Recently, CCCC First Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd. has signed a contract for engineering supervision of Phase 1 of the coal terminal and Lot JL-02 of the 100,000t waterway project in the Binhai zone of Yancheng Port. This project is the company’s another large water transport construction supervision
Recently, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the water and land works of the maintenance and renovation project of the China Marine Surveillance Fujian Corps, and Lot 1 of the terminal project of Guangxi Lingyu Yuntong Port Co., Ltd., with a total contract value of 185 mill
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, last week released a draft environmental assessment on the proposed modifications to the existing levee system at Alvarado, Minn. The City of Alvarado proposes to modify the existing levee system constructed by the Corps of Engineers during the 19
As part of a scheduled tour of the UAE, Abu Dhabi Ports Company welcomed H.R.H. Prince Joachim of Denmark to Khalifa Port yesterday, where he was shown around the new state-of-the-art facilities of the Gulf Region’s only semi-automated, deep-water port. Showing a keen interest in the developments of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Mar. 7 at the Desoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 1434 316th Lane, in Missouri Valley, Iowa. The purpose of the meeting is to seek public input on potential restoration
Giant cranes taller than the London Eye sailed into the Thames Estuary last week and berthed at the UK’s new global shipping port, DP World’s London Gateway, at the end of a two-month sea voyage from China. The London Eye could be rolled underneath the three new cranes, which measure 138 metres tall
2013 is shaping up as a watershed year for Chatham Rock Phosphate, Edison Investment Research says in its latest update. “CRP is moving closer to demonstrating a commercially and technically viable undersea mining project,“Edison says. “Risks still remain but the most significant are easing,” accord
The American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) 2013 Port Technology Seminar and Vendor Gallery in Jacksonville, Fla., May 14-16, will not only showcase what’s new in high-tech port operations and management, but will also feature some of the more prickly challenges, such as thwarting cyber thr
Recently, CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the design of the artificial river revetment of the start-up zone (business town) of the Yan’an Business District of the Dalian New Airport, with a contract value of 9.5434 million yuan and a total design period of three m
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a future requirement for quote mark Earthwork and dewatering of dredged material placement area, Houston Ship Channel, DAMP Alexander Island Placement Area, Harris County, Texas. These work consists of providing materials, equipment, and labor
Ackermans & van Haaren: Annual Results 2012 (Belgium) The board of directors of Ackermans & van Haaren NV announces that the consolidated net result (group share) for the year 2012 amounts to 167.5 million euros (compared to 177.5 million euros in 2011). Nigeria: Eko Atlantic Celebrates Land Recla
Managing federally funded civil works projects through feasibility studies and construction requires leadership – a skill U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston district Project Manager Sharon Tirpak hones while guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex projects that energize the economy and r
The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association representing the country’s tugboat, towboat and barge operators, announced its strong support for the Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways (RIVER) Act of 2013. introduced yesterday by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). The bi
EDF National Authorising Officer in the Republic of Congo has introduced a plan for the supply of the dredging equipment and machinery. The joint navigable waterways maintenance service is an economic interest grouping set up by the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo. Its aim is to g