Mayor Chipper McDermott gave an overview of the city’s progress at his annual State of the City address Wednesday, saying Pass Christian was in good financial health and getting stronger. “We are doing some things right,” he said. The harbor expansion has begun, and it will include a new harbor master office. McDermott said dredging [...]
Auckland Council is denying it deliberately kept expansion plans for the city’s port from the public, as users fear what it will do to their… (tvnz) Source: tvnz, January 27, 2012; Image: poal
Expansion of one of the world’s most important shipping routes brings with it a unique opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of the marine industry, experts claim. Expanded sections of the Panama Canal are due to open in 2014 following an eight-year programme to widen and deepen the waterway in order to increase capacity for [...]
Abigroup has finished a $116 million contract to design and construct the seawall bund and haul road for the Port of Gladstone Western Basin expansion in Queensland. The project, which was completed ahead of schedule, is part of Gladstone Ports Corporation’s (GPC) infrastructure expansion to cater for the increased shipping requirements. Abigroup’s Queensland General Manager [...]
BHP Billiton Ltd. received the conditional backing of regulators in Western Australia state for its proposed multibillion dollar outer harbor expansion of Port Hedland. The long-mooted project, a key step in BHP’s aspirations to significantly expand its Pilbara iron ore production later this decade, could be implemented with “rigorous conditions to limit environmental impacts“, Environmental [...]
The city’s seaport will be further expanded this year, depending on the availability of funds from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) central office (Manila). PPA Port Manager Leonilo Miole hopes that funds will be readily available this 2012 for PPA-Zamboanga to start “working” on its proposal for a 3rd phase port expansion project. Miole said [...]
Thousands of workers at the site of a major expansion project on the Panama Canal have stopped work to demand payment of back wages and… (news) Source: news, January 17, 2012; Image: pancanal
The government move to deny ‘security clearance’ to Gautam Adani-owned Adani Port & SpecialEconomic Zone (APSEZ), formerly Mundra Port, … By Anto T Joseph (mydigitalfc) Source: mydigitalfc, January 16, 2012;
State-owned seaport operator PT Pelindo IV needs Rp 150 billion (US$ 16.3 million) to fund the expansion of the cargo dock at the … (thejakartapost) Source: thejakartapost, January 12, 2012;
The largest port in Albania, Durrs Port plays a key role in the development of Albania and the region… (chinadaily) Source: chinadaily, January 9, 2012; Image: apdurres
