The Public Works Ministry has announced plans to anticipate possible major flooding in the early months of 2012. The ministry said the plan included widening and dredging rivers as well as reinforcing the embankments of several major rivers. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will offer loans of $200 million to Anhui province to improve its transport infrastructure. The loans will be used to upgrade and dredge highways and channels across the Industrial Transfer Demonstration Zone in the Anhui Yangtze River City Belt. Under the auspices o
The Camps Drift canal has finally been de-silted, which not only helps Msunduzi retain its status as a top canoeing centre, but also reduces the risk of flooding. The task was undertaken by the KwaZulu-Natal Canoeing Union (KZNCU) using a R1 million payment it received from the national lottery. Thi
The state has granted the Port of Coos Bay the dredging permit it needs to build a new marine terminal on the North Spit that could be… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, December 23, 2011;
A dredger 3 miles off the coast pumps a mixture of water and sand onto the beach Thursday as construction crews continue work on a $9.8 million beach renourishment project at Hilton Head Island’s Islander’s Beach Park. Construction will take place 24 hours a day for two months to pump about 1 millio
Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar has expressed the readiness of private investors to invest in the maritime sector to the tune of… By John Iwori (thisdaylive) [mappress] Source: thisdaylive, December 23, 2011;
The Aktau marine harbour is finishing the year with record indices. The port has handles almost 12 million tonnes of freights, including over 8 million tonnes of oil, over 3 thousand tonnes of grain and two million tonnes of metal products. Together with the everyday work the port is conducting the
A permanent sand-pumping sentinel in the fight against Noosa Main Beach erosion was being installed this week in time for any required beach… By Peter Gardiner (noosanews) [mappress] Source: noosanews, December 23, 2011;
The U.S. company SSA Marine, through its subsidiary Manzanillo International Terminal in Panama, plans to invest in Colon more than 200 million dollars in the coming years to expand port services provided by this prestigious company to shipping lines. Jon Hemingway, CEO of SSA Marine / Carrix, in a
The government has decided to extend the time given for renewal of licences of fishing boats to March 2012, following a meeting between Minister for Fisheries and Ports K. Babu and representatives of boat owners. A decision was also taken to strengthen the marine enforcement wing to check fishing us
The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren NV has on 25 November renewed the powers delegated to the board of directors to redeem shares for a period of 5 years. In the framework of these powers, the company has in the period from 14 until 22 December redeemed a total of 38,00
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) this week was successful in securing $51.7 million for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects throughout Maryland in the fiscal year 2012 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. The bill’s biggest allocations include $18.3 million for the annual maintenance
The Town of Emerald Isle approved plan for a large beach nourishment project presented by Town Manager Frank Rush at its December meeting that would combine two projects into one if state funding is approved in 2012. The town plans to request $3 million from the state to help bolster funding for the
The ferry movement on 12 river routes, mostly in southern Bangladesh, has been facing serious difficulties due to non-navigability in … (thedailystar) [mappress] Source: thedailystar, December 23, 2011;
