US Senator Debbie Stabenow is calling on Congress to use money in the federal Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for dredging the nation’s harbors. This week, she and several other senators sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget asking that the Army Corps of Engineers come through in this i
According to anhuinews.com, a tentative blueprint for the first container port along the Huaihe River has won the approval of experts. The Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission informs that this new port should be placed in Bengbu of Anhui province and will cost an estimated $44 million
The Georgia Ports Authority and South Carolina’s Savannah River Maritime Commission may take part in a lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the river shipping channel, a federal judge has ruled Tuesday. US District Judge Richard Gergel has denied a motion by environmental groups seeking
Recently, CCCC Second Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for the Brightoil 10000t oil terminal project in Waidiao Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, with a contract value of 255 million yuan and a construction period of 11 months. Located in waters west and southwest of Waidiao Islands New
On August 14, during working trip to Odessa Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov visited the deepwater container terminal “Quarantine Mole”, which is now under construction. Cortège of the Prime Minister drove directly to the new berth, which is being built on the alluvial areas and had the oppor
Phase 1 of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration project in Boston and Brookline, Mass., will be constructed under the terms of a $30,961,340.00 contract issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Charter Environmental
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Highway Division (MassDOT) is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with a bridge replacement in Oak Bluffs and Tisbury, Mass. MassDOT is proposing to
On August 3, CCCC Second Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd. signed Honghua marine port basin EPC contract, with a contract value of 311 million yuan and a construction period of 480 days. The project is the second EPC project signed by the company with Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment (Jiangsu) Co., L
On August 3, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the land forming and foundation treatment part of the yard works of Phase 3 of the ore transfer terminal in Majishan, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, with a contract value of 520 million yuan and a construction period of 20 months. Located in the
A bipartisan group of Senators joined Michigan Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow yesterday in calling for full use of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for maintenance of the nation’s harbors. The senators wrote to Jeffrey D. Zients, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, calling
Last week, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and rendered judgment against Zachry Construction Corporation in a suit the company filed in 2006 against the Port of Houston Authority. A trial court previously awarded Zachry $19,662,697 for breach of contract arising from th
Bauer Fundaciones Panamá is carrying out vibrocompaction work on the Ocean Reef artificial Island project in Panama City, Panama. The project involves the creation of two artificial islands, the first man-made islands in Latin America, which will accommodate 138 luxury apartments and a marina when c
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will meet in special session today at 1:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the Port Authority Executive Building,111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston. The Port Commission will consider acting on the public and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
Abu Dhabi (EAD) has succeeded in protecting approximately 60,000 square metres of mangroves on Al Reem Island after learning of a developer’s attempt to clear the area in order to widen the Island’s northern channel. The incident was discovered by EAD’s inspectors who were making a routine visit to