Kolkata: Dredging Corp of India (DCI) wants to pull out from dredging the riverine channels of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), although the ministry wants to prevent it from doing so. While the finance ministry has not disbursed the previous arrears of dredging subsidy, which adds up to Rs 550 crore… [ma
President Barack Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget includes the first $35.6 million for the Army Corps of Engineers to construct larger coastal Louisiana restoration projects, but falls far short of the money allocated to similar major environmental restoration projects elsewhere in the count
After the much-hyped multi-billion shilling Lamu Port that seeks to tap into the northern frontier with Ethiopia and Southern Sudan, plans are also underway to set up small ports along the 600 miles coastline. [mappress] Source: Daily Nation, January 31, 2010
President Barack Obama’s federal budget includes no money for the planned deepening of the Delaware Bay and River shipping channel. [mappress] Source: Press of Atlantic City, February 1, 2010
A second port in Musaffah to serve the growing number of manufacturing companies setting up in the industrial zones next to Abu Dhabi Island is being planned. [mappress] Source: The National, February 1, 2010
Covering 40 square kilometres, three times the size of Abu Dhabi island, the Khalifa port will have a total capacity of 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of other cargo at the end of the five-phase construction in 2030 [mappress] Source: Gulf News, February 2, 2010;
The municipality of Dubai is the largest city of the Persian Gulf emirate of the same name, and has built a global reputation for large-scale developments and architectural works. [mappress] Source: Earth Observatory Nasa, February 1, 2010
Dhaka — Dredging its silted rivers and augmenting energy sources top Bangladesh’s plans as it prepares to present its case before a consortium of donor agencies. Increasing regional integration is also on the agenda. [mappress] Source: Sulekha, February 1, 2010;
Narayanganj district administration in collaboration Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority yesterday started dredging operation in the Brahmaputra river from Santupara to Panchamighat. [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, February 1, 2010;
It’s more than two miles long, 25 feet high and contains enough steel to build eight Eiffel Towers. [mappress] Source: 2 The Advocate, February 1, 2010;
Jiangsu Province, which has the largest economy in the Yangtze River Delta, will accelerate the construction of Yangkou Harbor, aiming at building a world-class super deepwater harbor. [mappress] Source: China Knowledge, February 1, 2010;
Phase I of the largest PCB dredging project ever undertaken began this past year on the Hudson River at Fort Edward. It went badly, with dredging completed in just over half of its planned area, and with discovery of a previously unknown… Source: Blogspot/RAM TRAC Corporation, January 31, 2010
Dredging Corporation of India Ltd has announced the financial results for the quarter ended on 31-December-2009. The Net Sales was at Rs.181.21 crores (US$ 38.7 million) for quarter ended on 31-December-2009 against Rs.223.77 crores (US$ 47.7 million) for the quarter ended on 31-December-2008… [mapp
After years of politicking and paying of lip service to the issue of the dredging of the Lower River Niger, the Federal Government commencement of the dredging of the river is generating mixed reactions from operators and other inland water ways users… [mappress] Source: Vanguard, January 30, 2010;
