Worried over the sharp drop in iron ore traffic (and with little prospect of the situation turning for the better soon), the Paradip Port… By Santanu Sanyal (thehindubusinessline) [mappress] Source: thehindubusinessline, December 21, 2011;
MARG Ltd., one of India’s leading Infrastructure Companies, left an indelible mark in the EPC World 2011 by bagging the prestigious EPC World Awards 2011 for its outstanding contribution in the development of port sector projects. The award was presented in grand ceremony by Shri. D. V. Sadananda Go
Congressman Fred Upton announced on Tuesday that the Army Corps of Engineers has been able to come up with funds to dredge the Saint Joseph harbor. Large commercial ships have been unable to reach any of the docks there recently, as the build up of sand has decreased water depths by too much. Saint
The construction of the Colombo Port’s third container terminal is scheduled to be completed and operative by 2016. The US $ 500 million project will be undertaken in three stages, with the first stage expected to be completed by 2013. Perceived as a PPP venture, the expansion will increase the numb
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, visited the Port of Halifax recently for a briefing on current Gateway project infrastructure enhancements as well as a tour of port facilities. The Halifax Port Authority partnered with the federal government to invest $130 million in the u
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loans of 800 million U.S. dollars to east Anhui province to improve the water and surrounding environment of a major lake. The loans will be used to intercept sewage flowing into the Chaohu Lake, dredge the tributaries, renovate dikes, build lake bank ro
A state-of-the-art dredging machine, bought by the Negros Occidental government for $1 million (about P42 million) to dredge the rivers of … By Danny B. Dangcalan (philstar) [mappress] Source: philstar, December 20, 2011; Image: gov
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract to Mason Construction Co., in the amount of $3,765,050 to dredge the Freeport Harbor Entrance Channel, Jetty Channel, and Lower Turning Basin in Brazoria County, Texas. The contractor is required to remove approximately 1.5 mil
Port Salerno is about to lose its most dogged muckraker. The hydraulic dredge that’s spent the past 18 months pumping 300,000 cubic yards of… By CYNTHIA WASHAM (tcpalm) [mappress] Source: tcpalm, December 20, 2011; Image: manateepocketproject
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., has submitted the Senate floor statement on H.R. 2055, an omnibus spending bill for fiscal 2012. In this statement, the Senator comments on two specific issues regarding the conference report to H.R. 2055, the omnibus spending measure. “FRIB is critical to maintaining Ameri
There is no clogging up of NATO cargo at Karachi Port and no hurdle in port activities, said Muhammad Aslam Hayat while talking to reporters… By Hina Mahgul Rind (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, December 20, 2011; Image: kpt.gov
GMR is to award the reclamation of the new terminal area to a second party in a bid to expedite the construction of the new terminal at the… By Abdullah Jameel (haveeru) [mappress] Source: haveeru, December 20, 2011; Image: gov.mv
Kerala is planning to invite global EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) bids for the Rs 7,800-crore Vizhinjam Port by March … (governancenow) [mappress] Source: governancenow, December 20, 2011; Image: vizhinjamport
The long-awaited dredging of the Clyde River Bar at Batemans Bay on the New South Wales far south coast has reached another milestone, but concerns remain about the plans. The tender application process came to an end late last week, and it is hoped work will start in February to provide a safe navi
