The Philippines Ports Authority (PPA) has issued separate notices of award for P268.42-million worth of port development projects. In a copy of the Notice of Award posted on the government agency’s Web site recently, Luck-Well Construction was awarded the P185.81-million expansion project for the Port of Matnog, Sorsogon. The project involves the construction and development [...]
The first Sustainability Report for the port of Antwerp has now appeared. For a whole year, various workgroups laboured at the production of this report that demonstrates how the various companies within the port are able to reconcile “people, planet and profit” with their day-to-day activities. The initiative-takers behind the report are Antwerp 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 [...]
Maintenance dredging is a routine part of Melbourne port operations. It has has been done for over a century but the methods, technology and environmental safeguards have improved significantly to protect Port Phillip Bay’s natural assets. It ‘maintains’ declared depths rather than providing additional depth. Sediment builds up due to natural wave, tidal and storm [...]
Sand pumping at the Wilhelmshaven’s Jade Weser Port terminal has been completed with the utilization of 45.9 million cubic meters of sand. The terminal development started in May 2008 and the material used for construction of the 360-acre port area has been transported from the north, south and the fairway sand mining areas. This prosperous [...]
Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian President, accompanied by Cuba President Raul Castro, visited yesterday the Mariel Port development project site in western Cuba. The Mariel Port development is being undertaken by the Brazilian company COI and a Cuban construction company. The major dredging project is currently underway and it will allow the entry of bigger vessels into [...]
BHP Billiton today announced approval of US$917 million (BHP Billiton share US$779 million) in pre-commitment funding for the construction of a 100 million tonne per year outer harbour facility associated with its Western Australia Iron Ore operations. The project, which is expected to be reviewed for full approval in the fourth quarter of calendar year [...]
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, yesterday announced a contract award of approximately $12 million. Orion Marine Group was recently awarded a berth construction contract for the Canaveral Port Authority in Florida. Work consists of the construction of two ship docks and dredging at the site to [...]
With the continued unpredictability of world markets, the shipping and port industry needs to watch for new frontiers for growth and emerging new patterns in global trade, said Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region. In a keynote speech to the second Middle East Liner Shipping Conference (MELSC) 2012, [...]
Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry announced recently that Steven Cernak, Port Director and Chief Executive Officer for Port of Galveston, has been selected as Chief Executive/Port Director for Broward County’s Port Everglades Department. Cernak will replace Phillip C. Allen, who is retiring on February 3, 2012, after leading Port Everglades since 2006. Cernak’s start date [...]
