Hyannis Harbor is well underway. The Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Murden is running twelve hours a day, clearing silt from the channel and harbor. The buildup is a result of last year’s Superstorm Sandy and other winter storms. Work is expected to take about two weeks and is schedu
Drummore Harbour Trust Ltd has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Kirkmaiden area development project. This contract will include construction of a training wall/groin adjacent to Drummore Harbour, located at the southern end of the Rhins of Galloway, Kirkmaiden, Scotland. During the pro
The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for extension of financial assistance to Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to meet the dredging expenditure incurred by KoPT for maintenance of the river/channel. This will make transactions through the port commercially viable for the port users. The scheme of financ
A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) was signed between the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and Antwerp Port Authority in the presence of HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium and representatives of the federal and regional governments. The MoC, signed by Antwerp Port Authority chairman Marc Va
CCCC has recently concluded a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Rizhao Port Group Co., Ltd. (RZPGC). Wang Haihuai, general manager of the Dredging Division of CCCC and Kong Xianlei, vice chairman and vice general manager of RZPGC signed the agreement on behalf of respective sides. Under
On November 13, CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. won the bid for Lot V of Tiehuangsha control project of the Chengtonghe segment of the Yangtze River, with a contract value of 190 million yuan. Located in the Chengtonghe segment of the Yangtze River, with a planned construction period of 550 days, th
CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently signed the contract for survey and design of the 50,000t oil terminal of Chaozhou Port with Yihua Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Located at Chaozhou Port, the project is designed to store and transfer refined oil products like gasoline, diesel and aviat
CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the east section of the east breakwater and the east section of the north breakwater in Dagang area of Tianjin Port, with a contract value of 286 million yuan. The project involves a 2,000-meter section of the east breakwater and a
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod in the first week of December for work to start on the expansion of the Takoradi Harbour, Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations, said on Thursday. He said the expansion programme was in line with governme
A delegation from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has visited Abu Dhabi Ports Company and met with ADPC’s Chief Harbour Master, the Marine Information Officer and the Aids to Navigation Manager to discuss mapping and charting the Abu Dhabi coast. It was the UKHO’s delegations second vi
Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) was officially opened yesterday with a gala celebration held at the new 1.2 million TEU annual capacity facility at the Port of Santos, featuring Brazilian Minister of Seaports, Antonio Henrique Silveira and 500 invited guests and media representatives. Development of
The 2014 Maritime Economic Development Workshop is scheduled for February 20 – 21, 2014, San Diego, CA. The theme of the 2014 Maritime Economic Development Workshop is Tackling Port Economic Development Challenges and Measuring Effectiveness. Port authorities and their private-sector partners invest
On November 8, CHEC held the signing ceremony of Walvis Bay container terminal EPC contract in Windhoek, capital of Namibia. Li Yi, general manager of CHEC Angola Management Center and Bisey Uirab, CEO of the Namibian Port Authority signed the contract on behalf of respective sides. With a contract
The Van Oord-GMB joint venture has been awarded a contract by the Hollandse Delta Water Board to reinforce the dikes on Dordrecht Island. The total contract value amounts to more than EUR 21 million. The work will commence in mid-2014 and will continue until the end of 2016. This joint venture will