On August 3, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the land forming and foundation treatment part of the yard works of Phase 3 of the ore transfer terminal in Majishan, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, with a contract value of 520 million yuan and a construction period of 20 months. Located in the
A bipartisan group of Senators joined Michigan Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow yesterday in calling for full use of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for maintenance of the nation’s harbors. The senators wrote to Jeffrey D. Zients, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, calling
Last week, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and rendered judgment against Zachry Construction Corporation in a suit the company filed in 2006 against the Port of Houston Authority. A trial court previously awarded Zachry $19,662,697 for breach of contract arising from th
Bauer Fundaciones Panamá is carrying out vibrocompaction work on the Ocean Reef artificial Island project in Panama City, Panama. The project involves the creation of two artificial islands, the first man-made islands in Latin America, which will accommodate 138 luxury apartments and a marina when c
Leading marine environmental consultancy, ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer), has moved to the new Quayside Suite on Town Quay. Effective immediately, the company is now operating from Medina Chambers and their previous office in Waterside House has closed its doors. The new office offer
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will meet in special session today at 1:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the Port Authority Executive Building,111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston. The Port Commission will consider acting on the public and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
Mercator Limited announced its un-audited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. The total consolidated income for the Q1FY13 was Rs. 1095 Cr. against Rs. 799 Cr. during Q1FY12 recording an increase of 37% on YOY basis. The operating profit (PBIDT) at Rs. 182 Cr increased by 18% comp
Abu Dhabi (EAD) has succeeded in protecting approximately 60,000 square metres of mangroves on Al Reem Island after learning of a developer’s attempt to clear the area in order to widen the Island’s northern channel. The incident was discovered by EAD’s inspectors who were making a routine visit to
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has announced plan to inspect the Royal Thai Army’s canal dredging activities in Bangkok on Wednesday through Friday. Also this week, Plodprasob Surassawadi, the Science Minister, will reveal the progress of the government’s flood-prevention preparations. According
The Port of Cork Company yesterday announced their annual results for 2011 and despite continuing to experience a challenging economic environment; the Port of Cork delivered a satisfactory performance with total traffic amounting to 8.8 million tonnes, which matched the 2010 traffic levels. Turnove
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has invited the public to attend a meeting on a sand bypass program planned for the Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor in Kekaha. Thegardenisland.com informs that the DLNR said the dredging of the inner harbor basin was completed in 2010, and the wooden mar
The details of the projects proposed to be undertaken under Public-Private Partnership model by Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) are as under: – Development of 7.2 MMTPA Iron ore export Bulk Handling Terminal West of breakwater at Mormugao Port on DBFOT basis with an estimated cost of Rs.721 crores. – Deve
APM Terminals’ profit for the Q2 period was affected by a varied regional performance, with West Africa region and some terminals in Asia demonstrating double digit growth rates, whereas volumes in most European terminals were below Q2 2011. As mentioned in the 2011 annual report, the increased pres
In preparation for the 1st September operational opening of the Khalifa Port Container Terminal, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) held a half-day seminar that shared the latest updates and procedures directly impacting trucking companies and clearing agents which will use
