The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hopper Dredge Currituck based in Wilmington, N.C., has begun maintenance dredging work in the Shrewsbury River federal navigation channel to remove critical shoals in the Shrewsbury entrance channel and in the vicinity of Oceanic Bridge on the Navesink River. The dre
An English version of the Chinese standards for port and waterway design and construction that was unveiled on November 8, is expected to help related Chinese industries go global, the head of a Chinese construction company which is the largest international contractor in Asia, said recently. The Ch
Consent for an £80m upgrade of Southampton’s container port has been withdrawn for reassessment after legal action from its largest… (thisishampshire) [mappress] Source: thisishampshire, November 22, 2011
Jim Salscheider, the head of the Lake Havasu Marine Association says that the dredging of a channel between Lake Havasu and the Colorado River has been… [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, November 22, 2011
The Environmental Protection Authority’s Rf100 million (USD 6.5 million) fine against local business tycoon Mohamed ‘Champa’ Moosa has been overturned by the Civil Court. Champa got the maximum possible penalty in June and was labeled an “environmental criminal” for irreversibly damaging the island
Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo is asking for the central government’s commitment to help the city overcome its chronic flood problems… By Andreas D. Arditya (thejakartapost) [mappress] Source: thejakartapost, November 22, 2011
A PowerDigger 3D GPS machine control system from Leica Geosystems enabled a Kentucky contractor to see excavation work underwater by viewing a display screen in the operator’s cab. Last summer, M. Bowling Inc, Henderson, KY, excavated 130,000 cubic yards of earth to widen and deepen the Ohio River
Indian Infrastructure magazine, in collaboration with the Centre for Infrastructure Policy and Regulation of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, is organising its ninth annual conference on “Ports in India : Capacity Expansion and Improving Efficiency: The Way Forward’’ on January 31-February
A Monmouth County dredging project on Wreck Pond that began the first week of November has been temporarily halted because… By Dan Radel (app) [mappress] Source: app, November 22, 2011
IHC Merwede B.V. announced that it will hold naming and launch ceremony of the cutter suction dredger SHANTI SAGAR XVI on Tuesday 6 December 2011. The ship is being built for Mundra Port SEZ Ltd/ Andani Group at the IHC Beaver Dredgers yard, Molendijk 94, 3361 EP Sliedrecht, The Netherlands. The pro
U.S. Senators Bob Casey, Pat Toomey and Chris Coons have filed an amendment to an appropriations bill that would increase the potential of securing the Delaware River dredging project federal funding. The amendment would move formerly appropriated funds in the Army Corps of Engineers budget to navig
In the Port of Antwerp the Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits, European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe… [mappress] (iewy) [mappress] Source: iewy, November 22, 2011; Image: Antwerp Port Authority
Mozambique’s woeful infrastructure poses some of the biggest challenges for miners wanting to invest in coal mining projects in the southern African country… (iol) [mappress] Source: iol, November 22, 2011
The Kumbalangi Model Tourism Village project brought the potential of village tourism into the limelight. However, the construction of one of the most important… (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, November 22, 2011
