ARCADIS, the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, announced it has hired Stuart Appelbaum, an expert in water resources planning and ecosystem restoration. Appelbaum will work out of the firm’s Jacksonville, Fla. office where he will support the firm’s clien
Khalifa Port has smashed the Abu Dhabi record for the total number of containers moved in a day. The MSC Livorno managed to load and offload 2,500 TEUs (containers) within 24 hours. The Livorno is the sister ship of the MSC Bari, the first container ship to officially use Khalifa Port’s semi-automat
China Dredging Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading independent (non-state-owned) providers of dredging services in the PRC, announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 Highlights – Revenues of $119.1 million, a 10.9% period-over-period inc
DP World, UAE Region, the region’s premier marine terminal operator, took a major step towards the development of a massive new container terminal at Jebel Ali in Dubai, with the signing of an agreement for the construction of the infrastructure to expand capacity at the flagship port by 4 million T
In August 2012 Konecranes received two orders for a total of nine RTGs (Rubber Tired Gantry) from Bolloré Group. The cranes will be delivered to MPS Container Terminal in Tema, Ghana and Benin Container Terminal in Cotonou, Benin. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the orders. “Thi
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office has introduced plans for the dredging operations in two city creeks and tributaries. “The awaited Water Master dredging machine bought by DPWH has already arrived in the city last September to start cleaning up the creeks and the Ilo
Kaduna State Governor, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, has called for the dredging of River Kaduna to prevent future flooding. Governor made the call last week after an aerial assessment tour of the affected areas in Kaduna. “The dredging program would provide the right channel for the river to flow eas
Recently, CCCC Fourth Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. has consecutively won three projects, including the extension project of the coal terminal of Guangzhou Zhujiang Power Plant, the supporting project of the container terminal in Gaolan area of Zhuhai Port and the project of the grain terminal of th
Essar Ports today announced that it has refinanced its debt in a subsidiary Essar Bulk Terminal Limited Hazira through a takeout finance scheme of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). Essar Ports has availed the takeout finance scheme to reduce its interest rate by over two and half
AAPA Chairman Testifies Before Senate Committee on Water Resources Development Act; Testimony emphasizes importance of investment in waterside infrastructure. Jerry Bridges, the American Association of Port Authorities’ Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority, tes
According to vcstar.com, the Ventura Harbor needs $5.9 million to dredge its waterway entrance and an area known as the “sand trap.” “For now, the waterway is fine, but without dredging that won’t always be the case,“ stated Ventura Port District General Manager Oscar Peña. Peña, Ventura Mayor Mike
Yesterday evening at around 10 p.m. the MV “Maersk Laguna” was the first container vessel to tie up at the quayside of the EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-water container terminal. The mooring of the Maersk container ship is a milestone and marks the official start of
CSA International, Inc. (CSA) has been awarded the Hard Coral Relocation and Mitigation Works for the New Port Project in Doha, Qatar under a sub-agreement with Middle East Dredging Company (MEDCO). The massive coral relocation project will be managed by a dedicated project management team based out
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission yesterday approved $7.5 million for the final phase of the Port of Los Angeles’ Main Channel Deepening Project (MCDP). The project has taken the Port’s main navigational channels and basins to a 53-foot depth, ensuring that the nation’s number one gateway for contai
