President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday expressed his pride at the completion of projects that are of benefit to the citizens of the homeland and that strengthen the national economy. He made his remarks when inaugurating Khalifa Port, north-east of Abu Dhabi City. Pre
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has introduced details about the maintenance dredging project at the Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The work consists of dredging the Pilottown Anchorage Area to the limits and templates provided, and the disposal of all associated dredged material within the disposal ar
The terms of reference on the environmental impact statement for the Gladstone Harbour dredging program have been finalized by the State Government, reports abc.net.au. The Gladstone Ports Corporation’s plan includes the construction of a nine kilometer long shipping lane that should be deep about 1
The water depth at the Pentwater channel’s mouth causes major concerns for the Pentwater Harbor Research Committee. Another thing that bothers the Committee is the fact that currently there is no money for the dredging program in 2013. Village Manager Jim Miller stated: “This is a big issue for harb
Nicaragua’s river-dredging machine, which was christened the “Doña Laura” in mock homage to Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, has been given a more diplomatically correct name at the behest of President Daniel Ortega. Edén Pastora, who is heading Nicaragua’s river-dredging operation on the Río
Environment Canada and the Hamilton Port Authority are launching a structural test project that will provide further information to help in the development of the proposed Randle Reef sediment remediation project. The test project will involve pile driving on Randle Reef in order to confirm engineer
Prista Oil, Bulgaria’s largest automobile and industrial lubricant-maker, will build the first waste lubricant recycling plant in Ukraine in the spring of 2013. The news was announced Tuesday by Mikola Baltaji, Ukrainian Ambassador to Bulgaria, during a meeting with Stefko Burdzhiev, District Govern
Members of the Kalamazoo Lake Harbor Authority huddle with city council members from both Saugatuck and Douglas at Saugatuck High tonight to go over options for Kalamazoo Lake. The presentation of a two million-dollar, Phase 1 dredging plan will be made, followed by a question and answer session, an
The dredging project at the Wilmington Harbor, located on the Cape Fear River, officially began a few weeks ago, reports starnewsonline.com. Bob Keistler, the project manager for the Army Corps, stated: “Since 2002 we have been deepening the river from its mouth up to the state port. We finished aro
Konecranes has successfully delivered ten Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to Ports and Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Ltd. in Lagos, Nigeria. PCHS, the port operations arm of the Nigerian Sifax Group, is a major player in port operations and related services in West Africa. The RTGs were
After two full years of construction, phase one of the Marysville Ring Levee Project has drawn to a close with 4,600 linear feet of deep-soil-mixed cutoff wall installed – the first milestone in a four-phase project to reduce Marysville’s flood risk. “All major structural improvements for this stret
The FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director Andrey Lavrishchev predented his report on the Strategy of Development of the Russian Sea Port Infrastructure at the Water Transport Economic Conference which was held in the framework of the Transport of Russia Forum on December 7, 2012. Among the participants
The Bangladesh government has announced the plan that will ensure smooth navigability on the important river routes in the country. This capital development plan includes the massive dredging program on 53 rivers which will cost about Tk 18.74 billion, according to thefinancialexpress-bd.com. As soo
The Conservation Council of Western Australia will continue to investigate environmental impacts of King George Sound dredging, although this project was suspended, reports abc.net.au. Grange Resources’ Southdown project, which has been questioned by the local officials, is located near the Wellstea