Dredging
Bureau Veritas sets up a system to audit and certify manning agencies for seafarers
Bureau Veritas has moved ahead of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 and set up a system to audit and certify manning agencies for seafarers. Source: Baird Maritime, February 9, 2010
USA: Dredging of 40,000 cubic yards of sediment containing cancer-causing dioxin to be scheduled for December 2010
Engineers are about halfway through designing a complex dredging operation to scoop 40,000 cubic yards of sediment containing cancer-causing dioxin from the bottom of the Passaic River. The $45 million project is scheduled to begin in December and last nine months under the supervision… [mappress] S
Russia: St. Peterburg land reclamation project faces ecological protest
Local scientists are claiming that the Marine Facade project and other construction on reclaimed land is a threat to the ecological situation in the Neva Bay. [mappress] Source: The St. Petersburg Times, February 9, 2010
Bangladesh government is set to start Kushiara river dredging
Silchar — In a departure from its past stand, the Bangladesh government is all set to start dredging the Kushiara river which flows through Assam’s Karimganj district and enters the neighbouring country. [mappress] Source: The Telegraph, February 8, 2010;
Azerbaijan: construction of Baku International Sea Trade Port will start April 2010
Preliminary construction work on a new commercial seaport south of Baku will begin in April, now that the blueprint has been completed. mappress] Source: News.az, February 8, 2010
Damen (NL) and Qatar Gas Transport Company joint to operate Ras Laffan shipbuilding facility
Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (NAKILAT) has signed a joint venture agreement with Damen Shipyards Qatar Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Damen Shipyards Group, to jointly operate a shipbuilding facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar. [mappress] Source: MarineLink, February 7, 2010
Sri Lanka will appoint a dredging contractor to bring up three million cubic metres of sea sand
Sri Lanka will appoint a dredging contractor to bring up three million cubic metres of sea sand to supply the domestic market which is running out of river sand and also for export. [mappress] Source: Lanka Business Online, February 8, 2010;
Pakistan’s Transparancy Authority comes hard on Port Qasim’s clarification for dredging contract
KARACHI — Transparency International Pakistan (TIP), which is endeavouring hard to ensure ‘zero tolerance’ on corruption and procurement, has come out hard on Port Qasim Authority’s clarification with regard to the alleged “misprocurement by PQA… [mappress] Source: Business Recorder, February 8, 201
Pacific: Guam group feels dredging of Apra Harbor isn’t necessary
Guam may have been identified last week as an upcoming hub for U.S. national security in the Asia-Pacific region, but one Guam group feels dredging of the Apra Harbor for military projects isn’t necessary to fulfill that goal. [mappress] Source: Pacific Daily New, February 8, 2010;
Ernst & Young reports: Indian trade scale up drives the demand for dredging
Mumbai: With India expected to emerge as a global trade hub over the next few years, an effective port infrastructure is vital to scale up the country’s trade development, global consultancy firm Ernst & Young today said in a report. [mappress] source: DNA, February 7, 2010;
Assam Government (India) sees opportunities for Fabriform embankment protection
GUWAHATI – Dr M Rajin Anwar of Y A Company recently led four Japanese experts for a discussion with Assam Chief Minister relating to embankment protection by the latest Japanese technology. [mappress] Source: Assam Tribune, February 6, 2010
USA: Environmentalists sue to block Delaware River dredging
Five environmental groups have appealed a federal court’s refusal to block the start of a more-than $300 million main channel deepening along the Delaware River. [mappress] Source: Delaware Online, February 5, 2010
American Association of Port Authorities: Ports Go Green
Adopting sustainable practices is a passport to future growth. Source: World Trade, February 6, 2010
USA: Dredging Supply Company and Ellicott show interest in tender for new USACE dredger
The Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office has a requirement for the design, construction, testing and delivery of a dredge and all associated machinery and support equipment for delivery to the Laguna Field Office near Yuma, Arizona. [mappress] More info: fbo.gov