A contract for the Belgium funded 70 million euro project for the second phase of dredging the Soai Rap River was signed yesterday at a meeting held in honor of Crown Prince Philipp and accompanying Belgian delegation, reports Saigon. Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh
Ranong provincial administration is requesting a budget of 295 million baht for the development of Ranong Port to boost local economy, at the upcoming mobile Cabinet meeting. Peerasak Hinmuangkao, governor of Ranong, said that the Ranong port was built nearly 50 years ago and is in need of restorati
Hamburg Port Authority has invited bids for the silt removal works at the harbour area. These works include: – Transfer of processed harbour sludge into the landfill area of Francop; – Removal of dredged material from Hamburg Schlick waters; – Retrieval of silt deposition from port construction and
Kystverket Nordland has announced tender for the dredging works at the Kabelvag area. Kystverket is the project manager and developer of the project, “Clean Harstad Harbour”. The project will further develop a fairway in Harstadbotn, and environmentally clear the sludge by dredging and capping. The
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Congresswoman Janice Hahn, City Councilman Joe Buscaino and Port of Los Angeles officials broke ground Thursday on a project that will prepare a section of the San Pedro waterfront for a new public open space and harbor area. The Downtown Harbor “water cut” wi
According to a press release, Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Union Shipping Ministry in New Delhi on Thursday. Dredging Corporation of India Ltd has taken steps for augmentation of its capacity and increasing the strength of its fleet by purc
On March 14, 2012, the San Diego Water Board ordered multiple entities to clean 21 acres of contaminated sediment along the San Diego Bay by adopting a Cleanup and Abatement Order. “This project is the largest single sediment cleanup project ever undertaken in San Diego Bay and is an important compo
APM Terminals has opened a Hong Kong office to further expand its partnerships with Asia-based customers when making global network decisions on port calls and inland routing. “We want to be more of a resource partner with intelligent solutions rather than just a vendor. So we’ve beefed up our clien
More than 90 students from around the Gladstone region experienced industry developments first hand in the Gladstone harbour today. As part of Gladstone Ports Corporation’s Western Basin Dredging and Development Project, students from Gladstone State High School, Gladstone Central State School, Ubob
Dugong feeding trails have been sighted in the inner reaches of Gladstone harbour. The trails were discovered during the monthly seagrass monitoring currently underway in the harbour. Monthly seagrass surveys have shown re-growth at many of the important feeding areas is recovering back to pre flood
For the second consecutive year, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) was recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. According to the Ethisphere Institute, the ACP secured a spot on the list for “demonstrating leadership in ethical business practices.” “We are t
World-leading marine electronics brands Lowrance and Simrad Yachting announce the next-generation of the revolutionary sonar imaging system, the LSS-2 StructureScan® HD. Raising the bar in fish and structure-finding technology, the new system delivers more side-to-side coverage as well as greater ta
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, yesterday announced a favorable judgment in its loss of use claim related to the dredge New York allision in Po
Fighting to protect American jobs and ports, Congressmen Jeff Landry and Tim Bishop led a bipartisan coalition of 72 House Members calling for proper port dredging. The Landry coalition sent a letter today to the U.S. House Budget Committee requesting the Committee apportion all funds in the Harbor
