Anura Priyadharashana Yapa, the Environment Minister, told Parliament yesterday that the Cabinet has decided to allow the dredging and transporting of sand without a licence from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. He said these laws were being relaxed for the greater convenience of the people and with the inten
APM Terminals’ European Director of Port Investments and Projects Michiel Ybema proposed a systematic approach to analyzing and enhancing container port productivity on the Sea of Marmara at the 4th Annual Port Financial International Black Sea Conference held in Istanbul recently. The Sea of Marmar
Kystverket Nordland has invited bidders to submit their offers for the harbour improvement works at the Kabelvåg area. The contract comprises efforts to increase safety and measures to improve conditions in Træna Harbour by excavation down to -9.3 m below chart datum and establishment of mass deposi
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV has announced tender for the port dredging and construction works. The project broadly covers: 1. Design and construction of approx. 1,500m deep-sea quay (retaining height approx. 25m – 30m); 2. Design and construction of approx. 750m inland quay (retaining height about 11m
Egnatia Odos A.E.GR has announced tender for the harbour construction works at the Thessaloniki area. This plan includes construction works on the expansion of the windward jetty by about 201 feet (an inner bearing platform of artificial blocks of concrete and shielded from external bearing type art
The local government unit of this coastal town assured Cagayanos and conservationists that the dredging of the mouth of the Cagayan River will not affect a species of alamang, the Philippine Information Agency reports. Mayor Ismael Tumaru said his government will not sacrifice one of Aparri’s source
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) held a community information stall at the Calliope Markets last Sunday. The WBDDP stall had information about environmental conditions, water quality, seagrass and dredging in the Gladstone harbour. Gladstone Ports Cor
Autorità portuale di Piombino has invited bidders to submit offers for the Port of Piombino dredging project. This project includes: – Remediation works to the Port of Piombino involving dredging works to the main basin; – Treatment of dredged materials with the transporting of environmentally clean
The Council of the Borough of South Tyneside has announced plan for the coastal defence upgrade works at the South Shields area. The Council now wishes to appoint a suitably qualified contractor for the scheme to upgrade the coastal defence which protects the frontage at Littlehaven Beach, South Shi
The Outer Banks Voice reports that the Hatteras Inlet ferry service continues to be hampered by shallow water, but dredging and extra runs to the mainland are planned to start by the weekend. “After Irene that was the only place there was any water for the ferries to run,” said Roger Bullock, chief
The Port of Tyne yesterday announced its best ever financial results. A massive rise in the volume of cargoes coming in and out of the River Tyne resulted in the Port’s turnover increasing by almost a third to £60 million and profit more than doubling to £9 million. This financial performance is the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began a five-month, $6.5 million maintenance dredging project May 2, 2012 when a clamshell dredge started removing up to 350,000 cubic yards of material in an effort to restore safe navigation to federal channels in lower Newport Harbor. The contractor, R.E. Staite E
Ricardo Menéndez, the Venezuela’s industry minister, has inked a contract with China Railway Engineering Group (CREG) to begin works to increase the capacity at state iron ore producer Ferrominera Orinoco’s (FMO) Palúa port. “The agreement is for US$112mn to begin the basic engineering works for the
Honeywell International Inc. has hired Peter Alberti as an adviser for emergency preparedness during the company’s cleanup operations on Onondaga Lake, according to syracuse.com. Alberti will join a team of professionals from the Parsons, O’Brien & Gere and Anchor QEA engineering companies, who have
