Stakeholders in the maritime sectors of the economy, especially operators, have attributed the increase activities nation’s seaports in … By John Iwori (allafrica) [mappress] Source: allafrica, November 21, 2011;
By taking control of the D’Appolonia Group, a global engineering consultancy, international classification society RINA has increased its group turnover by almost 50 per cent and significantly strengthened its expertise and range of services in the offshore and port development fields. Says Ugo Sale
The state and Israel Chemicals are nearing an agreement on funding the removal of salt from the southern basin of the Dead Sea, in an … By Yoram Gabison, Ora Coren and Rina Rozenberg (haaretz) [mappress] Source: haaretz, November 21, 2011;
Dredging is a dirty word ever since the spectacular failure of India’s Sethusamudram ship channel project on the east coast. After spending… By Anto T Joseph (mydigitalfc) [mappress] Source: mydigitalfc, November 21, 2011; Image: dci
The Jakarta administration says a long-awaited project to dredge 13 rivers in the city will start next year. (thejakartapost) [mappress] Source: thejakartapost, November 21, 2011;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a meeting in Yankton this month on the Lewis and Clark Lake Sediment Management Study (LCLSMS)… BY RANDY DOCKENDORF (yankton) [mappress] Source: yankton, November 21, 2011;
A panel of trade union leaders have urged the Shipping Minister, Mr G.K. Vasan, to sanction Rs 450 crore as viability gap funding for Cochin… (eximin) [mappress] Source: eximin, November 21, 2011;
The expected completion date of the controversial $2.8 million sediment processing facility near Sebastian has been pushed back to … By George Andreassi (tcpalm) [mappress] Source: tcpalm, November 21, 2011;
The Florida Department of Transportation has approved another deadline extension for the Hernando Beach channel dredging — giving it a … By JEFF SCHMUCKER (hernandotoday) [mappress] Source: hernandotoday, November 20, 2011;
The mayor of Accra, Alfred Vanderpuije, has disclosed that the ongoing dredging of the Odor river is going to cost about GHc2 million… (citifmonline) [mappress] Source: citifmonline, November 20, 2011;
Construction of Piers Number 5 and 6 at the port of Bronka based in St. Petersburg is planned to begin in mid-December 2011, the project … (portnews) [mappress] Source: portnews, November 18, 2011;
Bietergemeinschaft KED & Sellhorn has been awarded a contract for harbour improvement works by Hamburg Port Authority. HPA intends to widen the entrance channel for ships from the North Elbe in the outer harbour. An extension to the shoreline of approx. 500m between the coal-ship harbour and outer h
General Electric exceeded its goal for cleaning up a section of the Hudson River north of Albany… By Ryan Delaney (publicbroadcasting) [mappress] Source: publicbroadcasting, November 18, 2011; Image: hudsondredging
Caterpillar yesterday introduced the Cat® C175-16 marine propulsion engine at a size, power and rpm that will drive new, more profitable vessel designs for all segments of the marine industry. The latest in a line of high performance engines designed to meet EPA Marine Tier 3 and IMO Tier II emissio
