Anyone weary of bad news about the economy would have felt a lot better Friday after hearing the Long Beach State of the Port speech. It was about creating thousands of new jobs, and investing many millions in the future… [mappress] Source:presstelegram,January 31,2010;
The US$360 million Saigon Premier Container Terminal, the most advanced of its kind in Ho Chi Minh City, was inaugurated on January 30 along with the phase-2 opening of the city’s North-South road axis… [mappress] Source:saigon-gpdaily,January 31,2010;
ISLAMABAD — Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday informed the National Assembly that Rs.3.29 billion were spent on dredging of Ports since February, 2009 till date. Replying to questions on behalf of Minister for Ports and Shipping… [mappress] Source: Associated Pr
JUNO BEACH, FL– A million cubic yards of sand is being dumped to widen a stretch of beach centered on the Juno pier… [mappress] Source: wptv, January 28, 2010;
NORFOLK – Details on the possible move of an aircraft carrier from Norfolk to Florida aren’t specifically laid out in the draft copy of the Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review 2010… [mappress] Source: WVEC, January 28, 2010
The Camillus Town Board (NY) is not interested in a plan to bury toxin-laden sediments from Onondaga Lake in town… [mappress] Source:,January 27,2010;
The Japan-based Itochu Group has officially proposed with Vietnam’s ministry of transport about cooperating with Vietnam National Shipping Corp (Vinalines) to invest in construction project of Lach Huyen International Port, Hai Phong City… [mappress] Source: VN Business News, January 27, 2010;
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) may be in the business of sucking up mud, but for investors the sludge might as well be gold… [mappress] Source: The Nation, January 27, 2010
Water monitoring results from the latest round of tests of the multi- million-dollar Fremantle dredging project have revealed that another Environmental Protection Authority guideline was exceeded… [mappress] Source: The West Australian, January 28, 2010;
It’s a go for deepening the Delaware River shipping channel an additional 5 feet… [mappress] Source: Philly News, January 28, 2010
City government targets to start dredging works on 13 rivers in Jakarta by June 2010. The project is to be funded with a loan of Rp 1.5 trillion (around 150 million US dollars) from World Bank. The debt will be shouldered by central government by 59 percent of the total loan, and city government by
A NEW outer harbour which will extend tidal access times into Wells is taking shape as dredging work enters its second phase… [mappress] Source: Fakenham & Wells Times, January 27, 2010
Technip has been awarded a contract for the development of the flexible pipe system in the Aseng Field, located in Block I offshore Equatorial Guinea… [mappress] Source: Pipelines International, January 22, 2010;
CHINESE company Shanghai Co has been selected by the government to develop infrastructure at Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP)… [mappress] Source: Phnom Phen Post, January 22, 2010
