China Dredging Group Co. withdrew its plans for an initial public offering, citing unfavorable market conditions. The dredging contracting service company filed last December to offer up to $50 million in American depositary shares to help finance the purchase of ships and other equipment. China Dre
Enormous land reclamation has commenced in the sea off the Dadeng Island coast to make preparation for the construction of Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport. Yang Hui, street party secretary of the Work Committee, said that the shoaly land off the Dadeng Island coast will be transformed into lan
In her inaugural address, Delta Mayor Lois Jackson highlighted some key environmental, infrastructure and economic projects the municipality… More info: southdeltaleader By Christine Lyon [mappress] Source: southdeltaleader, December 8, 2011;
Australian Greens senator Larissa Waters elevated concerns over dredging in Gladstone Harbor in Queensland and a corresponding increase in turtle deaths and fish disease. Approvals to dredge 46 million cubic meters over the following 20 years have been granted to the Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC
Two packages worth US$37 million were deployed in the northern city of Haiphong on December 6 as part of the Haiphong City Environmental … (nhandan) [mappress] Source: nhandan, December 8, 2011;
According to the Vermont Department of Health, silt dredged from near the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant intake structure and disposed of around September 15 did not contain radioactive materials. DOH used a hand-held radiation survey meter at the Vernon disposal site to measure radiations level
The issue of whether dredged sediment from a Middletown lake will be transported to the former National Lead site still remains. At a Nov. 14 public hearing in Middletown, a new official with the Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said that Sayreville officials accepted the Shadow L
Abu Dhabi Ports Company is celebrating after winning two awards at the prestigious Big Project and BGreen magazine Awards ceremony held at the Armani Hotel, Dubai, in the presence of Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi, a member of the ruling family of the Emirate of Ajman. Four hundred industry col
The private sector in Tabuk City is pushing for the immediate dredging of Chico River from Calanan to Cabaruan as the permanent solution to the flooding problem of settlements and agricultural lands in Tabuk valley. Dr. Jaime Almora, Chairman of the Kalinga Hybrid Seeds cooperative recently presente
MTU received an order for eight Series 4000 Ironmen gensets from the China-based Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC), a heavy-duty equipment manufacturer. The gensets will power two 99m multi-purpose vessels owned by the Dutch company Boskalis which owns one of the biggest and most mode
A two-day International conference on Indian Ports and shipping-2011 was inaugurated in the Metropolis with a clarion call to Government … (newkerala) [mappress] Source: newkerala, December 7, 2011;
The US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has issued a statement about proposed projects to restore the coastal ecosystem in Gulf states. “These days we took a major step forward toward meaningful restoration that will benefit the natural resources of the Gulf Coast for generations to come. I commend th
A new threat for the Kansas River has been reported. Five privately owned dredging companies keep insisting on increasing the dredging operations from 2.2 million tons to 3.2 million tons. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks conducted a study which says that these private dredging operations
The West Calcasieu Port board of commissioners decided this week to award the contract for the expansion dredging of the port’s west barge basin to Apollo Environmental Strategies, Inc. of Beaumont, Texas. During a competitive public bid process, eight bids were submitted among which the lowest bid
