Dredging
NPA: Great News for Delta Ports (Nigeria)
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Malam Habib Abdullahi has reiterated the commitment of the authority to harness then huge potentials and further improve the patronage of Delta Ports. Malam Habib Abdullahi made this assertion at the familiarization and inspection tour of major infr
VOSTA LMG to Take Part at WODCON XX and Europort 2013
VOSTA LMG will present itself at the following exhibitions and conferences in 2013: – WODCON XX, Square Meeting Centre 3 – 7 June 2013, Brussels, Belgium; – Europort 2013, Ahoy Rotterdam 5 – 8 November 2013, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. VOSTA LMG is a worldwide leading engineering and contracting com
Pomerantz Law Firm: Deadline Approaches (USA)
Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and certain of its officers. The class action filed in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, and docketed under 13 C 02450, is on behalf of a class c
UK: VolkerStevin Wins Awards at CEEQUAL
VolkerStevin, in conjunction with Carillion, Halcrow and Glasgow City Council, has received two highly commended awards for the White Cart Water Flood Prevention Project at the CEEQUAL Outstanding Achievement Awards. The project was highly commended in the categories of ‘Relations with the Local Com
Port of Dover Hosts PIANC Seminar (UK)
The Port of Dover welcomed PIANC UK Young Professionals Seminar delegates visiting the Eastern Docks on Friday. The event which was organised and chaired by the Port of Dover included a presentation from Atkins, who also part sponsored the visit. The day gave the opportunity for young professionals
NADMO Partners MP to Complete Wasakuse Water Project (Ghana)
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is partnering Madam Comfort Doyoe Ghansah, Member of Parliament for Ada East, to complete a water project for the people. Wasakuse Water Project involves the dredging of the 12-kilometre water body, which is an extension of the Volta River to Was
ZPMC’s Terminal Design Wins International Award (China)
Recently, the result of “A New Generation of Container Terminal” Challenge Match, initiated by Singapore Maritime Association, came out. The design scheme presented by the team, which was composed of ZPMC, together with University of Singapore and Shanghai Maritime University, showed itself and won
New Zealand: Concerns Grow over Potential Loss of Southern Surfbreaks
Port Otago’s consent application RM11.153 to dispose of dredged material at the Heyward Pt and Spit Beach (Aramoana Beach) for a further 3 years is a real and present threat to the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS) nationally listed surfbreaks of Aramoana, Karitane, and at Murderers Bay.
India: Government Takes Measures to Support Major Ports
Due to the proximity to international maritime routes, transshipment of EXIM containers used to take place largely in foreign Ports like Colombo, Dubai, Singapore, Salalah. To arrest this trend, the Government has developed an International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam in C
IJC Improves Regulation Plan for Lake Superior (USA)
The International Joint Commission advised the governments of Canada and the United States, by letter dated April 15, 2013, that it will implement this year an improved plan for regulating Lake Superior outflows at Sault Ste. Marie. The new plan, Lake Superior Regulation Plan 2012, provides addition
Corps Announces Dredging Plans for Lake Ontario Harbors (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, seeks sources for a project to dredge multiple shallow draft harbors on Lake Ontario to authorized depth. Multiple harbors will be included in a single contract. Dredged material will be placed in authorized open lake or near-shore placement areas
Vietnam Begins Construction of Lach Huyen Terminal
The construction of deepwater Lach Huyen terminal in Haiphong will begin this month, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tam Dung announced last week. The $1.2Bn, 900,000 teu joint venture between Vietnam’s Vinalines and Japan’s Mitusi OSK Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Itochu is the first public-private
USA: Todd M. Garber Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against GLDD
The Law Offices of Todd M. Garber announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of a class comprising all purchasers of the securities of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation between August 7, 2012 and March
Corps Begins Temporary Levee Construction in Fargo (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin constructing temporary emergency levees on 2nd Street in Fargo, N.D., on April 26. The plan is to begin on the north side of 2nd Street near 5th Ave. North and work south along the river. The Corps estimates it will take approximately 2