Although delayed for months by contract negotiations, the largest government-industry effort to bring Ohio’s beleaguered Ottawa River back to ecological health is in full swing now and is back on schedule for completion by the end of 2010… [mappress] Source: Toledo Blade, March 3, 2010
The use of larger vessels, construction of new ports, an increased focus on coastal shipping, inland transportation and government support are likely to drive demand for both capital and maintenance dredging… [mappress] Source: Money Life, March 3, 2010;
New insights into the impact of dredging on the environment highlight the distinction between small, frequent deposits of sediments arising from maintenance dredging, and larger one-off capital deposits. Understanding this distinction is crucial for effective licensing and monitoring of dredging… So
Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s proposals for a Thames Estuary airport looked set to remain a fantasy after its champion and civil engineer Douglas Oakervee this week pulled out of feasibility discussions… Source: New Civil Engineer, March 2, 2010
Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City has suspended an 85-million-dollar contract with a Chinese construction company because it features on a World Bank corruption blacklist, officials confirmed Wednesday. Phan Hoang Dieu, director of the city’s environmental project management unit… [mappress] Source: Earth Ti
Broward County’s seaport is undertaking a $2 billion expansion to prepare for an expected increase in cargo, fuel and cruise passenger traffic over the next 20 years, a massive investment that will help rev up the economy and create jobs in the area, Port Everglades Director Phil Allen said… [mappre
According to a press release sent to Alaska Beat by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Knik Construction of Anchorage has been awarded a $31.9 million contract to build a harbor for the Aleutian island of Akutan. This project is separate from the recently reported $75 million… [mappr
Redoubling their efforts to protect South Jersey’s environment, Governor Chris Christie and Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Bob Martin today joined forces with U.S. Representative Rob Andrews and state Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney to oppose the Army Corps of Enginee
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ: GLDD) on February 05, 2010 at $5.43. In approximately 4 weeks, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has returned 18.4% as of today’s recent price of $4.43… [mappress] Source: Trading Markets, March 2, 2010
The first phase work for construction of the deep-sea port in Sonadia Island is likely to be completed by 2015 with an estimated cost of Tk 15,000 crore, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan told the House yesterday… [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, March 2, 2010
When the term “shovel-ready” was first applied to federal stimulus projects, most people didn’t envision gargantuan claws, pneumatic scoops and massive vacuum equipment that pound, gouge and inhale more than 40 feet under water. But that’s the nature of an ongoing project on the Columbia River… [map
The bitterly contested deepening of the Delaware River’s shipping channel officially began at noon yesterday, in water near Delaware City, Del… [mappress] Source: Philly.com, March 2, 2010
Abuja — Minister of Transport, Mr. Ibrahim Isa Bio yesterday gave more clarity has on the raging controversies surrounding the dredging of the Lower River Niger project, generated by the recent media reports that the Federal Government has suspended the Lower River Niger Dredging by… [mappress] Sour
Dhaka, Mar 1 – The government is set to purchase three dredgers, the first in over three decades, for critical maintenance of river navigability, shipping minister Shajahan Khan told parliament on Monday… [mappress] Source: bdnews24, March 1, 2010;
