THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved in principle the government’s plan to borrow €272.394 million from a Belgium-based bank to fund the rehabilitation of Laguna de Bay over the next two years… [mappress] Source:bworldonline,April 19,2010;
Those dock owners weren’t kidding when they talked about increased shipping on the Saginaw River and Great Lakes this year. Dredging on the Saginaw River last year and more planned for this year will help ships increase their loads, and cut costs… [mappress] Source:mlive,April 18,2010;
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has designed a master plan for the redevelopment and expansion of the Takoradi Port to transform it into a modern and vibrant one to meet the challenges of the emerging oil and gas industry… [mappress] Source:graphicghana,April 18,2010;
In an unusual compromise offer, both sides in a New Jersey federal court lawsuit over dredging the Delaware River have proposed shifting their case — and judge — to a Delaware court that already has ruled on a related suit… [mappress] Source:delawareonline,April 18,2010;
State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has confirmed that the further deepening of the berths at the port of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, is still required before they will be in a position to accommodate the so-called new generation of large container vessels… [mappress] Source: Engineering News
The 25-year-old debate over what to do about sediment dredged from the Toledo shipping channel will continue for at least another year… [mappress] Source:toledoblade,April 16,2010;
Bengkulu- Dredging of Pulau Baai port`s basin in Bengkulu will cost Rp125 billion for removing some three million cubic meters of sand… [mappress] Source:antaranews,April 16,2010;
The Cochin Port Staff Association, one of the major trade unions in the port, has expressed anxiety on the exorbitant hike in dredging costs… [mappress] Source:thehindubusinessline,April 16,2010;
Lagoons on Knight Island have come and gone, waves have wiped out the Gulfside beach on southern Manasota Key and inexperienced boaters have started to run aground… [mappress] Source:heraldtribune,April 16,2010;
Aqaba Development Corporation the central development arm for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone in Jordan announced that the extension of the submission date for expression of interest in the construction of the marine works for the New Port of Aqaba. The new deadline for submission is May 16th 2010…
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, and the Minister of Transport, Patrick Vlačič, today visited the Port of Koper, where they met with the company’s management. The talks mainly focused on further development of the port and in this context, on the adoption of a national… [
Wind and swell subject dredging and offshore vessels at sea to dramatic dynamic forces. Cutter ladders, suction tubes, spud carriers, lay pipes and risers ‘connect’ the moving vessel to the rigid sea floor… [mappress] Source: IHC Merwede, P&D Magazine
It is reported that IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure, Grup Maritime TCI of Spain, Simplex Infrastructure, consortium between Adani Port and Mundra Port & SEZ, Essar Ports & Terminals along with Vadinar Oil Terminal are left in the fray to bag the INR 276 crore contracts to build a Greenfield container
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduced legislation today that would ensure funding for federal ports and harbors across the nation. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., is an original co-sponsor of the bill… [mappress] Source:sootoday,April 16,2010;
