The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has called for the urgent development and expansion of the Takoradi and Tema … (vibeghana) [mappress] Source: vibeghana, December 13, 2011;
The guidelines for private sector participation in the Major Ports issued in October, 1996 allows and encourages private participation including Multi-National Companies (MNCs) in enhancing port capacities and modernization of port equipments etc. Accordingly, 100% FDI is allowed in Port Sector to s
The Chairman Ad Hoc Committee on illegal dredging in Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Rotimi Abiru, has ordered Ibile Holdings to produce… (nigerianobservernews) [mappress] Source: nigerianobservernews, December 13, 2011;
Sierra Gold Corporation has announced October and November 2011 gold recovery results. The company recovered 59 ounces from its support operations bringing its year to date gold recovery to 378 ounces. Additionally, Sierra Gold Corp. has received the dredging permit for its Pampana River operations
Commercial fishermen seeking compensation for Gladstone’s dredging project are now represented by not one but two law firms… (gladstoneobserver) [mappress] Source: gladstoneobserver, December 13, 2011; Image: westernbasinportdevelopment
The port of Antwerp is to collaborate in further developing the port of San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa) over the next few years. San Pedro, the largest cacao port in the world, has 2000 hectares of vacant land that will be put into use in stages in the near future. Port of Antwerp […
In a bid to retain traffic, the Kochi port has decided not to increase tariff for the next three years… By V. Sajeev Kumar (thehindubusinessline) [mappress] Source: thehindubusinessline, December 13, 2011;
With the fourth quarter of 2011 coming to a close, DSC is making strides and expanding to more countries. The company continues to outperform previous years’ numbers, making each year a little more productive than the next. In June 2011, DSC delivered the second of two 24-inch Dual Pump Marlin Class
IHC Merwede has been awarded a contract to deliver the environmentally friendly deep-water dredger, IHC Beaver® 4040, for Zhejiang Dredging (China). This innovative cutter suction dredger will be optimised to work on lake and reservoir dredging projects – and is unique in its class. Boundary breakin
The Mangalore old port, known for its historic trade relations with Arabia and Lakshadweep archipelago dating back to 1,000 years, is now… By M Raghuram (dnaindia) [mappress] Source: dnaindia, December 12, 2011;
HPA Hamburg Port Authority has announced tender for transport of dredged materials retrieved from the Port of Hamburg for use or disposal, to the landfill Francop silt or Feldhofe. The goal of corrective actions is the development of largely contaminated silt from Moorburg, loading on trucks or the
The Manama Municipal Council is planning to inspect a number of reclamation permits, types of permit, reasons given for reclamation and permit expiry dates in order to look into allegations of land reclamation violations filled five years ago. Although the Council paused reclamation in Karbabad and
Idreco has delivered its new ISD 350/30E dredger to Peene Kies. Peene Kies has already two ISD 350 dredgers from Idreco, with dredging depths till 20 meters. The new Type ISD 350/30E can dredge untill 32 meters deep and it is equipped with the newest IDRECO direct drive underwater engine with 450 kW
The first lengths of rail will be laid on the new land of Maasvlakte 2 this week. The first trains should be running on the 12.3-km railway line in ten months’ time. But before it gets that far, all kinds of activities have to be completed and delivered. Everything comes together in the autumn of [&
