Category archives for: Project Updates

Titanium Resources Group Ltd Update

Titanium Resources Group Ltd Update

Titanium Resources Group Ltd (“TRG” or “the Company”) announces a revision to the estimate of full year production volumes from its Sierra Rutile mine, an update on the Dredge D3 project, and suspension of capital funding to its subsidiary, Sierra Rutile Limited (“SRL”), pending discussions with the Government of Sierra Leone (“GOSL”) relating to the [...]

USA: $90 million San Dieguito Wetlands Restoration Project One Step Closer to Completion

USA: $90 million San Dieguito Wetlands Restoration Project One Step Closer to Completion

The recent opening of a 750-foot Americans with Disabilities Act compliant beach walkway and access point put the multi-phased $90 million San Dieguito Wetlands Restoration Project one step closer to completion.
Project officials are now gearing up for the beginning of the end of the longterm project that aims to restore coastal wildlife and ecosystems affected [...]

Ministry of Public Works Launches Third Stage of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Development Project (Kuwait)

Ministry of Public Works Launches Third Stage of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Development Project (Kuwait)

The Ministry of Public WorksMinistry of Public WorksLoading… finalized preparations to launch the third stage of Phase One of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer port development project, reported Al-Rai.
The stage is scheduled to begin at the start of next year, announced the head of the advisory studies division of the major projects department, Sorour Al-Otaibi yesterday.
The [...]

USA: $7 million Dredging Project to Expand River Traffic at Van Buren and Fort Smith Ports

USA: $7 million Dredging Project to Expand River Traffic at Van Buren and Fort Smith Ports

A $7 million dredging project could expand river traffic across the state and result in a 43 percent tonnage increase at the Van Buren and Fort Smith ports.
That’s one of several succinct messages Marty Shell hopes to convey this week when he hops aboard the Army Corps of Engineers’ MV Mississippi for a hearing with [...]

Dredging Near West Crab Island Begins (Australia)

Dredging Near West Crab Island Begins (Australia)

Dredging of the Broadwater near West Crab Island is expected to start today and the sand will be used to repair damage to Surfers Paradise beach.
About 30,000 cubic metres of sand will be dumped on the beach thanks to the $1 million in dredging work, which is due to be completed in October. There are [...]

PCB Dredging Cleanup Project Begins On Lake Cochituate (USA)

PCB Dredging Cleanup Project Begins On Lake Cochituate (USA)

A large ring of yellow buoys floats beside an an Ellicott 300 SL 8″ Swinging Dragon™ dredge on the surface of Pegan Cove, marking the area where contractors have started removing sediment contaminated with PCBs, left by an accident at the Soldier Systems Center 30 years ago.
The PCBs were found in the section of Lake [...]

Positive News in Sierra Gold’s Field Report

Positive News in Sierra Gold’s Field Report

Sierra Gold is engaged in the exploration and development of gold and diamond properties in West Africa. The Birimian greenstone belt of West Africa has had a long history of gold mining and prospecting. The region has been one of the fastest gold producing areas worldwide.
Mining operations:
•SGCP currently has one dredge in operation in Zimmi. [...]

Aconex provides its online collaboration solution to the Panama Canal Third Set of Locks Project

Aconex provides its online collaboration solution to the Panama Canal Third Set of Locks Project

Aconex is providing its online collaboration solution to the US$3.2 billion Panama Canal Third Set of Locks Project, one of the world’s great engineering projects. Aconex is providing all the organizations engaged on the program with a central platform for managing information and project communication.
The new set of locks, at the heart of the $5.25 [...]

Port of Long Beach Plans $3 billion Expansion (USA)

Port of Long Beach Plans $3 billion Expansion (USA)

To stay competitive, the Port is planning more than $3 billion in upgrades, including a new container terminal, improvements for an existing terminal, redevelopment and consolidation of two older terminals, the replacement of an obsolete bridge and upgraded rail infrastructure.
Topping the Port’s development achievements in 2009 was the go-ahead in April for the Middle Harbor [...]

Australia: Hydrographic Survey for Port Hedland Dredging Project Completed

Australia: Hydrographic Survey for Port Hedland Dredging Project Completed

UTEC Survey Australia Pty. Ltd. (Perth) is completing a five-month bathymetric survey campaign for the Port Hedland Port Authority’s channel and harbour capital dredging campaign. The hydrographic survey work, which is expected to be finalised by mid-July, is being carried out offshore Port Hedland in North West Australia using the dedicated 21-metre ‘No Limit’ survey [...]