The Panama Canal is a 77 km (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in the canal’s early days to 14,702 vessels in 2008, displacing a total 309.6 million Pa
For approximately two months, dredging operations will be carried out [off Kwai Chung Container Terminals 1, 2, 3 & 4]. [mappress] Source: logisticsweek, June 18, 2010;
The Shaw Group Inc. is working to pry loose and draw in a large portion of the nation’s dredging fleet―potentially seven cutterheads, five… [mappress] Source: enr.ecnext, June 18, 2010;
Crews will dredge thousands of cubic yards of sediment from a Colorado reservoir, the legacy of the 2002 Hayman wildfire that stripped… [mappress] Source: washingtonexaminer, June 18, 2010;
The City of Mainz and Frankenbach Container Terminal are constructing a new trimodal terminal in the Ingelheimer Au industrial area. In the first phase, 80,000 of the available 130,000 m2 will be used. Initially the handling capacity is 160,000 containers, some 260,000 TEU. The investments are appro
Port regulator Penang Port Commission (PPC) has requested for a RM351 million allocation under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) for capital… [mappress] Source: btimes, June 18, 2010;
Global marine terminal operator DP World today announced that its concession for the port of Maputo, Mozambique has been extended to 2033… [mappress] Source: ameinfo, June 18, 2010;
A delegation of Cape Bretoners arrives in Ottawa today to try to convince the federal government to shell out $19 million to dredge Sydney… [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, June 18, 2010;
Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority Executive Director Tom Frederick says the latest round of dredging feasibility reports raises two questions… [mappress] Source: c-ville, June 18, 2010;
Contracting Authority Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Emden awarded dredging and pumping works contract to Bietergemeinschaft Hegemann / Bunte… [mappress] Source: ted.europa.eu, June 18, 2010;
IHC Lagersmit, part of IHC Merwede, has opened on 8 June last a new manufacturing plant in Alblasserdam, The Netherlands. The company has decided to invest in the latest high-tech production facility for rotating shaft seals in western Europe, despite in these economically difficult times. In additi
Even though the current investment programme 2008-2011, which amounts to EUR 1 billion, is still being implemented, the DEME Group is already commencing a new series of investments which will see 3 new units on the market by mid-2012. An amount of EUR 260 million has been allocated for these new inv
Dredging is essential for the maintenance and development of ports, harbours and waterways for navigation, remediation and flood… (CEDA) [mappress] Source: CEDA, June 17, 2010
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and contractor PUMA have reported that progress on the major port expansion project in Rotterdam at… [mappress] Source: portofrotterdam, June 17, 2010
