PD Ports has recently made two new appointments to help drive business growth. Rob Brewster has been appointed as Development Director Logistics and Andrew Lowdon has joined the Company as Commercial Analyst. These new roles are designed to further emphasise PD Ports’ growth strategy and to continuo
The endangered Least Tern has a new island to call home on the Mississippi River thanks to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – St. Louis District, the Dredge Potter and a flexible, floating dredge pipe. Historically, the Least Tern nested on sandbars along the Mississippi River. The establishment of
The volume of cargo handled by Port Vysotsky LLC in January-November rose by 38 percent over the same period of 2010, to 2,938,000 tons. In November 2011, Port Vysotsky handled 228,825 tons of export thermal coal. Port Vysotsky LLC operating the coal terminal specializes in handling the commodity ex
The Shipping Ministry – which has been able to award only one out of the 23 targeted port development projects till date this fiscal – could… (thehindubusinessline) [mappress] Source: thehindubusinessline, December 15, 2011;
The Queensland Greens say a team of experts reviewing water quality and seagrass health in and around Gladstone Harbor is too close to… (ninemsn) [mappress] Source: ninemsn, December 15, 2011; Image: westernbasinportdevelopment
A sense of relief washed over Montgomery Village residents at a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the progress toward dredging Lake … By Nesa Nourmohammadi (gazette) [mappress] Source: gazette, December 15, 2011;
Herb Nash, chair of the Glace Bay Harbor Authority, said the federal government has announced a partial dredge of the harbor will take place… By Sharon Montgomery-Dupe (capebretonpost) [mappress] Source: capebretonpost, December 15, 2011; Image: gov.ns.ca
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has completed the previously announced acquisition of MNO Vervat. MNO Vervat holds a leading position in the Dutch civil infrastructure market. Established in 1917, this family-owned business is specialized in road construction, concrete and other civil construction w
The Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd will help the California United Terminals in their plans to build a new container terminal facility at the Port of Los Angeles. Japan’s Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the
The government is to lease Kaaf atoll Enboodhoo lagoon to reclaim and develop five resorts… By Abdullah Jameel (haveeru) [mappress] Source: haveeru, December 15, 2011;
Inland waterways are ideal for Kochi. Land acquisition or rehabilitation problems don’t come in its way but there are other hurdles to be crossed for implementing the project. Though the Inland Waterway Authority of India (IWAI) has implemented the National Waterway-3, of which the Kollam-Kottappura
Bay County has created a financing mechanism for dredging private canals. Commissioners approved an amendment to the Municipal … By Felicia Kitzmiller (newsherald) [mappress] Source: newsherald, December 15, 2011;
Larry Miller, the Bruce Grey Owen Sound MP, is convinced that the federal transport minster will support the Owen Sound Harbor dredging project. There are concerns that the city’s federal harbour could soon become no longer viable, and the harbor dredging is badly needed. “Meetings with ministry sta
It won’t be long until the county dredge that opens up Southold’s waterways each winter has to pack up and leave for the season… By Beth Young (suffolktimes) [mappress] Source: suffolktimes, December 15, 2011;
