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Diversion Authority OKs Oxbow Ring Levee Construction (USA)
The Flood Diversion Authority has approved preliminary guidelines, proposed by the City of Oxbow, ND, for building a ring levee around that community. At the Diversion Authority meeting on January 10, members approved a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which is in response to the City of Oxbo
China: EPC Contract Awarded for SDIC Terminal at Qinzhou Port
Recently, CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd. has won the EPC contract for the SDIC coal terminal at Qinzhou Port, with a contract value of 1.123 billion yuan and a construction period of 36 months. Located at Xigang zone, Qinzhou Port, the project involves the construction of a 50000t t
USA: Red River Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study Underway
The Red River of the North Rural Nonstructural Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study is investigating nonstructural flood risk management measures for rural homes and farmsteads along the main stem of the Red River of the North and the Bois de Sioux River. This study is another step to identify an
UK: ABPmer Outlines Habitat Creation Scheme
ABPmer has recently prepared a habitat creation design for the Army Sailing Association, Thorney Island. The proposed scheme is intended to offset intertidal habitat lost or disturbed by the construction of a new pontoon proposed as part of the works for an upgraded Army inshore sailing training cen
Ring Levee Concept Outlined for Landowners (USA)
Dozens of landowners were among a crowd of more than 200 people who attended a public meeting to learn more about a proposal to build a ring levee for the communities of Oxbow, Bakke and Hickson, ND. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Diversion Authority hosted the meeting on Tuesday, January
USA: Dredging on Portsmouth Harbor Set for February
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Company was awarded an $878,000 contract on December 27, 2012 for maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River in Maine and New Hampshire. The project was awarded and will be managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. It i
CCCC Third Harbor Nabs Two Important Contracts (China)
Recently, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the maintenance and renovation project of the right safeguard and law enforcement base in Zhujiajian and the maintenance and renovation project of the right safeguard and law enforcement base in Zhoushan, with a total contract val
Pakistan: CHEC Wins NaiGaj Dam Project
On December 28, China Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHEC) signed an EPC contract with the Water and Power Development Authority of Pakistan for NaiGaj dam project, with a total contract value of 390 million US dollars and a construction period of about three years. The project is jointly operated by
Plan for Nanshan Terminal Expansion Moves Ahead (China)
Recently, CCCC Water Transportation Consultants Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the EPC contract for the ro-ro terminal in Nanshan, Sanya, Hainan Province, with a contract value of 122 million yuan and a construction period of 18 months. Located in Nanshan, Yacheng, Sanya, the project involves a 3000t
CCCC Entered in 57 Indices (China)
On December 17, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Securities Index Co., Ltd. announced relevant indexed sample stock would be adjusted from the first trading day of 2013. According to the indexing rules, upon deliberation by the index advisory committee, in the sample adjustment, CCCC was entere
China: CCCC Bags Wenzhou Contract
Recently, CCCC has won the bid for Section I and II of Zone A1 and B1 reclamation works and the separation levee works of Phase 2 of the reclamation and soft foundation treatment project of the polder zone in Cangnan County, Zhejiang Province, with a total contract value of 498 million yuan and a co
USA: Governor Announces Funding for JAXPORT Mile Point Project
On Jan. 14, 2013 Governor Rick Scott announced a commitment of $38 million in state and local funding to complete Phase II of the TraPac Container Terminal project at JAXPORT. The investment enables JAXPORT to jump-start the final phase of fixing the navigational problems in the St. Johns River at M
Johnson: Great Day for Florida (USA)
The Florida Ports Council released the following statement from Bill Johnson, chairman of the Florida Ports Council and port director for PortMiami, on Governor Scott’s commitment of $38 million to the JAXPORT Mile Point Project. “Governor Scott has demonstrated an unprecedented commitment to Florid
USA: Governor to Announce USD 38 Million for JaxPort
At a 2 p.m. event, Gov. Rick Scott will formally announce $38 million to wrap up the next phase of Mile Point project, reports jacksonville.com. It is estimated that this program should create 3,500 jobs. Regarding this plan, Gov. Scott stated: “We don’t know how many years it’s going to take … we n