The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board of Directors announced the appointment of engineer Jorge Luis Quijano as the new Panama Canal Administrator. Mr. Quijano will succeed Alberto Alemán Zubieta, who has been at the helm of the Canal for the past 16 years and whose term will end on September 3, 201
A several capital improvement projects are underway at the Haven Harbour Marina, Rock Hall, Md., reports Trade Only Today. The marina is removing and replacing one of its three docks and adding 70 slips, dredging the entire area and upgrading its utility systems and fuel dock. Dredging is nearing co
Transformation of Mersing into an attractive tourist destination under a RM22 billion eco-tourism project is expected to be completed in seven years, reports Bernama. Ungku Safian Abdullah, the chief executive officer of Radiant Starfish Bhd, the master developer of the project, has stated that crea
The Ministry of Shipping, in consultation with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has worked out an amicable settlement of the issue of providing employment or other forms of relief to the master list candidates who happen to be the children of medically invalidated and deceased employ
North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port should be able to handle nearly double its current quantity of intermodal shipping containers when a Rp 17 trillion ($1.9 billion) revamp is completed by 2017, says Richard J. Lino, the president of state port operator Pelindo II. Once the project is completed, it
Expansion and modernization of the Port of Praia is expected to be completed in May 2013 under a project funded by a 200 million-euro line of credit provided by Portugal, reports Cape Verdean newspaper Expresso das Ilhas. Portuguese construction consortium Somague/MSF/Etermar will carry out the seco
As Watertown Daily Times reports, at a Wednesday’s meeting of the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority board of directors, Wade A. Davis, Executive Director, said the Port of Ogdensburg has received attention from the Army Corps of Engineers. The cause of this meeting was the buildup of silt and oth
The New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers has revealed it intention to invest in projects dedicated to fixing flooding damage on the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers. Having more than a half billion dollars at its disposal, the Army Corps says its plan includes the following investme
Shares of China Communications Construction Co. (601800.SH), a major builder of ports and roads in China, Friday staged a strong debut in Shanghai, on improving sentiment for new listings amid the broader stock-market recovery. Analysts say, however, they are cautious about the outlook for Chinese c
The BAM Clough Joint Venture has received a letter of intent (LOI) from JGC Corporation, KBR and Chiyoda Corporation joint venture (JCK-JV) for a contract valued at approximately €300 million (AUD370 million). The scope of work involves the design and construction of the Ichthys Product Loading Jett
Kystverket Nordland has announced a tender for the Torgværleden Harbour development works. Improvement works to Torgværleden Harbour comprises subsea blasting of rock and excavation of blasted rock down to planned level. The blasted rock is expected to be loaded on a barge and transported to a dispo
An additional deep-water facility at Lerwick Harbour has been brought into operation ahead of schedule to support a major subsea project in the North Sea. Work was accelerated on an 80-metre section of the quay under development at Greenhead to make it available for use by Technip, a world leader in
South Island Dredging Association (SIDA) has provided updates on Sea Pines dredging project: · The permitting process started on January 11th with a meeting of the Dredging Task Force. The task force is being led by the Army Corps of Engineers and includes representatives from all the involved agenc
The Board of Harbor Commissioners has reached a decision to issue a marine construction permit necessary for dredging Ocean Gateway Pier II at the Port of Portland, reports The Portland Press Herald. The $280,000 project, approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maine Department of Envir