DP World Limited held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in respect of the full year 2011 this morning, with all resolutions put to shareholders passed, with over 99% of the votes cast in favour. Shareholders voted in favour of the re-appointment of all eight Directors of the DP World Board. The res
PT Hutchison Ports Indonesia (HPI) has announced that it plans to invest US$100 million in the expansion of the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, reports Port Technology. The $100 million expansion project will increase the capacity of JICT to 2.8 milli
Urzurd Morski w Szczecinie has announced a tender for improvement and modernisation of the main port, which includes the reconstruction and strengthening of about 8 km of the fairway under the project, Phase II, East and West. The project is located partly in the sea port of Winouj CIU, as well as i
CTC Marine Projects Ltd., Trico Offshore Ltd. and Deep Ocean AS, all subsidiaries of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, announced that they are rebranding and changing name to DeepOcean. “The move is more than a name change,” says DeepOcean Group CEO Bart Heijermans. “We will operate as one company offerin
Dyrektor Urzurdu Morskiego w Gdyni has announced a tender for the shore replenishment works in the region of Ostrow. Estimated volume to be recharged amounts to about 76,800 m³. The scope of work related to the implementation of artificial recharge includes: a) Installation/disassembly of underwater
Aberdeen Harbour Board has announced early information about widening and deepening the harbour navigation channel in order to accommodate the latest generation of vessels servicing the oil & gas and renewables industries, and infilling of the River Dee Dock with a view to creating an extra 20,000m2
The Port of São Sebastião is planning a $1.34 billion expansion project to triple its size, BNamericas reports. The port said it has requested funding from the government and plans to turn itself into a regional port. It added that if the port gets government funding, it will start expansion works i
The US Environmental Protection Agency, which has determined the Passaic River to be a Superfund site, has been advised by the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT), an advisory board established by the EPA, that the Cement-Lock process is suitable as a way to be
According to the Borneo Post Online, a Kuala Lumpur High Court last Friday sets aside an ex-parte injunction granted to Integrated Marine Works Sdn Bhd (IMW) to restrain Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) from receiving, evaluating or awarding any tender for the construction of the new Samalaju Por
Work is underway on the river Foyle to build a new pontoon ahead of the arrival of the yachts talking part in the Clipper Round the World Race, according to Derry Journal. A large dredger is in place on the river close to the marina at the Derry City Council offices and is currently […]
The Republic reports that a federal judge’s ruling has opened the door to full-scale cleanup of a Wisconsin river polluted by toxins from a bygone papermaking era. Judge William Griesbach ruled Friday that NCR Corp. alone is responsible for the costs of cleaning up the Fox River in northeastern Wisc
As shorenewstoday.com reports, the Ocean City Council will hold a special meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at City Hall, 861 Asbury Ave., to consider adoption of a resolution to award a contract for back bay dredging. “We will bring it back to you at a special meeting next week,” city business adminis
According to Businessday, operators in the gas distribution channel have raised alarm over what they termed threat to the gas pipelines particularly in the Badagry axis of Lagos State, by the activities of illegal sand dredgers. Adesegun Oniru, the state commissioner for Waterfront Development and I
Simon Coveney, the Minister for Agriculture, officially opened a new €39.5m pier at Dinish Island in Castletownbere, Co Cork, according to tv3.ie. He said, “The new Dinish Wharf Development at Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre is an impressive piece of infrastructure. It provides a springboard t
