The inordinate delay in completing the capital dredging work for the Vallarpadam ICTT project may lead to the postponement of the soft launch of the project’s operations scheduled for later this month by the terminal operator DP World.
Informed sources in the port told Business Line that the terminal operator had made it clear to the [...]
President Benigno Aquino 3rd has infused P1.4 billion to fast track the completion of two major infrastructure projects in Bicol—the Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay and the dredging of the Bicol river basin to resolve the serious and heavy flooding in the region during rainy seasons here. The Aquino administration allocated about P780 million [...]
Five local pioneer shipbuilders will take part in the world’s biggest shipbuilding biannual fair in Germany to begin tomorrow to showcase Bangladesh’s capacity in building ocean-going vessels for the global shipping companies.
The four-day international Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology (SMM-2010) trade fair will begin at Hamburg, the port city of Germany and major trading hub [...]
Petron Corp. is joining hands with the Metro Manila Development Authority to dredge the Marikina River in a bid to avoid a repeat of last year’s floods during the onslaught of typhoon Ondoy.
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said company officials met him on Friday, volunteering to take part in the agency’s priority activities.
“Petron’s move is in [...]
For many years there have been little ground-breaking developments in the world of dredging according to Tore Hansen-Tangen, Executive Chairman of Viking Development Group. “The vessels have become larger, the control systems and other equipment have become more sophisticated, but the industry still uses the same types of vessels and basically the same methods as [...]
The P18.7-billion Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project received a nod to proceed from the Department of Justice (DoJ), which said the deal is not covered by the Government Procurement Act that required public bidding.
In a 14-page opinion furnished the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima affirmed the earlier findings of then acting Secretary Alberto [...]
The Nan River and two adjacent rivers will be dredged and have sluice gates installed as part of an integrated approach to tackle chronic flooding and drought in Phichit.
The proposed dredging of the Nan, old Phichit and Yom rivers has been agreed upon by provincial authorities, local leaders as well as former and serving ministers [...]
A series of marine projects is raising concern over the effect of dredging on Hong Kong’s harbor as the seabed is churned, with contamination risks from heavy metals dumped in the 1960s and 1970s, the South China Morning Post reported.
At least 12 projects including roads, ports, tunnels and pipes are due to start this year [...]
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announces changes about dredging works off Pasir Panjang Terminal. The working areas and the working period have been revised.
Dredging works will be carried out by the grab dredgers, “YTC V”/“YTC 15”, held in position by 2 spuds as anchors. The dredgers, with hopper barges in attendance, will have a [...]
RM33 billion. That’s the staggerring sum the natural resources and environment ministry needs to alleviate flood problems nationwide under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
Admitting it would not be easy for the government to come up with such huge amount at one go, minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas said the flood mitigation programmes would be carried [...]
