Chennai Port Trust (CPT) has rejected a bid by Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) for its Rs 3,700-crore mega container … By T E Narasimhan (business-standard) [mappress] Source: business-standard, December 30, 2011;
Sunergy Inc has announced positive financial results in 2010: During 2010 the Company nearly doubled its Assets from $1,000,054 to $1,903,002, largely through the completion of Allied Mining and Supply ($753,497) and its 140.1 sq.km. Gold, Diamond and Rare Earth Pampana River Concession in Sierra Le
The dredging of Sydney harbour is now expected to be completed about two weeks later than originally planned… By Nancy King (capebretonpost) [mappress] Source: capebretonpost, December 30, 2011; Image: boskalis
The port authority of Lazaro Cardenas has announced APM Terminals as the winner of its deepwater container terminal bid (TEC2), designed to attract private investment and operational efficiencies to the port. The award represents a 32 year concession of a greenfield site for the design, financing, c
In a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, MPOA Director Arline Barhke rebuts a response by MPOA President Dick Hilton to public comments about the Wonder Lake dredging project. The Master Property Owners Association plans to dredge 500,000 to 600,000 cubic yards of sediment from Wonder Lake to imp
The Visakhapatnam Port Trust has lined up a mechanisation and dredging programme involving an investment of Rs 2,600 crore for the next two years. The proposed projects include mechanisation of coal handling facilities at the general cargo berth in the outer harbour at an estimated cost of Rs 444 cr
A multi-million dollar project to open Blind Pass may have reached its limit. The beautiful blue waters of the pass separate Sanibel and Captiva. In 2009, Lee County spent $3.2 Million to clear out 130,000 cubic yards of sand to open the pass, which had been closed since 2001. But Joe Caputo, who fi
The Cansaga River will be dredged, and Consolacion’s drainage system needs improvement. More than 200 families displaced by flooding will be relocated. These solutions were pledged by Consolacion town and Cebu provincial government officials to prevent a repeat of the flooding that hit the town last
Competitive rowing will return to Lake Wendouree on February 12 — but only over 1000 metres… BY FIONA HENDERSON (thecourier) [mappress] Source: thecourier, December 29, 2011;
The Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) first-ever Performance Audit on Water Pollution in India has found out that despite earmarking Rs 24.56crore, under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), the project for restoration and conservation of Veli-Akkulam lake had not achieved its objectiv
The Office of Policy and Management – working with the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and local officials – announced that it has selected leading global port and harbor advisor Moffat & Nicho
The government is set to privatize the entire operation of the Port of Davao in 2013 to keep up with its fast-growing cargo volume… (businessmirror) [mappress] Source: businessmirror, December 29, 2011;
Bay of Plenty iwi will consider appealing against an Environment Court decision allowing the Port of Tauranga to dredge the harbour to widen its shipping channels. The dredging would remove about 15 million cubic metres of material from the seabed, leaving the main channel into the port just over 17
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced that MCM Marine, Inc. from Sault Ste. Marie was awarded a contract for dredging project on St. Joseph Harbor in Michigan. Dredging will begin as soon as possible at St. Joseph Harbor which ships or receives roughly half a million tons annually. Dre
