The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Habib Abdullahi has applauded the contribution of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) while stating that the port concession is a huge success. The Managing Director gave this commendation when the Director General of the Bureau of Pub
Michael V. Harding, CPESC, CESSWI, a senior consultant for Geosyntec based in California, is an invited speaker at two upcoming workshops to be held in New England this month on the topic of erosion and sediment control. In the first, Mr. Harding will conduct a Nov. 19 workshop, “Guide on How to Con
Beach renourishment at Vanderbilt Beach is complete. Collier County Coastal Zone Management Manager Gary McAlpin said approximately 90,000 tons of sand has been placed on Vanderbilt Beach between LaPlaya Beach & Golf Club south to just past the Remington condominiums. The renourishment work on this
CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the reclamation works of an LNG terminal project in Zhangzhou, with a contract value of 336 million yuan and a construction period of 20 months. Located in Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, the project involves basin dredging, r
Following introduction of the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President and CEO Kurt Nagle commended the senators’ commitment to improving A
On October 17, Augusto da Silva Tomás, the Minister of Transport of Angola, and a delegation of APLOP inspected the container terminal, ore terminal and dry wharf of Lobito Port Expansion Project. Lu Yunpeng, the Deputy General Manager of Angola Regional Management Center made a detailed report on t
The first hydraulic reclamation operation of Kuwait Subiya Dredging Project is currently underway. “Huatailong” cutter suction dredger travelled to and fro between the construction area and the hydraulic reclamation area. The equipment ran smoothly, achieving a good result. The designed length of te
On November 4, the completion and take-over ceremony of UAE Ajman Wharf Project was held at the project site. The Ajman Wharf was delivered to the owner 20 days earlier than expected. Sheikh – Municipal Administration President of Ajman, over ten government department officials of Ajman, and relevan
On October 17, the signing ceremony of general contract for investment and construction of BT Project of New Bohe Port District Breakwater Project in Maoming Port was held in Maoming, Guangdong. President Mo Wenhe of CHEC, on behalf of the Company, and Maoming Coast Development and Construction Co.,
A new wetland general permit that allows the city of Superior to continue a streamlined permitting process for development that has the potential to affect eligible wetlands is the subject of an environmental assessment and public comment period open through Dec. 17. The proposed wetland general per
On October 18, Lobito Port Expansion Project General Manager Department was invited to attend the 2nd anniversary of the founding of Catumbela, Angola. The mayor of Catumbela, Alice Filomena Pascoal, awarded the “Special Award of Merit of Catumbela” to the Project Management Dep. in person. The poli
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) has announced a tender for the development of a Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan (CRSMP) for the Santa Cruz Littoral cell, from Moss Landing northwards to the Santa Cruz-San Mateo County line. This CRSMP will be developed in order to restore an
Vietnam: Flemish Minister Hilde Crevits Visits Soai Rap Site In the context of Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits’ port trade mission, a visit has today been made to the crucial Soai Rap project and DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ that has been engage
Perifereia Dytikis Ellados has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Port of Katakolo development program. This project will include: a) Construction of a gravity quay wall using massive artificial boulders (M0M1) with the total length of 206m and a depth of -2.70m from the mean sea level (