In the Port of Antwerp the Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits, European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe… (iewy) Source: iewy, November 22, 2011; Image: Antwerp Port Authority
On October 31, the Guiping second-line lock of Xijiang shipping artery, the world’s largest inland single river lock partly constructed by CCCC Fourth Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. (CCCC 4th Harbour), was opened to navigation. Located in Guiping, Guangxi, the lock is a major inland river project of the Ministry of Transport in the “eleventh five-year” [...]
Gov. Rick Snyder called for Congress to provide the funding necessary to complete construction on a new Soo Lock in his much-anticipated… (sooeveningnews) Source: sooeveningnews, November 2, 2011;
The Antwerp Port Authority has commissioned the Joint Venture, comprising Jan De Nul NV (1/3), CEI-De Meyer and Betonac (both part of the… Source: Jan De Nul; September 16, 2011
Troy Lock, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has officially reopened to allow marine traffic following post-Irene cleanup work and inspections. Tropical Storm Irene caused flooding up and down the Hudson River, including at the navigation lock just north of Albany, and sent debris large and small down the Hudson [...]
After years of delays some progress has been made in the construction of the second lock in the so-called Waasland port on the left bank of… (mediargus) Source: mediargus, February 21, 2011
Last Friday Ghent port aldermand Christophe Peeters (Open VLD) and port director Daan Schalck announced that 2010 was a record year, with… (mediargus) Source: mediargus, January 14, 2011;
The new lock, with dimensions of 225 m x 25 m, will make the Meuse between Namur and Liège more accessible for vessels up to 4,500 ton. The construction of the lock is challenging because it is located in the middle of the river Meuse. The first, existing lock in Ivoz-Ramet has to stay into [...]
The much-delayed Inner Harbor Navigation Canal lock replacement project, which received no financing in the 2010 federal budget, would also be denied money in 2011 if President Barack Obama’s proposal is adopted by Congress. Source: NOLA, February 4, 2010;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a recent report that the river expansion at the J.T. Myers Lock & Dam is needed to make room for a long-delayed extension of the dam’s auxiliary lock… Source:chicagotribune,January 22,2010
