Namibia’s port authority Namport plans to spend R2.7 billion (N$2.7bn) on upgrading the port of Walvis Bay within the next three to four years, says Walvis Bay Corridor Group CEO, Johny Smith. As has been previously reported in PORTS & SHIPS, Walvis Bay is to be expanded with a new container termina
Entitled “Working in the Dredging Sector” Young CEDA is organising a series of evening meetings for students and young professionals this October and November. During the evenings various enthusiastic speakers talk about their educative and also interesting experiences during the first years of thei
President Aquino has disapproved a project to dredge Laguna de Bay, saying he found it pointless to spend P18.5 billion just to move dredged… (philstar) [mappress] Source: philstar, October 15, 2010;
General Electric Co. said Wednesday it will remove PCBs from the Housatonic River in western Massachusetts, but still maintained it would be… By Stephen Singer (google) [mappress] Source: google, October 15, 2010;
Minister of Transport, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman, has allayed fears of the public over delay in the dredging of River Niger, saying much of the… (sunnewsonline) [mappress] Source: sunnewsonline, October 15, 2010;
The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has expressed interest in constructing the proposed Vizhinjam international container terminal, 16… (sify) [mappress] Source: sify, October 15, 2010;
Portsmouth City Council has agreed plans to dredge the port, currently 7.5m deep at low tide, to 9.3m, which will safeguard current cargo… By Rory O’Keeffe (portsmouth) [mappress] Source: portsmouth, October 15, 2010;
The Board of Titanium Resources Group Ltd is pleased to announce that it today appointed Michael Brown as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Brown is the Chief Operating Officer of De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd (“DBCM”), the South African mining operation of the De
The dredging industry provides essential support services to ports, harbours, developers, the offshore industry, and environmental and other groups involved in maritime construction. Without the innovative technology of the dredging industry, many of these projects would not be realised. In an effor
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on September 29, 2010 at $5.59. In approximately 2 weeks since that trend was… By Chip Brian (SmarTrend) [mappress] Source: SmarTrend, October 14, 2010;
The Townsville port is set to be the focus of almost $200 million worth of development… By Tony Raggatt (townsvillebulletin) [mappress] Source: townsvillebulletin, October 14, 2010;
The Largo Central Park Nature Preserve will be closed to the public starting Oct. 25 for 120 days. The park will be closed due to a … (tbnweekly) [mappress] Source: tbnweekly, October 14, 2010;
The British Port Company has taken a significant step towards the next stage in building its new £500 million Bristol Deep Sea Container … (porttechnology) [mappress] Source: porttechnology, October 14, 2010;
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informs the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that reclamation work at Tuas View extension kicks off. The reclamation works will involve dredging by cutter suction dredger ( CSD ), trailer-suction-hopper-dredger ( TS
