Dredging
President to Inspect Maguino-o Port Project (Philippines)
President Benigno S. Aquino III is set to visit the oldest City in Eastern Visayas, Calbayog City tomorrow where he will meet with the local leaders and the community, and to inspect the picturesque Maguino-o Port project at Barangay Maguino-o this City. The President will inspect the newly built es
Philippines: Marikina Supports Anti Flooding Campaign
The local government of Marikina is inviting its residents to join its fun run to strengthen the city’s campaign against flooding. The fun run, entitled “Del Run (Save the Marikina Watershed),” is set to take place on April 28, 5 a.m. at the Marikina Sports Park. Categories include a five, 10 and 21
USA: Weeks Marine Nabs Two Important Contracts
According to a news release from the Pentagon, Weeks Marine Inc. of Covington has won the dredging contracts worth $25.1 million. One of these works includes a $17.3 million contract for flood control and emergency repair work at Absecon, N.J., and another is a $7.8 million contract for maintenance
FSUE Rosmorport, Port of Ghent Ink MoU (Russia)
On April 23, 2013 FSUE “Rosmorport” and Port of Ghent signed a Memorandum of understanding. The main issues for cooperation in the framework o the Memorandum will be: – exchange of experience in the field of provision of navigation safety, implementation of port infrastracture development projects,
Yancheng Port Expansion Plan Moves Forward (China)
CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Lot BTDDSG-1 of the universal terminal yard project in Sheyang zone of Yancheng Port, Jiangsu Province, with a contract value of 170 million yuan and a construction period of 8 months. Located in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, the pro
Yangtze Estuary Dredging Project Awarded (China)
On April 10, CCCC won the bid for Lot A and B of the deepwater channel maintenance and dredging project at the Yangtze estuary, with a contract value of 670 million yuan. The project is located in Nanzhi, Nangang and Beicao waters of the Yangtze estuary. According to the predicted back-silting quant
China: CCCC Tianjin Dredging Wins Dagang Contract
On April 10, CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. won the bid for the 100000t waterway project in Dagang zone of Tianjin Port, with a contract value of 1.693 billion yuan and a construction period of 539 days. Located at Nangang Industrial Zone, Tianjin Binhai New Area, the project involves waterway dred
UK: Hatston Pier Official Opening Announced
Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week (April 30) by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based Europea
UK: Bembridge Marina Dredging Kicks Off
Witton 2 and Split 3 (dredging barge and hopper barge) arrived in the Harbour this week to begin work at Bembridge Marina. They will be based at Bembridge Marina for the following 3 weeks and working in various locations within the Harbour. All skippers should take extreme care, especially when the
USA: MLCV Applauds Attorney General Bill Schuette
The Michigan League of Conservation Voters applauded Attorney General Bill Schuette for his affirmation that Michigan’s Natural Resources Trust Fund (NRTF) is constitutionally guaranteed to be used solely for protecting the resources for future generations. The Attorney General’s opinion is a huge v
SC Ports: Newsome Provides Testimony to Congress (USA)
To support export growth and economic investment associated with international trade, the nation must develop a prioritization system, a merit-based budget process and predictable means of authorization for needed port infrastructure, the head of the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) told member
USA: GEI Evaluates California’s Kings River Levee System
GEI Consultants, Inc., one of the nation’s leading geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firms, has announced its participation in the Kings River Levee Evaluation Project near Fresno, Calif. GEI will assess 140 miles of flood project levees with the go
CCCC Third Harbor Bags Lianyungang Development Deal (China)
On April 15, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bids for the surface channel and outlet project of Unit 3 and 4 of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang, with a contract value of 97.91 million yuan and a construction period of 771 days. Located in Tianwan, Lianyun District, Lianyun
Australia: Greens Congratulate Bravery of Reef Activists
The Australian Greens congratulate the bravery of Greenpeace activists, who boarded a loaded coal ship in the Great Barrier Reef to raise awareness of the damage coal exports are doing to the Reef through climate change and shipping. “The Great Barrier Reef is too precious to be treated as a coal an