The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District awarded a contract July 12 for more than $656,000 to repair Missouri River Levee R-440, which lies in both Atchison and Doniphan counties in Kansas. The contract was awarded to ESI Contracting Corporation in Kansas City, Mo. This represents the 2
Progress on sealing the northern section of the front bund wall at Fisherman’s Landing remains on schedule for a second week. The Transitional Environmental Program (TEP) approved on 25 June allows for bund sealing works to be undertaken until 6 August to fast track sealing the northern section of t
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Parsons International Limited have signed a consultancy contract for the first phase development of Marfa Port, Abu Dhabi. Following directions from the Abu Dhabi Government, ADPC tendered a contract for specialised consultants to develop Marfa Port. Parsons was se
“The Federal Government would embark on the construction of a river port in Benue this year and that the dredging of the River Benue would commence before the last quarter of 2012,” said Sen. Idris Umar, the Minister of Transport. He dropped the hint when the members of the Makurdi River Port Implem
Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is investing MYR 1.4 billion (US$442 million) over the next three years in a modernization plan designed to meet the docking requirements of mega-container vessels. PTP chairman Datuk Mohd Shaik Osman said the port is investing in new cranes, electrifying exi
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to go in for a revamped system of cleaning the Hussain Sagar water body. Speaking to the presspersons here on Thursday, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said the elaborate revamped system had been broken down into five major c
Dimos LeykadasGR has invited bidders to submit their offers for the construction of a leisure marina in Vassiliki in the northeastern part of the Royal Bay, in the southwestern part of the island of Lefkada. The project includes: – Construction of windward quay with hardcore and rock fill by natural
Fraserburgh Harbor Commissioners have announced tender for the dredging works at the Fraserburgh area. Project details: Revised Scheme consists of marine civil engineering works comprising dredging of existing North Harbor basin, Entrance channel and short link to main harbor channel; – bored pile s
According to nwtntoday.com, the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority met early Wednesday under a tent at Cates Landing to get a first-hand look at the work being done on the Mississippi River port. The new port is scheduled to be open for business within the next five months. The location of
Dredging of Five Island Lake has come to a standstill, according to emmetsburgnews.com. Emmetsburg City Administrator John Bird told members of the City Council Monday night that the dredge is not running. Bird, along with Councilmen Finer and Gramowski, met with a private dredging company last week
The Gujarat government has approved the development of Nargol port, according to infrawindow.com. To cost an estimated Rs 4,000 crore, the new multipurpose port would be located strategically on the southern tip of the state’s coast. Nargol is amongst eight greenfield ports being developed by Gujara
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District encompasses 68,000 square miles across three states and seven major river basins. One of the primary missions of the District is supporting navigation across its area of responsibility. This includes the shallow draft harbors and ports of Greenvi
Recently, CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the dredging and reclamation works of a 12.5-meter deepwater channel at the estuary of the Yangtze River and the siltation promotion and enclosure works (Phase 6)–enclosed reclamation works in Hengsha Dongtan. Total contract value of thi
On June 30, CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd. signed a contract for Section H2.5 of Phase 1 of the 300,000t channel project at Lianyungang Port, with a value of 259 million yuan and a construction period of 13 months. The project involves the dredging of Xuwei inner channel, Xuwei S0+000～S5+000 chann