CCCC Fourth Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the Phase 2 survey and design of the Guang’ao zone of Shantou Port, with a contract value of 39.66 million yuan. The project involves two 100,000t and a 10,000t container berths and corresponding auxiliary facilities. The terminal
On June 26, CHEC and the project owner Hutchison Ajman International Terminal jointly delivered a launch & ground-breaking ceremony for the Ajman Port reconstruction project in the UAE. With a contract value of 86.3 million dirhams (some 24 million U.S. dollars), undertaken by CHEC, the project is a
On June 27, CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd. signed the Uruguay LNG dredging contract with Gas Sayago. With a construction period of 18 months and a total contract value of some 40 million U.S. dollars, the project is scheduled to commence on August 1, 2013. Gas Sayago is a joint venture established
MMT has in cooperation with Kongsberg Maritime AS, developed a new EM2040 Multibeam model for high-resolution surveys. This new model is specially designed for mapping in high speed and will deliver higher resolution and accurate survey data to the market. The new model enhances the already leading
The National Waterways Conference (September 25 to 27, 2013, The Westin, Savannah, Georgia) is the leading national organization to advocate for the enactment of common-sense water resource policies. Conference membership is comprised of the full spectrum of water resources stakeholders, including f
The Panama Canal expansion project will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. The project is expected to create demand for ports to handle post-Panamax ships. The program also entails the widening and deepenin
CEDA has added online seminars to its palette of platforms to exchange knowledge and best practice experience. The first CEDA Webinar took place on 23rd of April at 3:00 pm, Europe Summer Time (Brussels). The impacts of underwater sound on aquatic life have become a very important environmental issu
The contractors wrapped up the Seahouses Harbour dredging program last week. This very important cleanup project, funded by North Sunderland Harbour Commissioners, will ensure that this area remains navigable for fishing and leisure boats, reports berwick-advertiser.co.uk. Regarding the Seahouses dr
Rene Kolman, IADC’s Secretary General, held a presentation named “Greener Dredging” at the IAPH Conference, which was held on 21-24 May 2012, in Jerusalem, Israel. “Dredging is green and is getting greener and greener. In this presentation I will emphasise the fact that my member companies are alrea
A large-scale of land reclamation has been undertaken in different parts of Singapore since the 1960s. This is necessary because of: – the small size of the country (total area being about 581.5km square prior to 1960) and – the rising demand for more land as the population increases. More land has
Khalifa Port, the flagship state of the art gateway to Abu Dhabi, was officially inaugurated on December 12, 2012. Khalifa Port is crucial to the ADPC megaproject which includes Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), whose Area A consists of 51 square kilometres. Khalifa Port offers direct acces
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Tri-Lakes Property Owners Association announced a lengthy dredging project that will begin in mid July on the Tri Lakes Lake Chain located in northern Whitley County. This project funded by Indiana’s Lake and River Enhancement Program will affect b
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, plans to invite bidders for the final closure of the Renard Island Confined Disposal Facility (CDF), located in Green Bay, WI. This development program includes excavation, hauling, and placement of approximately 260,000 cubic yards of sediment. Dred
Officials from Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), the master developer of ports and industrial zones, have welcomed a delegation from the Port of Hastings Development Authority (PoHDA), Australia, at ADPC’s site office in Taweelah. It was a first time visit for the PoHDA delegates who were invited on a
