According to a report made public yesterday, the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $652 million dredging of the Savannah River shipping channel. The final decision on the Savannah project is expected in November, reports cnbc.com. Curtis Foltz, the Georgia Ports Authority
Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach reopens tomorrow, August 25, in a special event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to mark the completion of a major restoration of the site. The Port of Long Beach has partnered with the Friends of the Colorado Lagoon and the City of Long Beach in the restoration of this […
As foreshadowed in BHP Billiton’s profit announcement on 22 August, the Company has been evaluating the most efficient means of expanding production from Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) beyond its current 240 million tonnes per annum Inner Harbour throughput allocation in Port Hedland. Preliminary
The dredging project that will create a deep channel in Darwin Harbour is expected to commence in the next few days. Barry Carbon, the chair of the Icthys Project Expert Dredging Panel, said: “The Japanese gas giant Inpex is bringing in the largest dredge ship ever seen in Australia to the Northern
Ortigas & Co. has announced it will spend P300 million for a 1.5 kilometer river protection system around the Circulo Verde. “The project will be completed by June next year and will help increase the carrying capacity of the Marikina River,” said the company statement. According to interaksyon.com,
The Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) reached a major milestone this week with 8 million cubic metres of material now dredged out of the Gladstone harbour which is just over 30% of the total 26 million cubic metres. The backhoe dredging works for this project are now complete. All
Shelby Tucker, project manager for the San Diego Association of Governments, said that the dredger Liberty Island will probably arrive on September 2 at the Imperial Beach. The dredger has finally finished its East Coast project and is coming west to give many North County beaches a massive influx o
Donjon Marine Company Inc. has won the Edgewater Marina dredging contract. Greg Franz, the Borough Administrator, said: “The decision came down to price and availability.” During this project, Donjon will clear the water surrounding the marina and ease passage for the docked vessels. This project sh
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District has issued a public notice in relation to an application for a Department of the Army permit, submitted by Bay County Tourist Development Council, Panama City Beach, Fla. Bay County Tourist Development Council proposes to stabilize and
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, recently awarded phase 2 of the Steele Bayou Channel Relocation to Tri-County Contractors, Inc. of Jackson, Mississippi. The work is part of the flood control efforts in the Yazoo River Basin and will consist of constructing the Steele Bayou chan
China will finance the expansion of Hambantota Port in the island’s south with two loans of 600 million US dollars and one billion yuan, cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwelle said. The dollar denominated loan will come from the Exim Bank of China and the yuan loan will come from the government of C
Executives from Caterpillar Inc. and leaders from the state of Texas celebrated the grand opening of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art hydraulic excavator facility in Victoria, Texas. The new, 1.1 million-square-foot operation represents a $200 million investment by Caterpillar to increase excavator ca
A&P North East recently welcomed a number of clients to their two facilities, one on the Tees near Middlesbrough and one on the Tyne near Newcastle. Among those visiting the Tyne yard were Van Oord, with their vessel Ham 601. Arriving towards the end of July for a short stay the vessel underwent str
The EGS Group and GeoSystems Middle East announced the signing of an Exclusive Partnership agreement between the two companies. The exclusive partnership will allow EGS to provide its complete range of survey services to clients of GeoSystems in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and other Middle
