Posts tagged as: plans

Sri Lanka: SLPA Plans Big Investment in Trincomalee Port

Sri Lanka: SLPA Plans Big Investment in Trincomalee Port

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) will invest approximately Rs one billion for infrastructure development of the Trincomalee Port City Development project in a bid to facilitate prospective investors who have expressed willingness to set up port related new ventures in the Trincomalee port. SLPA will infuse money to develop roads and electricity facilities in the [...]

Ghana: GWCL Plans River Pra Dredging

Ghana: GWCL Plans River Pra Dredging

The River Pra is to be dredged to enable the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to obtain enough water at the Bosomase and Daboase water intake points and distribute to consumers in Sekondi-Takoradi. Dr Hannah Bissue, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, made this known on Tuesday, when she interacted with journalists after [...]

New Owners of Bembridge Harbour Plan Dredging (UK)

New Owners of Bembridge Harbour Plan Dredging (UK)

Malcolm Thorpe and his wife Fiona bought the Bembridge Harbour and a surrounding 200 acres from the administrator. The new owners are keen to involve the local community in harbour’s redevelopment. “There is a huge amount of investment needed that has been outstanding during the previous regime — dredging the harbour, replacing old, tired, pontoons, [...]

New Zealand: Auckland Council Denies Keeping Expansion Plans from Public

New Zealand: Auckland Council Denies Keeping Expansion Plans from Public

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

ICTSI Plans Big Investments in Manzanillo Port Development (Mexico)

ICTSI Plans Big Investments in Manzanillo Port Development (Mexico)

Philippine-based port developer and regulator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has announced that it is allocating …   (zambotimes) Source: zambotimes, January 22, 2012;

USA: Borough Council Plans to Save Money on Beach Project Surveys

USA: Borough Council Plans to Save Money on Beach Project Surveys

Borough Council is hoping to save some dollars on survey work in conjunction with beach renourishment and a sand backpassing project…   By Jack Fichter (capemaycountyherald) Source: capemaycountyherald, January 16, 2012;

India: Government Move to Hit Mundra Port’s Expansion Plans

India: Government Move to Hit Mundra Port’s Expansion Plans

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;

Venezuela Plans Redevelopment of Its Maritime and Port Facilities

Venezuela Plans Redevelopment of Its Maritime and Port Facilities

Venezuela is pushing for an early redevelopment of its maritime and defense port facilities, neglected over many years and found to be …   (upi) Source: upi, January 12, 2012;

Australia: Government Plans to Double Amount of Dredging in Great Barrier Reef’s Area

Australia: Government Plans to Double Amount of Dredging in Great Barrier Reef’s Area

Figures obtained through Senate Estimates reveal more than 112 million cubic metres – or 65 Melbourne Cricket Grounds – are proposed to be dredged from the Great Barrier Reef​ World Heritage area, with 52 million cubic metres already approved by the Federal Government. A coalition of representatives from the fishing and tourism industries and reef [...]

Paraguay Plans to Revitalize “Mississippi of South America”

Paraguay Plans to Revitalize “Mississippi of South America”

A waterway that links the heart of South America with the Atlantic Ocean could grant an outlet to the sea to landlocked Paraguay and Bolivia…   By Philip Iglauer (koreatimes) Source: koreatimes, January 8, 2012;





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