Setting up a battle with the GOP-controlled House, Senate Democrats on Thursday muscled through a $7 billion bill to replenish nearly empty… By ANDREW TAYLOR, AP Source: news, September 16, 2011; Image: Picasa, October 3, 2009
According to a press release issued by the Office of United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., the Senator secured more than $1.26 … More info: bayoubuzz Source: bayoubuzz, September 8, 2011;
Dredging that the Navy says is needed to allow a $1 billion warship to safely transit the Kennebec River is under way, allowing the Navy to… (seacoastonline) Source: seacoastonline, August 8, 2011
DP World Ltd. is preparing to spend 1.5 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) on Britain’s first deepwater port in at least 20 years at a time when… By Scott Hamilton (bloomberg) Source: bloomberg, July 27, 2011;
The West Australian reported that Australia’s richest person Ms Gina Rinehart says she expects construction of her USD 6.6 billion Roy Hill… Source: thewest, July 13, 2011;
Petrojam Limited is shelling out an additional J$361 million for repair work on its shipping dock that was damaged two years ago in a freak… (gleaner) Source: gleaner, July 8, 2011;
IHC Merwede has increased its underwriting capacity by more than 50 per cent to €1.5billion. Of this amount, €900 million is committed. The financial agreement has been forged between IHC Merwede and an international banking consortium made up of five banks, with the aim of facilitating international growth. Ability to differentiate The five banks [...]
Mozambique’s Ports Development Company (MPDC), part-owned by Dubai’s DP World, has announced a $1bn investment over the next 20 years… (arabianbusiness) Source: arabianbusiness, June 6, 2011
For China’s port marine sector, the largest projects were planned in the four years from 2006 to 2010, and while China will continue to be the world’s largest port developer the pace of development will be slowing down a little. With the port infrastructure sector set to slow down, what does this mean for business [...]
China will allocate 18 billion yuan (2.7 billion U.S. dollars) from 2011 to 2015 to deepen the navigation channel on the lower reaches of th… (cri) Source: cri, May 3, 2011
