Dredging
USA: Meeting on Oxbow Area Levee Alternative Set for January
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in cooperation with the Flood Diversion Board of Authority will host a meeting Jan. 8 for landowners of the Oxbow, Bakke and Hickson area affected by the proposed Fargo, N.D./Moorhead, Minn., diversion channel. The Corps and Diversion Authority ar
Corps to Host Meeting on Sheyenne River Flood Risk Management Study (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, along with Valley City, N.D., will hold a public meeting to provide a status update to the public to the Valley City Sheyenne River Flood Risk Management Feasibility study Jan. 10, 2013. The study is a cost shared effort between the Corps and Vall
Indonesia: Ciliwung River Dredging Plan Progresses Well
Residents give a boisterous welcome to Jakarta’s newly elected governor, Joko Widodo, when he shows up for a town meeting with the residents of a Jakarta slum where residents’ shacks overlook the muddy, garbage-strewn waters of the Ciliwung River. The governor’s administration plans to fix chronic f
Deltares Introduces Sensor Validation Testing Film (The Netherlands)
A film has been produced showing the tests conducted last August on the IJkdijk in Bellingwolde in the north of the Netherlands. Deltares was responsible for conducting the test series. The project comprised ‘all-in-one sensor validation testing’, a number of experiments to determine the quality and
Dog Leg Canal Dredging Completed (USA)
Dredging work at Dog Leg Canal in the Atchafalaya Basin has been completed, announced officials with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) yesterday. The project was a water maintenance project included in the department’s Atchafalaya Basin Program. Dog Leg Canal is located within the Atta
Deltares: Mitigating Wave Impact with “Green Shield” (The Netherlands)
On Tuesday, 18 December, the ‘Green Shield’ project was launched in the Biesbosch nature reserve. The project will further the understanding of how forebanks with vegetation – such as willow trees – can break waves. It is known that vegetation can mitigate wave impact. There are models that have bee
Union Cabinet: Boost for Major Ports Development (India)
The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal of the Ministry of Shipping for licensing of land to the concessionaries for seven projects taken up in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. These projects have been taken up in terms of the extant policy of the Government of India to pursue maritime
China: CCCC Third Harbor Wins Two Important Contracts
Recently, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the outfitting quay project of Jiangsu Yangzijiang Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment Co., Ltd. and Phase 2 of the central fishing port in Wenling, with a total contract value of 382 million yuan. Located at Taicang Port Development Zon
USA: West Shore Dredging Project Set for Spring
The dredging project on the canals in the West Shore area will probably commence in the spring, according to tbo.com. The tides aren’t favorable for effective dredging this time of the year, said the Tampa’s public works director Irv Lee, and added: “If you can’t get the barge in or you can’t get eq
China: CCCC Second Harbor Lands Zhenjiang Port Deal
On December 7, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for Section SG-1 of the ship & port logistics terminal project in Longmen zone of Zhenjiang Port in Jiangsu Province, with a contract value of 120 million yuan and a construction period of 9 months. Located in Dantu District, Zhenji
Tieshan Port Development Plan Makes Progress (China)
Recently, CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. and CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. have respectively won the bid for Section II and I of the hydraulic works of Berth 1 and 2 in Shitoubu operation zone of Tieshan Port in Beihai, Guangxi, with a total contract value of 292 million yuan. Th
Essar Ports – Lone Bidder for Chennai Port Project (India)
Essar Ports has offered a revenue share of 5.25 per cent for the Rs 3,700-crore mega container terminal project at Chennai port, slightly above the 5 per cent Adani Ports offered in the earlier bid, according to thehindubusinessline.com. A senior Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) official stated that Essar
Nigeria: CHEC Nabs Apapa Port Contract
On December 4, CHEC won the bid for the multi-purpose terminal project of Apapa Port on Greek Road, Nigeria, with a contract value of 78 million USD and a construction period of 20 months. Located in Apapa Port in Lagos State, Nigeria, with a terminal length of 580 meters, the project involves a con
Russia: FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director Receives Another Award
On December, 21 2012 with the support of the FSUE “Rosmorport”, in the framework of the joint meeting of the Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport Council and the Rosmorrechflot Public Council, the solemn transport sphere awards ceremony “Gold Chariot” took place. The FSUE “Rosmorport” Genera