The Ministers of Housing, Industry, Transport, Investment, Planning & International Cooperation, Higher Education and Communications met in al-Ismailia yesterday to discuss activation of the national project of Technology Valley East of the Suez Canal. “The visit by the minister, who form the minist
Former Minister of Transport, Rear Admiral Festus Porbeni considers dredging of the River Niger as a possible option for flood defence, reports thisdaylive. He discussed the dredging possibility as a good solution for the flood issues of the River Niger which is the third-longest river in Africa, ex
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held on October 29, 2012 to mark the completion of construction on the confined disposal facility (CDF) and the start of dredging at the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal in East Chicago, Indiana. Government officials joined the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE)
All ports in the country should be dredged to a minimum depth of 14 metres, stated Luxman Radhakrishnan, chairman of Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Radhakrishnan said: “Because of the inability of our ports to handle larger and huge ships, the country has to lose out Rs1,600 crore annu
In-Pipe Technology® Company, Inc. announced today it is nearing completion of the first phase of its contract with the City of Spring Valley, IL to reduce lagoon sludge and frequency of dredging events. In-Pipe is on track to exceed the performance criteria of 25% total sludge volume reduction over
MHF, a leading provider of packaging, transportation, logistics and technical services of environmentally sensitive materials, recently announced that it is expanding locations for the transfer of hard and soft-sided packaging from trucks to railcars. MHF is well known in the hazardous and radioacti
“Dredging of Swarna River to save water for summer is a prominent issue in the district“, said CMC president Kiran Kumar, in the City Municipal Council (CMC) meeting held on Wednesday, October 31. “Dredging work is usually carried out between October and January and this year, it is already late. Th
The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for the performance of dredging services utilizing Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). The requirement will allow for the performance of maintenance dredging at the designated locations within the project footprint. Performance of the contract will inclu
The Army Corps of Engineers opened up bidding for the Carolina and Kure Beach renourishment projects. Great Lakes and Weeks Marine entered their bids Thursday, reports wect.com. Army Corps will review the bids and decide in a few weeks. Town officials say the bids look favorable, and the project is
The Portland District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a contract for Bonneville B2 Fish Unit Intake Dredging 2013. This dredging project includes maintenance dredging at the Bonneville Dam, Skamania County, Washington. Approximately 8,000 cubic yards will be dredged. A clamshell dredge
NL Agency (Ministerie van Economische Zaken) announced plans to hire a team of experts with adequate knowledge and capacity on an hourly basis to work on the preparation of a Master Plan for the implementation of the coastal defense strategy Jakarta (Jakarta Coastal Defense Strategy). The overall ob
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on the city of Entiat’s recently updated shoreline master program. The locally-tailored updates will guide construction and development on about four miles of the city’s shoreline along the Entiat and Columbia rivers. Entiat’s
Samajalu Industrial Port Sdn Bhd expects construction of phase one of the RM1.8 billion Samalaju Port to be completed by the first quarter of 2016. It will have an annual handling capacity of 18 million tonnes of cargo for industries operating in Samalaju Industrial Park (SIP), which is part of the
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on the city of Buckley’s proposed updated shoreline master program. The draft shoreline program update will guide construction and development along the city’s three miles of White River shoreline. It combines local plans for f
