A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure and Thilafushi Corporation limited (TCL), with land reclamation area of Male’ city south harbour. At a ceremony held recently at Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure the land reclaim concept presented in accordance with the Government’s policy to control waste management, and [...]
The central government has submitted an application to the Governor of Okinawa for permission to reclaim land off Henoko, Nago in order to commence the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. At 3:40pm on March 22, officials of the Okinawa Defense Bureau delivered the documents to a local office of the Okinawa Prefectural [...]
With a view to conserve top soil and prevent soil erosion and land degradation, the Ministry of Agriculture is implementing various watershed development programmes, namely National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas, Soil Conservation in Catchments of River Valley Project and Flood Prone River and Reclamation and Development of Alkali & Acid Soils across the [...]
The port of Benoa is situated very close to popular places of Bali such as Kuta, Sanur, Denpasar and Nusa Dua. The international airport of Denpasar is only 12 km away and most of the international hotels of Bali are within a range of 30km around Benoa. Benoa is therefore an ideal place for carrying [...]
![Ministry Invites Bids for Alexandroupolis Port Dredging (Greece)]()
Ministry AN.ANT.YPO.ME.DI/G.G.D.E. has invited bidders to submit their offers for the completion of the basin dredging program and channel excavation in the Port of Alexandroupolis. These works include: – Complete dredging in the outer (eastern) basin of the port of Alexandroupolis; – Complete dredging in the approach channel to the port entrance. The project period [...]
![Nigeria: Ministry Spends Big on Dredging Projects]()
Godsday Orubebe, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs announced it has expended over N6 billion on three projects in the region, reports ngrguardiannews.com. These projects are: – canalisation/river training of Foupolo-Bulou Ndoro creek, – canalisation at Odoubou Ogbabagbene, – Ogbabagbene land reclamation and shoreline protection. The dredging project was imperative for economic empowerment of the [...]
![Malaysia: Ministry Inspects Batang Rajang Dredging Site]()
A few days ago, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has inspected the dredged area in Batang Rajang near Pulau Kerto. The Minister Dato Sri Douglas Uggah Embas said: “We are studying the dredging impact now.” According to theborneopost.com, he was accompanied by Second Finance Minister and Local Government and Community Development Minister Dato [...]
The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Environment and Water to boost cooperation and coordination between both parties as part of the efforts made by ADPC to launch the first phase of Khalifa Port, the region’s first semi-automated port, in the last quarter of 2012. [...]
![India: Panel Criticises Shipping Ministry for Slow Execution of Port Projects]()
A Parliamentary committee has pulled up the Shipping Ministry for utilising only about 13 per cent of the Rs 1-lakh crore outlay for the Indian port sector during the 11th Plan, according to eximin.net. Rating the progress made in the implementation of various projects under National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP) as far from satisfactory, the [...]
According to The Economic Times, the shipping ministry wants to step up dredging at major ports in the 12th five-year plan. Also, he hopes to get a budgetary support of over Rs 4,000 crore, an increase of about 40% over the previous five-year plan. The planned increase is expected to expand business opportunities for state-run [...]
