The construction work on the Yarimca terminal in Turkey should commence very soon, according to the DP World top official. Rashid Abdulla, senior vice-president, Global Operation, DP World, stated: “The project is a part of 10 major port developments being carried out by the DP World, as part of its
A group of more than 50 people came to Newfane Town Hall to hear the preliminary findings of the Regional Harbor Dredging Management Plan update, according to lockportjournal.com. The tourism officials and marina owners that populated a public information meeting Thursday agree that harbor dredging
China has introduced plans to build two drone military bases in Liaoning province for marine surveillance purposes. The first base will be built in the coastal city of Yingkou to cover the Bohai Sea area and the second one will be constructed in Dalian city, according to upi.com. These military base
Karachi Port Trust Official announced last week that the Pakistan Deep Water Container Port has been delayed due to technical reasons. The main reason for the delay is dredging as hard soil/rocks were found on the site, according to thenews.com. At present the throughput of cargo stands at 41 millio
Xiangyu Dredging Holdings has introduced plan to set up a joint venture with a state-owned enterprise in Hunan to move on projects worth up to 2 billion yuan (HK$2.5 billion), reports thestandard.com. The Jiangsu-based firm announced yesterday that it had signed a deal with Zhuzhou Cyclic Economy In
According to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the dredging project to restore navigation in the Wachapreague Channel will likely not begin until spring 2013. Col. Paul B. Olsen of the Norfolk District Corps of Engineers gave the new date in an Oct. 2 reply to a September letter sent by Accomack Co
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has introduced plan for the maintenance dredging project at the Channel Islands Harbor federal navigation channel. This project consists of biennial maintenance dredging of the Channel Islands Harbor federal navigation channel and sand trap, and maintenance dredging of P
Singapore LNG Corporation announced in a project update published on its website that the overall project construction is 95% completed. Construction of the LNG Storage Tanks continues well, with Tanks 1 and 2 hydrotested and the temporary wall openings closed. Installation of the perlite insulation
The Port of Liverpool was awarded Port Authority of the Year at the global Containerisation International Awards held in central London. The Port beat highly commended entries from other global ports including Los Angeles, Antwerp and Charleston. The Port of Liverpool’s Managing Director Gary Hodgso
APM Terminals announced that the construction works on the second container terminal at the Lázaro Cárdenas port will be delayed until mid-November. The main reason for this delay is Hutchison Port Holdings’ opposition to the project, according to portstrategy.com. Originally, this $900 million proj
Ten Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes delivered in June are now all running smoothly at Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT) at the port of Belawan, Indonesia. BICT is managed by Indonesia Port Corporation I (Pelindo I), one of four state-owned Indonesian terminal operators. Hav
JAXPORT handled 8.1 million tons of cargo last year, generating more than $19 billion in economic activity for Northeast Florida and providing jobs for 65,000 citizens. The port is a significant part of the region’s economy, creating opportunity for numerous related industries and positively impacti
The Cabinet has granted approval to allocate Rs.1000 million to proceed with the special flood control work program for the year 2012 initiated by the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation under the direction of Secretary Defence & Urban Development,. The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL
The dredging project on the Yazoo Diversion Canal at the Port of Vicksburg will get a boost in a couple of days. The dredger Iowa (32 feet wide and 130 feet long vessel), assigned to do this work, should arrive next week at the Port, reports therepublic.com. The Iowa is a better solution for this [&
