The Manatee County Port Authority announced today that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has been awarded the contract for Port Manatee’s Berth 12 dredging project. The project, which includes dredging the berth to a depth of 41 feet at mean-low-water and extending it from 1,000 feet to nearly 1,600 fee
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has awarded a Dh1.02 billion (US$277.9m) contract to a German-UAE joint venture for building work at the … by Ivan Gale (thenational) [mappress] Source: thenational;
Maintenance dredging of the Newburyport Harbor Federal Navigation Project in Newburyport, Mass., will be completed under the terms of … (nae.usace) [mappress] Source: nae.usace, July 28, 2010
An International Container Transshipment Terminal is being established in Cochin Port. As of today 95% of the physical completion of the ICTT has been achieved. The first phase of the terminal is expected to be ready for operations by end August, 2010. Cochin Port Trust had carried out environment i
Local and central government authorities have failed to act, more than a year after a large number of Chinese citizens were reported to … By Kofi Yeboah & Moses Dotse (modernghana) [mappress] Source: modernghana, July 28, 2010;
Works starts soon on three Pinellas County beaches that are scheduled to be replenished with sand. Officials say the oil spill means that… By Robin Sussingham (wusf) [mappress] Source: wusf, July 28, 2010;
DSC Dredge LLC, a U.S. dredge manufacturer, reports an increase in overall sales just two months after the company consolidated its subsidiaries including, Dredging Supply Company, Inc., Best Equipment, and W&S Dredge Manufacturer. After a sluggish start in 2010, the company has greatly increased pr
A large ring of yellow buoys floats beside an an Ellicott 300 SL 8″ Swinging Dragon™ dredge on the surface of Pegan Cove, marking the area where contractors have started removing sediment contaminated with PCBs, left by an accident at the Soldier Systems Center 30 years ago. The PCBs were found in t
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation today announced that it will release its financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2010 on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. CDT. A conference call with the Company will be held the same day at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Great Lakes Dredge & [
The Victorian Government has announced its channel deepening project in Port Phillip Bay has been completed a quarter of a billion dollars under budget… (abc) [mappress] Source: abc, July 27, 2010;
Fremantle Harbour and its approach channels are being deepened so that bigger ships now servicing Australian trade can call fully loaded. In the first phase of dredging earlier this year, the softer material from the harbour and its approach channels was successfully removed. Phase 2 of the Inner Ha
The Competition Commission of Pakistan has imposed a penalty of Rs50 million each on four foreign firms on the allegation of cartelisation… By Mehtab Haider (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, July 27, 2010;
Sierra Gold is engaged in the exploration and development of gold and diamond properties in West Africa. The Birimian greenstone belt of West Africa has had a long history of gold mining and prospecting. The region has been one of the fastest gold producing areas worldwide. Mining operations: •SGCP
Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contactor gets dredging works contract at Turk, Finland.Main site or location of works is Pori. Total final value of contract is 4 060 000 EUR. Pori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the Gulf of [&
