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USA: Leaders Weigh In on Jacksonville Port Improvement Projects
JAXPORT Board Chairman Joe York and CEO Brian Taylor joined U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown, U.S. Congressman Ander Crenshaw, State Representative Lake Ray and U.S. Army Corps Commander and District Engineer Alan Dodd in announcing that the port’s two critical harbor improvement projects, Mile Poin
Miller: WRRDA Authorizes Key Missions (VIDEO)
U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10), member of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, praised the House of Representatives’ strong, bipartisan vote of 417 to 3, passing H.R. 3080 – the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). Included in WRRDA, is Mi
China: CCCC Guangzhou Bags Qinzhou Port Dredging Deal
On October 21, CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. won the bid for Lot 1 of the branch of a 300,000t channel of Qinzhou Port, with a contract value of 320 million Yuan and a construction period of 24 months. The channel involved in the project is located at the mouth of Qinzhou Bay and ends […]
Xiamen Port Development Project Awarded (China)
CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Lot A of Berth 20-21 of Haicang zone of Xiamen Port, with a contract value of 218 million Yuan and a construction period of 600 days. Located in the west of Haicang zone of Xiamen Port, with a port coastline of 255.5 meters, [&hel
China: CCCC Fourth Harbor Wins Beihai Gig
CCCC Fourth Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the EPC petrochemical terminal works of the refining & chemical project in Beihai, Guangxi, with a contract value of 123 million Yuan. Located on the west bank of the mouth of Tieshan Bay in Beihai, Guangxi, the project is about 1
JAXPORT Growth Projects to Move Forward (USA)
JAXPORT Board Chairman Joe York and CEO Brian Taylor joined U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown, U.S. Congressman Ander Crenshaw, State Representative Lake Ray and U.S. Army Corps Commander and District Engineer Alan Dodd in announcing that the port’s two critical harbor improvement projects, Mile Poin
USA: Kennebunk River Dredging Plan Introduced
The Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has filed for a Natural Resources Protection Act permit with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The permit would allow the Corps to dredge shoals from the 8-foot deep entrance channel of the Federal Navigation Project in the Kennebunk
Top News – October 20 to 27, 2013
ASL Shipyard Launches Dredger “Cassiopeia V” (Singapore) On Monday the 7th of October 2013, the cutter suction dredger Cassiopeia V, was successfully launched by ASL Shipyard in Singapore for Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd from Japan. VOSTA LMG is responsible for delivery of the engineering and th
France: Officials Seek Contractor for GPMR Dredging
Grand Port Maritime de Rouen has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Hautot-sur-Seine dredging program. The main goal of this cleanup venture is to improve access to the Grand Seaport Rouen (GPMR). The GPMR dredging contract will consist of deepening the Hautot-sur-Seine swinging area, an
Belgium: Port of Antwerp Ready for Largest Vessels
The port of Antwerp handled a freight volume of 143,015,226 tonnes in the first nine months of this year, 3.0% more than in the same period last year. Liquid bulk once again produced good growth figures, helping to push the overall volume higher. Antwerp once more demonstrated that it has all the ca
The Netherlands: “Port of the Year” Goes to Port of Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam was proclaimed ‘Port of the Year’ during the annual ‘Containerisation International Awards’ in London. The expert jury praised the port for its substantial investment programme in Europe’s leading logistics hub and industrial complex. The jury also compliments the port with its att
China: Maintenance Contract Inked for Seawalls and Navigation Channels
On 2nd October 2013, the Maintenance Contract for Seawalls and Navigation Channels (2013-2016) was signed between CWE and the Civil Engineering and Development Department of HK SAR. With a contract value of HKD140, 000,000 (USD17, 950,000 in equivalent), the project is of a construction period of 3
USA: Hudson River Dredging at Green Island Begins on Monday
The Village of Green Island has been notified by representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that dredging of a small area along the east shore of Green Island will begin on Monday, October 28, 2013. The area targeted for dredging along the Village shoreline is above the Federal Dam
USA: Corps to Invite Bids for Great Kills Harbor Dredging
The Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has announced a plan for the Great Kills Harbor dredging project. This cleanup program will include maintenance dredging of the Federal Navigation channel at Great Kills Harbor, with subsequent placement of the dredged material along the designated dow