U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Wednesday praised passage of the “Water Resources Development Act of 2013” (S. 601) by the U.S. Senate. The bill, which passed by a vote of 83-14, supports the development of water-related resources and authorizes the Secretary of the Army to construct projects for improving U.S. rivers and harbors. Senator [...]
Recently, CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. and CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. have won the bid for Section B and C of Phase 2 of cofferdam construction in the south of the bulk area of Huanghua Port, with a contract value of 427 million yuan and a construction period of 300 days. Located in [...]
Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, a dredging company, is set to win the Jawaharlal Nehru (JN) port dredging contract, Livemint.com reports. Royal Boskalis offered Rs.1,219.8 crore, the lowest bid, for the much-delayed work on the port channel. This information has been confirmed by N.N. Kumar, deputy chairman of JN port. The approved budget for the dredging [...]
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Yesterday, a consortium made up of Zhonghong Holding Co., Ltd. and China Railway Group Limited won Ruyi Island project in Haikou City with CNY 3 billion. The consortium made up of Zhonghong Holding and China Railway Group participated in bidding for equities of Ruyi Island project located on the eastern coast of Haikou City and [...]
![UAE: ARCADIS, EC Harris Win Port Project in Abu Dhabi]()
ARCADIS, the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, recently announced that together with its subsidiary EC Harris, it has won a three-year framework contract with Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) to provide business planning, master planning, design, engineering, program management and training services. Financial details were not disclosed. EC Harris has an existing [...]
O’Brien & Gere, along with joint-venture partner Kokosing Construction Company, has been awarded a $60.4 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District. The Kokosing Construction|O’Brien & Gere JV will provide engineering and dredging services in support of the Indiana Harbor and Canal Dredging and Disposal Project in East [...]
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Sweden’s Ports of Stockholm has been awarded the third European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Social Integration of Ports… (portworld) Source: portworld, November 11, 2011;
![Malaysia: Benalec Holdings Bhd Set to Win Johor Land Reclamation Project]()
Benalec Holdings Bhd, which has requested for its stock to be suspended pending an announcement, is close to securing a land reclamation… (thestar) Source: thestar, November 10, 2011;
![Mekong river widening, deepening and construction contract for DHV (NL)]()
Engineering consultancy DHV has won the contract to improve the navigability on 250 kilometers of the Mekong river in Vietnam… Source: New Civil Engineer, December 16, 2009
