Dredging
Port of Sibenik applies for Dredging and Port Infrastructure Loan (Croatia)
The Port of Sibenik Authority (PSA) has applied for a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) and intends to use its proceeds to contribute towards financing the reconstruction of the Vrulje quay in the Port of Sibenik. The proposed project… [mappress] Source:ebrd,M
The Panama Canal expansion project is yielding some interesting ‘artifacts’
A number of railroad wheels and a dredge bucket, dating back to the early 20th century, were recently uncovered. Encountering this debris during dredging operations can dramatically impede progress, and equipment can be damaged running into these underground obstructions… [mappress] Source:jwfishers
MOW has completed first phase of Dredging of Bahrain Approach Channel
The Ministry of Works (MoW) has completed the first phase of dredging of the Bahrain Approach Channel (BAC), which leads to the new Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) and other port facilities in the kingdom… [mappress] Source:tradearabia,March 15,2010;
Dredging is “crucial” part of Bolivia-Uruguay pipeline,sea access project
Bolivia will gain access to Atlantic ports in Uruguay in exchange for a pledge of natural gas exports to Montevideo in an agreement signed in La Paz March 14 by presidents Evo Morales and José Mujica. A new road will follow the Paraguay-Paraná river system, while the Andean Development Corporation (
Dredging of the Lower River Niger will require More Funds
LOKOJA, NIGERIA— The dredging of the Lower River Niger will require more funds than expected, says Nigerian Transport Minister Alhaji Ibrahim Bio, who adds that the original survey putting the cost at 36 billion Naira (about 239 million USD) was a gross underestimation… [mappress] Source:brunei,Marc
India: Vizhinjam port construction project will be decided next month
An investors meet will be held next month for the proposed Vizhinjam port in Kerala and work on the project will start during the tenure of the Left government, Ports Minister M.Vijayakumar told the assembly Monday… [mappress] Source:thaindian,March 15,2010;
Dutch-Based Company Set to Modernize NPA Facility (Liberia)
APM Terminal Wins $120million Bid.The Government of Liberia, through the Inter-Ministerial Concession Committee (IMCC) for the Freeport of Monrovia, has declared a Dutch-based port giant, APM Terminal, the winner and highest ranked bidder for the improvement of facilities at the Freeport of Monrovia
India: poor port infrastructure results in annual losses of Rs 1,400 crore
Poor infrastructure at major Indian ports have resulted in maritime trade losses amounting to more than Rs1,400 crore per annum, country’s top auditor has said… [mappress] Source: Emirates Business, March 15, 2010;
Man Versus Nature: Popponesset Bay (USA) Dredging
The cutter sweeps back and forth across the channel like an enormous, ultra-powerful vacuum cleaner, ingesting everything it comes across. The metal machine gnaws at the sand to loosen it up before it is drawn about 20 feet away, to the bowels of a chugging, 700 horsepower diesel engine… [mappress]
UK: TSHD Alexander von Humboldt making big impression on river Tyne
A GIANT dredger is helping to make the £260m second Tyne Tunnel a reality – and protecting the environment… [mappress] Source: Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette, March 12, 2010;
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Harbour will add another 286 hectares from the sea
Mar 12, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has initiated a number of projects to expand the ports network in the country to attract more service form the international shipping industry, the Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Aviation Ranjith de Silva said today at a press briefing… [mappress] S
Aqaba port (Jordan) launches $700m tender for dredging and maritime construction works
Jordan’s Aqaba Development Corp (ADC), the central development company for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ), has invited firms to submit expressions of interest by April 11 for a marine works contract on the $700m Aqaba New Port project… [mappress] Source: AME info, March 14, 2010;
UK: Dredgers, barges and ancillary craft leave Felixstowe Port Expansion project
The first phase of the Felixstowe South Reconfiguration (FSR) is almost complete, apart from the land-side works, and all the various dredgers, hopper barges, survey vessels and ancillary craft have now left the port… [mappress] Source: Maritime Journal, March 11, 2010;
Chinese Yangtze river aims for a deeper tomorrow
A port survey has shown that the total investment earmarked for expansion and renovation projects along the 2,838km navigable length of the Yangtze river now comes to around $4bn… [mappress] Source: Port Strategy, March 11, 2010