Container traffic at the Port of Charleston was up nearly 12 percent in November, in results announced at the regular South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) Board meeting. Last month, the Port of Charleston handled 125,780 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs), an 11.9 percent increase from the same month
A progress report on the Avalon beach fill project has been announced. This project will result in 290,000 cubic yards of sand being placed on the Avalon beachfront from 9th Street south to 25th Street: –As of Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 more than 70,000 cubic yards of sand have already been pl
The Union Cabinet today approved the introduction of a Bill in the Parliament for declaring Lakhipur-Bhanga stretch (121 kms.) of the Barak River as a National Waterway. It also gave its approval for preparation of projects/schemes for development of infrastructure facilities on this stretch of the
After a presentation by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. of the offer for all the issued and outstanding shares of Dockwise Ltd., as initially announced on 26 November 2012, Boskalis shareholders voted in favor of the proposal to issue new shares. During the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Bos
After three months, a major project to restore the San Diego region’s eroded shoreline with 1.5 million cubic yards of high-quality sand—enough to fill Qualcomm Stadium—is complete. A total of eight beaches in five cities received massive sand infusions, and the beaches are now visibly wider and san
South East Asia Port Expansion Summit will take place in Ho Chi Minh City, from 21-22 February, 2013. This event will be great opportunity to get the latest insight from government representatives, port authorities and the world’s leading container shipping lines, cargo owners, logistics companies,
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation announced today they successfully completed their integral part in the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm project working collaboratively with the operations team for Fluor, the principle contractor. Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation (RSD&E) completed their multi-mi
Colonel Samuela Saumatua, the Minister for Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment, said that the river running through Rakiraki town will be the next to be dredged. The dredging plans are already in place for the rivers in Lautoka and Ba, reports fijivillage.com. These dredging
The Shell Rock River Watershed District has introduced a plan to commence negotiations for professional engineering and design services for the Fountain Lake dredging project, reports albertleatribune.com. A resolution to begin this significant dredging project was approved Tuesday by the district’s
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for the dredging project at the Barbours Terminal, Main Channel and Turning Basin, and HSC Morgan’s Point. The work consist of dredging of approximately 300,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the Barbours Cut Terminal Main Channel as well a
Maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River in Maine and New Hampshire, will be completed under the terms of a $878,000 contract awarded on Dec. 27, 2012 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting C
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Tuesday that P8.1 billion in funds have already been made available for flood-control and irrigation projects earlier approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board. The funds will be charged against overall savings
Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 25,347,709 tons in 2012, a decrease of 8.2 percent compared to 2011. The trade was 25 percent off its 5-year average. Shipments from Lake Superior ports – 15.1 million tons – were just about even with 2011. Included in that total were 1.3 million tons shi
At the end of year 2012 Klaipedos Smelte signed loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and SEB Bank’s for construction container hub in Klaipeda. The total loan amount is 65 million Euro. The construction of a modern container distribution center in the port
