PSA Sines Terminais de Contentores, SA, has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Sines XXI terminal expansion project. This development program includes dredging works and construction of 216 feet of waterfront on poles of reinforced concrete, 130 metres in diameter and 25 feet tall. The S
APM Terminals has delivered a good operational result for the second quarter and made a strong and consistent progress regaining industry’s leading position in terms of profitability. The profit for 02 2013 of USD 179m was an improvement of USD 19m compared to Q2 2012. The volumes were at the same l
Yesterday, August 15th, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani, and Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe held a press conference at the Bell Harbor Conference Center rooftop deck to announce new legislation that will significantly strengthen American ports, includi
Thanks to its unique depth, the largest vessels in the world will be moored in the Port of Rotterdam this week. On Friday 16 August, all attention will focus on the first visit of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller. With a capacity of 18,000 TEU (twenty-foot containers), a length of 399 metres and a width
The Australian Greens have launched a $176 million rescue package to protect the Great Barrier Reef from mining. “The Great Barrier Reef is under pressure like never before with UNESCO warning the reef could be added to the international list of World Heritage sites in danger by next year,” Greens L
A large-scale channel maintenance project will soon be underway at Green Island Wildlife Management Area, in Jackson County, to remove silt from the water delivery channel that runs from the Blake’s Lake boat ramp to the outlet structure on the Mississippi River, also known as the 5th Channel. The p
Yesterday, during a conference call with market analyst, the CEO of LLX, Marcus Berto, stated that the signing of the Commitment with EIG Group confirms the competitive advantages offered by Açu Superport and the venture’s capacity to attract global investors interested in infrastructure ventures. T
In week 28 Cofra started the compaction at the Gabon Fertilizer Project in Port Gentil as a subcontractor for a joint venture between Boskalis and Van Oord. The compaction is executed using three 16 tonne Cofra Dynamic Compaction (CDC) hammers that are operational day and night, seven days a week. T
Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, New York City , New York state and community partners came together to announce both the beginning of sand pumping on Rockaway Beach and the award of a $26.4 million contract for the placement of even more sand to aid post-San
Today’s ‘fly-over’ of Abbot Point coal terminal by the Greens leader is symptomatic of a party blissfully remote from north Queenslanders and the reality of working alongside the Great Barrier Reef, according to Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche. ‘Senator Milne’s choice of A
The 8th International SedNet conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, 6-9 November 2013. The theme of the event is “Innovative Sediment Management: How to do more with less.” The conference programme will consist of key-note presentations and parallel lecture sessions on: – Sediments and ecos
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will receive $1 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help continue the cleanup of contaminated sediment from industrial waste in the Manistique River, Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow announced. The funding for the c
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) begins today the countdown for the centennial celebration as it commemorates its 99th anniversary. The countdown’s events will highlight the waterway’s contribution during the past 100 years and the efforts underway to face the challenges of the upcoming decades. The
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will host a series of four public meetings to explain revised setback guidance to be used in the review of structures proposed for placement along certain federal channels. Identical meetings will be held on each of the following dates, with a
