Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust plans to unveil a new tender for the fourth terminal within two months, reports thehindubusinessline.com. Port officials are attempting to improve the conditions of the new tender. “We are finalising a fresh tender. We are working out some changes in the new tender and wi
The Borough of Avalon will receive a significant beach fill project during the winter that will result in at least 140,000 cubic yards of sand being placed on the north end beaches from 9th Street south to 20th Street. If extra options are available to the borough for the project, a total of 190,000
The Port of Hastings Development Authority is seeking requests for tender. There are currently four open tenders: • Hydrodynamic model – for Western Port, including water sediment transport and water quality • Ecological assessment – and ecological risk management, with an emphasis on marine risks a
The Government will continue to sharpen its competitive capability by seeking to provide the driving force for the shipping and port industries to thrive, the Director of Marine, Mr Francis Liu, said today. Speaking at the opening plenary of the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) Workshop organised b
The lakefront at the Milwaukee Yacht Club is in desperate need of dredging, according to Milwaukee County. County officials have requested government approval for the removal of 2,990 cubic yards of sediment from the mentioned area, reports bizjournals.com. As soon as the Wisconsin Department of Nat
A pilot study to test Dutch surveillance sensors in a Yellow River dike in China went so well that the Chinese Government has decided to install the system on further stretches of dike along that river. The Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC), which is responsible for the river, requested the
Congressman Visclosky announced the release of a Letter of Map Revision from the Federal Emergency Management Agency which affects the areas of Hammond and Munster currently within the floodplain as requested. The LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Study Report and Flood Insurance Rate Map for the aff
Completing the $38.5 million Bellingham International Airport terminal expansion and launching the in-water work for the Whatcom Waterway cleanup will be the largest capital projects for the Port of Bellingham in 2013. The Port recently released its draft 2013 Strategic Budget for community review b
According to Congressman Peter DeFazio, the dredging future for Port of Port Orford will not be so bright this year. The Army Corps of Engineers says it can’t afford to dredge the port this year, nor in the near future, reports theworldlink.com. The several small ports in the Northwest will face sim
Associated British Ports announces that, after completing six years at the helm, Chief Executive Peter Jones has announced that he will retire at the end of March 2013. He will be succeeded by James Cooper, who has served as a Non Executive Director of ABP since May 2007. Over recent years, ABP and
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor is scheduled to begin the annual dredging of the federal navigation channel in Grays Harbor Nov. 5. Removal of about 770,000 cubic yards of material will begin in the inner harbor near Aberdeen, Wash., extending to the middle of the harbor. The Corps’ Seattl
Karachi Port Trust has announced the increase in permissible draft to 13 meters at berths number 11 and 12 that will enable very large vessels to berth and their cargoes duly handled. Karachi Port is the repository of more than 60 percent of the entire maritime trade of Pakistan and efforts are afoo
Former Minister of Transport, Rear Admiral Festus Porbeni considers dredging of the River Niger as a possible option for flood defence, reports thisdaylive. He discussed the dredging possibility as a good solution for the flood issues of the River Niger which is the third-longest river in Africa, ex
All ports in the country should be dredged to a minimum depth of 14 metres, stated Luxman Radhakrishnan, chairman of Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Radhakrishnan said: “Because of the inability of our ports to handle larger and huge ships, the country has to lose out Rs1,600 crore annu
