Dredging
China: Qinzhou Port new infrastructure completed
China’s Guangxi Qinzhou Free Trade Port Area has recently completed the construction of two new berths and a stockyard. [mappress] Source: Baird Maritime, January 5, 2010;
Alarming erosion on Bribie island (Australia), recent dredging denied
THE Port of Brisbane Corporation has denied recent dredging of the shipping channel off Bribie Island will contribute to alarming erosion on the island. [mappress] Source:sunshinecoastdaily,January 6,2010
USA: fears raised over dredge effects on York’s Long Sands Beach
YORK, Maine —The Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge the Piscataqua River in Eliot, Maine, where tankers turn, according to Robert Green, an environmental specialist with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Portland. The Army Corps has applied to the DEP to move an estimated 100,
Gordon Brown marks the start of work on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects
The Prime Minister has said the development of the London Gateway port will create thousands of jobs for the region and is a vote of confidence in the UK’s economic recovery. [mappress] Source: Number10, January 5, 2010
USA: Corps awaits judge’s word on dredging river
The Army Corps of Engineers, which for years has fought to increase the depth to 45 feet, wants to make the most of this situation, and is pressing a federal judge for permission to cut five feet deeper into the river. [mappress] Source: Delaware Online, January 5, 2010;
USACE rejects bid on Plum Island beach project
PLUM ISLAND — A plan to replenish the badly eroded beach at Plum Island Center and save homes has been put off until at least next fall. [mappress] Source: Newbury Port News, January 5, 2010;
Bangladesh: major rivers in Sylhet dying for siltation
Major rivers and their tributaries in greater Sylhet region see gradual decrease in their flow due to massive siltation in absence of planned dredging, causing a serious threat to the environment in the region. [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, January 5, 2010
Malaysia: first phase of Pahang River rehab on time
PEKAN: The first phase of a RM258mil project to build wave breakers at two estuaries of the Pahang River here will be completed in October next year. [mappress] Source: Star (Malaysia), January 5, 2010;
UK: DP World Proceeds With London Port Project
LONDON — Marine terminal operator DP World Ltd. Monday said it has bought the remaining 1,000 acres of land for its London Gateway and Logistics Park project after it decided to proceed with the construction. Source: The Wall STreet Journal Europe ,January 5, 2010
Indian Shipping ministry to double cost estimates of Sethusamudram project
The Ministry of Shipping is nearly doubling the initial cost estimates of the controversial Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project, which aims to dredge a navigable channel through the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. [mappress] Source:business-standard,January 5,2010;
Niger River dredging work is going on smoothly and according to specification
Despite reservations expressed by some of the communities and people doing business at the Niger River over the slow performance of the companies dredging the river, Transport Minister, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa Bio has said that the dredging work is going on smoothly and according to specification. [mappr
Australia: business up in arms at Albany dredging
Fisheries and tourism operators in Albany are concerned at a plan by iron ore miner Grange Resources and the Albany Port Authority. Source: Zibb, January 3, 2010 [mappress]
Bekasi (Indonesia) to build international seaport
JAKARTA: Bekasi regency plans to construct a Rp 7.6 trillion (US$808 million) international seaport to spur the economy of the regency. Source: The Jakarta Post, January 4, 2009; [mappress]
Dutch marine services company Smit acquires Minette Bay Ship Docking (Canada)
Marine services company acquires Minette Bay Ship Docking Smit Internationale, the global marine services company, completed the acquisition of all shares of Minette Bay Ship Docking Ltd… [mappress] Source: The Journal of Commerce, January 3, 2010;