Construction in Mumbai has come to a near halt due to a serious shortage of sand, the most essential component. Ready-mix concrete production units in and around the city have also closed temporarily for want of sand. [mappress] Source:business-standard,February 12,2010;
The Netherlands — CT Systems unveils the all new Viking Dredge software. Viking Dredge is specifically designed for use on a wide range of dredging vessels, ranging from a small cutter dredger to a large seagoing hopper dredger… [mappress] Source: GIS User, February 12, 2010
Larry Penny, East Hampton’s director of natural resources, said on Tuesday that he was shocked during a Jan. 29 meeting when representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it would be at least three years before the Montauk Harbor Inlet and a portion of the harbor itself got the thorough d
In real life, professionals were able to see how QPS Quinsy software in combination with multibeam and laser scanning facilitates inspections of quay walls and other water borders. Last week, several demonstrations were given with co-operation of the Rotterdam Port Authority. [mappress] Source: Hydr
The £6.4m Welsh Assembly Government-funded scheme is set to see the construction of a new rock breakwater above low tide level, rock groynes, and rock revetment to protect properties in the town. [mappress] Source: Cumbrian News, February 10, 2010;
THE State Opposition has announced a $21 million funding package to protect Launceston from future flood threats and clean up the ailing Tamar River. [mappress] Source:examiner,February 11,2010;
CANCUN, Mexico – The depositing of 5.2 million cubic meters (178.5 million cubic feet) of sand to restore Mexico’s Caribbean beaches has been completed, officials of the trust in charge of the project said. [mappress] Source: The Latin American Herald Tribune, February 10, 2010;
The move comes as the terminal operator confirmed it would trim export allocations over the next few months after having loaded just 82 per cent of the coal it had been scheduled to export in January. [mappress] Source: Lloyd’s List Daily Commercial News, February 11, 2010;
Public sector undertakings (PSUs) often face dilemmas while finalising high-value procurement contracts in a market where prices are falling. This is because there are no clear-cut government guidelines. If they scrap tender and invite fresh bids to take advantage of the decline in price… [mappress]
This week workmen in Panama will start to dig a hole partfunded by Japan, aided by Latin American cash and big enough to hold the world’s biggest Danish-owned, South Koreanbuilt megaships. The ultimate winner, though, will be China. [mappress] Source: The Press, February 10, 2010
China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd ( CHEC), a world-renowned international contractor, has been dedicated to pursuing business opportunities in the overseas market for the past 30 years, ever since its establishment in 1980. During this period, CHEC has sought to develop its business while… Source: Ch
Dongbu Engineering, who carried out the environmental effects evaluation, conceded that it did not examine lower levels of river sediment for contamination [mapppress] Source: The Hankyoreh, February 10, 2010;
The ship is designed primarily to place stones on the seabed to fill trenches, cables and pipelines Sestaoarra La Naval shipyard has delivered the vessel ‘Simon Stevin’ to his client, the Belgian dredging contractor Jan de Nul… [mappress] Source: El Coreo, February 9, 2010;
Corps: No clearing of channel, turning basins until 2017… [mappress] Source: Greenbay Press Gazette, February 9, 2010