The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to complete the Environment Impact Analysis on an alternative alignment for the Sethusamudram… By J. Venkatesan (thehindu) [mappress] Source: thehindu, January 6, 2012; Image: sethusamudram
As Ellicott continues to grow, the company is constantly adding new resources to improve manufacturing process and products. In 2011 Ellicott added the following items: •Plant lighting upgrades – all of the main shop lighting has been replaced with HE (high efficiency) fluorescent lighting, • Hydrau
Ellicott is now using a new and improved painting process that provides not only a better dredge appearance, but also adds additional protection to exposed surfaces. Ellicott also shrink wrapping most dredges prior to shipment to protect them better during transport. In addition, all of hose fitting
A $2.3 million state project to widen a chronically eroding section of Waikiki beach with sand pumped in from offshore began with a Hawaiian… By Audrey Mcavoy (deseretnews) [mappress] Source: deseretnews, January 5, 2012;
Even as the environment impact assessment (EIA) study on the proposed Vizhinjam international container terminal is currently on, one of the… (newkerala) [mappress] Source: newkerala, January 5, 2012; Image: vizhinjamport
Just months after the city scraped sand out of the harbor, dredge work is once again needed to clear out the choked-up navigation channel… By Matt Algarin (thedestinlog) [mappress] Source: thedestinlog, January 5, 2012;
On December 10, 2011, when the MV PFS Narayana entered the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) with a consignment of coal from Tuticorin, the ship may… By Jayanta Gupta (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, January 5, 2012;
Gladstone school students are learning first-hand what it means to enter the workforce through Gladstone Ports Corporation’s Work Placement Scheme. Over the last six months the GPC/LNG Dredging team has taken on a number of work experience students in accounting, business administration and environm
Sunergy Inc. has announced that it has received further analytical results on its Pampana ( Sierra Leone , West Africa ) Heavy Mineral Sands. Using lower analytical detection units than previous tests at Currenta’s analytical laboratory in Leverkusen, Germany , we have discovered that the sands cont
High spring tides over the Christmas period caused Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) to implement its Turbidity Management Plan for the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project. “The Turbidity Management plan (TMP) was implemented over the Christmas Boxing Day period to minimize the impact of dre
Shareholder Koninklijke BAM Groep nv (BAM) and a consortium, consisting of three Dutch investment companies (Janivo, Breedinvest, Rinkelberg) and one Belgian investment company (Cobepa), have announced that they have reached agreement on the transfer of Van Oord shares. BAM is transferring its 21.5%
Van Oord has reached an agreement in principle on the acquisition of the Dutch company of Van Haaften-Van Oord in Werkendam. This acquisition will strengthen Van Oord’s position on the Dutch market for dredging, coastal and shore protection work. An acquisition of the independent company of Van Haaf
“Having World Heritage Status over a massive commercial harbour like the Port of Gladstone is akin to having a nature conservation zone declaration over the Queen Street Mall” according to Leo Zussino, Chief Executive Officer of the Gladstone Ports Corporation. “When the Great Barrier Reef World Her
Contractors are expected to start the township’s portion of Long Beach Island’s beach replenishment in early February, federal officials … By Nicholas Huba (app) [mappress] Source: app, January 5, 2012;
