The island city-state’s size has increased by over 20 per cent since the 1960s and demand for sand for lucrative land reclamation and development projects is higher than ever. [mappress] Source:telegraph,February 12,2010;
Yemen and Dubai’s DP World plan a major expansion of Aden’s container port, betting on growth in the country despite Al Qaeda, instability and Somali pirates, officials said. [mappress] Source:maritimenews,February 12,2010;
In good news for contractors nationwide, the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently ruled that the contractors who dredged the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) are not liable for damages caused by Hurricane Katrina (Ackerson et al. v. Bean Dredging LLC et al.). [mappress] Source:blr,February
The government has sought from its development partners 89 percent of the total cost of $1.64 billion (Tk 11,473 crore) for the mega project of river dredging. [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, February 13, 2010;
Construction in Mumbai has come to a near halt due to a serious shortage of sand, the most essential component. Ready-mix concrete production units in and around the city have also closed temporarily for want of sand. [mappress] Source:business-standard,February 12,2010;
THE State Opposition has announced a $21 million funding package to protect Launceston from future flood threats and clean up the ailing Tamar River. [mappress] Source:examiner,February 11,2010;
The move comes as the terminal operator confirmed it would trim export allocations over the next few months after having loaded just 82 per cent of the coal it had been scheduled to export in January. [mappress] Source: Lloyd’s List Daily Commercial News, February 11, 2010;
Dongbu Engineering, who carried out the environmental effects evaluation, conceded that it did not examine lower levels of river sediment for contamination [mapppress] Source: The Hankyoreh, February 10, 2010;
Power may be restored to the region’s homes by the end of the week, but it could be a long time before beaches are restored after taking a pounding from repeatedly strong storms. [mappress] Source: Press of Atlantic City, February 9, 2010
Bureau Veritas has moved ahead of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 and set up a system to audit and certify manning agencies for seafarers. Source: Baird Maritime, February 9, 2010
Silchar — In a departure from its past stand, the Bangladesh government is all set to start dredging the Kushiara river which flows through Assam’s Karimganj district and enters the neighbouring country. [mappress] Source: The Telegraph, February 8, 2010;
Work will soon begin to install the equipment necessary to begin the placement of material from dredging of the channel on South Padre Island beaches. [mappress] Source: Spislandbreeze, February 4, 2010
President Obama has included $12.5 million for the Port of West Sacramento’s ship-channel project in his proposed budget for fiscal year 2011, the port has learned. [mappress] Source: Sacramento Business Journal, February 4, 2010;
Two days after the Dredging Corporation of India threatened to withdraw their dredgers from Haldia due to non-payment of dues, the Finance Ministry has agreed to release the payment to the Shipping Ministry. [mappress] Source: Indian Express, February 5, 2010;