As AllAfrica reports, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has awarded N9.3 billion contracts for the construction of a port in Lokoja and jetties at Degema and Okirika. NIWA Managing Director, Alhaji Ahmed Aminu Yar’adu, said the six contracts were awarded to different indigenous firms. T
NWI Times informs that a yearlong upgrade to BP North America’s docks on the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal will not interfere with federal plans to dredge the waterway, company officials said last week. Mike Nguyen, Army Corps project manager said that the dredging of some 4.6 million cubic yards of
Ilo-Awela River needs dredging to prevent the river from over flowing its banks whenever it rains, according to the citizens of Ilo-Ajegunle community in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The leaders of the Ilo-Ajegunle Community Development Association met last week with Mr Tun
Kenmare Resources plc., which operates the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine in Mozambique, today announced its preliminary results for the twelve months to 31 December 2011. This release incorporates Kenmare’s Interim Management Statement relating to the period from the 1 January 2012 to the 28 March 201
The official opening of the new marina at Davis’s Boatyard, Poole, in early March marked the successful completion of another Walcon Marine project on the south coast of England. With the sailing events for the 2012 Olympic Games taking place in August just a few miles down the coast at Portland, Po
The North American Metals business of Sims Metal Management (SMM) has announced a proposal to expand and upgrade its facility at the Port of Redwood City, California, according to the company. Sims Metal Management is proposing to invest up to $10 million dollars to upgrade the location to become “a
Cargo Traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April-February, 2011-12 was 510.8 million tones, which was 1.59 per cent more than the cargo traffic of the same period last year. This was achieved despite the slow down in the global economy. This was stated by Union Minister of Shipping, Shri G.K. Va
Pharos Offshore Group announces the addition of Scott Gartshore as Chief Technical Officer to the executive team. A marine industry veteran, Scott’s previous roles include Project Manager and Senior Engineer, as well as Trenching Systems Sales Manager at IHC Engineering Business Ltd. Pharos Offshore
PIANC UK has issued a Call for Papers for its 2012 Annual Conference. This Conference will take place 19 October 2012, at The Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street London, SW1P 3AA. The theme of the Annual Conference of the UK Section of PIANC will be Learning from Experiences, and
Environmental protection ministry will set up initial tenders in a few weeks for dredging sledge pools of the Kishon river, Haaretz.com reports. They believe that the river is contaminated by the oil refineries, chemical plants and factories. The plan is to divert the course of a 500-meter stretch a
The Tampa Port Authority has announced that one of its major tenants, Gulf Marine Repair, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant will assist in the upgrade and modernization of its primary dry dock facility. The announcement was delivered on March 1
Environmental crusader and Shine Lawyers ambassador Erin Brockovich has pushed the incoming Queensland Liberal-National Government to act to protect jobs and the environment when it comes to development affecting the Great Barrier Reef. Shine Lawyers’ case against the Gladstone Ports Corporation see
After fighting to secure funding for the Delaware River deepening project in the President’s fiscal year 2013 budget, U.S. Senator Bob Casey is urging Senate appropriators to support the full request of $31 million for the project. “The Delaware deepening project will give an essential boost to the
Atlas Copco’s new addition to its heavy hydraulic breaker line, the HB 4100, provides better performance and higher efficiency than the preceding model and weighs less. It has a service weight of 9,039 pounds (designed for carriers in the 88,185- to 154,324-pound weight class), but is as powerful as