
Aberdeen Harbour Board has announced early information about widening and deepening the harbour navigation channel in order to accommodate the latest generation of vessels servicing the oil & gas and renewables industries, and infilling of the River Dee Dock with a view to creating an extra 20,000m2 of operational space. Aberdeen Harbour is a world [...]
April 30, 2012 |
Read More » ![USA: Corps Seeks Public Input on Santa Ana River Dredging Plan]()
The Los Angeles District Corps of Engineers requests reviews and comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Santa Ana River Marsh Dredging Project located in West Newport Beach close to the Santa Ana River. The Corps proposes to remove sediment along the Marsh channels to restore tidal circulation and maintain coastal salt marsh [...]
April 27, 2012 |
Read More » ![Navarre Beach Renourishment Plan Moves Forward (USA)]()
According to weartv.com, Santa Rosa County is moving ahead with preparations to renourish Navarre Beach. Today, county commissioners will vote on giving the go ahead to a consulting firm to do some of the research needed for the permitting project. That includes physical and aerial surveys of the beach and preparation of an engineering report. [...]
April 26, 2012 |
Read More » ![Maple Lake Dredging Plan Progresses Well (USA)]()
As zvire.com reports, the Paw Paw Village Council members during their April 9 meeting continued their efforts to clean up Maple Lake with approval of a bid for dredging the LaCantina Basin and other selected parts of the lake. John Small, the Public Services Director, presented two bids for the project to the council, with [...]
April 24, 2012 |
Read More » ![Ireland: Commissioners Unveil Bantry Bay Harbour Dredging Plan]()
Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners Harbour Office has invited bidders for dredging and marine works at the Harbour area. Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners intends to remove seabed sediment and debris by plough to facilitate the installation of a floating steel pontoon. The work covered by this contract consists of the removal of approximately 4,925m3 of bed [...]
April 20, 2012 |
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The Los Angeles Harbor Commission unanimously adopted a five-year strategic plan for the Port of Los Angeles for 2012- 2017. The plan focuses on three key result areas, or KRAs – competitive operations, strong relationships and financial strength. It maps out the Port’s priorities, objectives and various initiatives for developing infrastructure, enhancing overall competitiveness, growing [...]
April 20, 2012 |
Read More » ![China: Plan for Yueqing Bay Port Area Development Moves Forward]()
On March 23, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for the 50-thousand-ton Wharf Construction Project at Southern District of Phase One of the Port Area of Yueqing Bay with a contract value of 446,000,000 yuan. The construction period is 18 months. The project is located at the central part of Yueqing Bay, [...]
April 20, 2012 |
Read More » ![Corps Presents Plan for Tampa Harbor (USA)]()
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed $8.2 million for operation and maintenance of Tampa Harbor and $8.3 million for dredging disposal. Tampa Port will receive $12.3 million this fiscal year for harbor operation, maintenance and improvements. According to Tampa Bay Online, the port has received $136.9 million in funding from the corps since [...]
April 18, 2012 |
Read More » ![India: JNPT Dredging Plan Hits Slow Lane]()
After the Union budget proposed to reduce the import duty on dredgers, the Mumbai Nhava Sheva channel dredging project got discontinued. The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) asked the bidders to submit their changed, and hopefully lowered, bids for this huge project. All three bidders, the four European dredging giants, Dredging International and Van Oord [...]
April 16, 2012 |
Read More » ![Nigeria: Calabar Dredging Plan on Right Path]()
As vanguardngr.com reports, the Federal Government has concluded arrangements to commence the dredging of the Calabar Channel to enable bigger ships berth at the Calabar Port Complex. Senator Idris Umar, Minister of Transport, who disclosed this to Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State during a courtesy call in Calabar, said the procurement exercise for [...]
April 16, 2012 |
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