The GUPC Consortium is claiming $573 million from the Panama Canal Authority for breach of contract, reports newsroompanama.com. Ricardo Gonzalez, the Project Manager, said: “We’re not asking for anything more or less.” Alemán Zubieta, the Chief Executive Officer of the Panama Canal Authority, state
Atulya Misra, the Chairman of Chennai Port Trust, said that the work on the Chennai Port Mega Terminal Project is expected to commence shortly and the first ship would be berthed in three years at the new terminal. The estimated cost of this mega terminal project is Rs 3,686 crore, according to the
FKAB secured a contract for the design of a 2,400m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for the Taiwanese Kaohsiung Harbour Authority which will be built at Taiwan’s Ching Fu Shipyard. FKAB Sweden performed basic drawings, FKAB China office will carry out detail and production design with Nupas-C
The Noble Group is said to be having second thoughts over construction and operation of a 10-million tonne per annum (mtpa) iron ore berth at the Paradip Port. EXIM India reports that the Paradip Port Trust officials have expressed concern that the Noble Group has not yet made known whether it would
Construction of a $5.8 million and a 1,700-foot-long underwater dam at Alliance in Plaquemines Parish, using sediment dredged from the Mississippi River just upstream, is about to begin, NOLA reports. According to FedBizOpps.gov, the Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract for the dredging work o
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began the first phase of its annual river maintenance operations in the Carrolton Bend area this week in preparation for placing sloping structures, called revetments, on the outside banks where the water’s attack is most destructive. The first
The Lake Providence Port dredging project is expected to continue three weeks. The Butcher, a cutter-head dredger, is hacking away at the underwater sand built up in the main channel of the port. “They call it the Butcher, but we don’t care what it’s called as long as it gets the jobs done,” Rep. Ro
The state Department of Ecology has issued a key approval, with conditions to offset losses to marine and shoreline habitat, for the U.S. Navy’s proposed second explosives-handling wharf at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. The authorization, known as a water quality certification, outlines conditions the N
Port Canaveral will get $24.4 million in state funding to complete its harbor widening and deepening project to accommodate larger cruise and cargo ships. The money from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will allow the project to be completed four years earlier than possible through th
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its container throughput to 3.5 million standard containers (TEU) in the first half of 2012. Revenue fell by 5.0 percent to € 566.3 million following the realignment of the Intermodal segment and changes in consolidation methods. The operating result
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan to clean up contaminated soil and ground water at the Diaz Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Holley, New York. The soil and ground water are contaminated with volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, which can cause serious damag
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has announced that it has purchased an additional 50 million common shares in the capital of Pacific Infrastructure Inc. at a price of U.S.$1.00 per share for an aggregate investment of U.S.$50 million. This latest investment by the Company in Pacific Infrastructure has
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District has completed an Environmental Assessment to update water release guidance in the Savannah River Basin during periods of drought. Col. Jeff M. Hall, commander of the Savannah District, approved and signed the Finding of No Significant Impact on July
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract to Mike Hooks Inc., in the amount of $4,397,500 for maintenance dredging of the Texas City Channel and placement area levee construction in Galveston County, Texas. The contractor is required to remove approximately 735,000 cub
