Recently, ZPMC has signed a sales contract with Dubai Ports Group for supplying cranes to Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, UAE, with a total contract value of some 170 million U.S. dollars. The project involves nine shore bridges and 25 automatic rail-mounted gantry cranes, which are scheduled to be deliver
The President of Saudi Ports Authority Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri has signed two contracts to develop the master plans for Saudi Ports as follows: 1. Development of Master plans for King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam and Jubail Commercial Port with W.S. Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Investments
His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, acknowledged the successful completion of Khalifa Port through a formal visit to view operations at the state of the art flagship container terminal, the most technically ad
Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and its partners, Aqeel Kareem Dedhi (AKD) Group of Karachi and the National Logistic Cell (NCL), are ready to sell their share of Gwadar Port to China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC). According to atimes.com, CHEC will take over the Pakistan’s port after Singapor
Galfar has been awarded an RO10.9 Million (USD 28.12 Million) contract for the construction of a fishing harbour in the Wilayat of Barka by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Jai K Salvi, vice president of business development and tendering at Galfar, said that construction of the fishing ha
A giant project, a giant ship and a giant achievement. It has been a magnificent and inspiring performance by ADPC staff, contractors and stakeholders, inspired by the wise and supportive leadership of the Abu Dhabi government. “Only four and a half short years after the first dredgers moved into po
The dredger “Nisr Al-Khaleej”, one of the most important equipment in marine projects and the latest in its model, has arrived at Dhuba Port. Its arrival marks the beginning of the project of containers’ wharf at Dhuba port, signed recently in Riyadh by the president of Sea Ports Authority H.E. Eng.
Years of meticulous planning and disciplined execution culminated with the commencement of commercial operations on September 1st, 2012, by Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) at the state-of-the-art flagship Khalifa Port, the most technically advanced port in the MENA region. Khalifa Port is one of the
Abu Dhabi will launch the first phase of its new multibillion-dollar Khalifa Port tomorrow. “The main target is to serve and support the long-term growth of the Abu Dhabi economy and to serve as an enabler for Kizad,” said Martijn Van de Linde, chief executive of Abu Dhabi Terminals, the operator of
According to the Exim Online, India plans to invest between Rs 300-Rs 400 crore in the second phase of Iran’s Chabahar port expansion. India’s interest in this project is not only to get direct access to Central Asia, but also to facilitate import of minerals from Afghanistan via Chabahar. Two teams
DP World today announced financial results from its global portfolio of marine terminals for the first six months of 2012, reporting profit before tax at $310 million, 12% ahead of the prior period on an underlying basis. DP World Chairman, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, commented: “The past six months h
China Harbour has won a contract for the development of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. This “design and build contract” involves construction of a second container terminal to the west of the existing port complex. The new container terminal will have a 600-metre-long quay wall with an alongside dep
The next in CEDA’s successful series of conferences, CEDA Dredging Days, will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 12 and 13 December 2012 under the theme “Virtue, Venture and Vision in the Coastal Zone”. CEDA Dredging Days have the reputation of being the premier technical forum for prese
DHI is currently working on an exciting new project – taking measurements of the marine environment and conducting laboratory experiments to measure the optical effects of the dredging work. Through this project, DHI should improve the ability of ot the computer models to predict possible effects of
