Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has awarded the development of Das Island reclamation and shore protection contract to Van Oord. The contract value amounts to EUR 200 million. Execution of the project will start at end of October and is scheduled for completion in December 2011. Das Island, situated
Saipem has been awarded new offshore contracts worth approximately 700 million euro. In Nigeria, Saipem has been awarded a subcontract for the Critical Crude Pipeline Replacement Project. The awarded scope of work encompasses fabrication, transportation, installation and testing of the replacement o
Senior public servants will be available this week for full briefings on the development assessment process for the Port waterfront … By Greg Kelton (adelaidenow) [mappress] Source: adelaidenow, October 25, 2010;
Sweco has been awarded a major contract in connection with expansion and renovation of the Passenger and Cargo Terminal at the Baltic Sea port of Klaipeda in Lithuania. The contract is worth about EUR 1 million. Every year the Lithuanian coastal city of Klaipeda attracts a growing number of tourists
Final figures haven’t been compiled, but it appears that Salisbury and Newbury both received their full quota of sand in a recently … By Victor Tine (newburyportnews) [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, October 25, 2010;
Scientists are checking the health of seagrass beds and coral reefs off Fremantle following environmental tests that showed the plume from… By Jane Hammond (au) [mappress] Source: au, October 25, 2010;
The city of Port of Spain was built on mud flats and reclaimed lands. At high tide, with virtually a drizzle, the city is prone to flooding… By William Dalton-Brown (trinidadexpress) [mappress] Source: trinidadexpress, October 25, 2010;
Campaigners are celebrating after important dredging work was carried out on the River Avon. After years of calling for silt to be scraped… (thisisgloucestershire) [mappress] Source: thisisgloucestershire, October 25, 2010;
State Ports Authority officials say Charleston could end up losing out on a lot of business in the future if the harbor is not deepened… By Nicole Johnson (wmbfnews) [mappress] Source: wmbfnews, October 25, 2010;
A concrete manhole jutting from the water behind Flounders Chowder House is a startling example that sand is needed to renourish the eroding… By Kimberly Blair (pnj) [mappress] Source: pnj, October 25, 2010;
The city plans to break ground on a $1.7 million stormwater improvement project at Sequiota Park in early November, with completion expected… (news-leader) [mappress] Source: news-leader, October 25, 2010;
Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington and a local group continued the push last week to get funding to deal with the silt issue in the secondary… By Jessica Kerr (delta-optimist) [mappress] Source: delta-optimist, October 24, 2010;
Hernando County can proceed with finding a contractor to take over the Hernando Beach Channel dredging project. That was just what County… By Barbara Behrendt (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, October 24, 2010;
Australia is set to receive tenders for the $75m Townsville Ocean Terminal precinct… (ship-technology) [mappress] Source: ship-technology, October 22, 2010;