Besides the regular activities, this day is dedicated to all the facts about the seawall that protects Maasvlakte 2 in the northwest. Exactly 19,558 concrete blocks of 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 meter, each weighing over 40 tons, are all carefully built into this new block dam. In addition to various lectures,
Acording to the Sunshine Coast Daily, a heavy duty dredge the Port Fredrick suffered a damaged propeller when it was pushed on to the sandbar by a heavy swell yesterday morning. The 49.5 metre dredge was on its way to a slipway in Brisbane last night where the extent of the damage could be assessed
Recently, CIC Boluomiao Shipyard has successful repaired several vessels consisting of high tech value. Among them the well repaired trailing suction hopper dredger “Hang Jun 12” was redelivered to the ship owner on Apr. 16th 2012. The repair works for the subject vessel included the overhaul of 3 s
City Mayor Ferdinand Tubban announced that P11.5 million is being earmarked from the city’s 20% development fund to re-channel the Chico river to save agricultural lands and settlements from further drowning, Philippine Information Agency reports. Though the amount is not enough for a full stretch r
Acording to LoHud.com, the federal Environmental Protection Agency this week decided to take another month as it completes its five-year review of the efforts to remove PCBs from the upper Hudson River. Some environmental groups and officials had publicly worried the agency wasn’t allowing enough ti
Dragflow extends its wide range of products, launching on the market an innovative “booster station”. The new booster pump is proposed together with traditional submersible dredge pumps and it’s perfect for projects that require a very long delivery distance, or to reach a high discharge level. The
As trend.az reports, the second phase of the project on Kazakh Aktau Port extension to the north has been completed. A 500 meter-long breakwater structure was built in the Aktau Port within the second phase of the project. The Aktau Port expansion project will double the port’s capacity. Following t
On April 17, Mr P. K. Sinha, the Shipping Secretary, made his maiden visit to Kandla Port. The purpose of the Secretary’s visit was to get an overview of the development works, existing facilities and future plans of KPT, and resolve problems if any. Mr Sinha said it was important to expedite the co
According to Sri Lanka Ports Authority, as an effective measure to ease the long berthing delays experienced by Roll on Roll off vessels at the Port of Colombo, SLPA has decided to route all such vessels to the Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port with effect from May 31, 2012 with consultation o
A major scheme to reduce flood risk to thousands of homes and businesses on the Lincolnshire coast got underway at the weekend. Lincshore – the Environment Agency’s £6-million flagship scheme – began on Saturday with the arrival of the dredger Breughel, one of the biggest the project team has ever u
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) yesterday praised provisions of H.R. 4348 – a short-term extension of federal surface transportation programs – that provide a path forward for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project as well as ensure future funding for vital harbor maintenance in southwes
According to Bloomberg, Rijeka Port Authority has reached an agreement with a group of Italian companies, including Grandi Lavori Fincosit and Impresa di Construzioni Giuseppe Maltauro, and a Croatian firm Osijek-Koteks d.d., to build a new USD 92 million container terminal in Croatian Port of Rijek
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District is holding two public meetings on May 1 and May 3 to discuss the district’s post flood rehabilitation efforts after flooding that occurred along the Missouri River in 2011 and to answer questions from the public. Members of Congress have been inv
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff Seeney today invited the public to comment on the draft terms of reference for the proposed $10 billion Dudgeon Point Coal Terminals project in North Queensland. The North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and a cons
