Last week, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port sources confirmed that the DP World has emerged as the lone bidder for the Rs 600-crore JN Port container terminal. It has offered 27.09 per cent revenue share for the project, whose cost was estimated at Rs 600 crore a few years back, according to sources. The H
Saudi Global Ports LLC (SGP), a joint-venture company formed between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and PSA International (PSA), broke ground to mark the official start of construction of the second container terminal in the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, the larges
“The Greenbelt Lake dredging operation is 99 percent complete,” said Maryville Director of Engineering and Public Works Angie Luckie. The dredging project that has begun February 11 included the removal of about 40,000 cubic yards of sediment from the lake. According to thedailytimes.com, ES&H of Kn
The dredging project at the Wading River Creek, undertaken by the Riverhead Town, is currently underway. The Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a permit which allows dredging from October 1 through February. Supervisor Sean Walter said: “We have been trying to get the creek dredged
The Planning Commission has announced that the capacity of Indian ports will have to nearly double over the next five years to be able to handle the fast growing cargo traffic. The 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) document said: “To meet the overall projected traffic of 1,758.26 mt by 2016-17, the tota
A public meeting on plans to dredge harbors along the Lake Ontario shoreline is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 18 in Newfane Town Hall, 2737 Main St., reports buffalonews.com. The session, organized by the six counties on the south shore of the lake, will discuss plans for an update of the Regional Harbor Dred
Today, the Environment Agency will start work to reduce flood risk for 297 properties in Coton, north Tamworth. The construction work will be undertaken by Jackson Frameworks Ltd through a £1.8 million contract. The work will take approximately six months to complete, and will include a mixture of f
According to boston.com, Scituate has received two grants totaling $110,000 aimed at fixing longstanding coastal problems. These grants from the state Department of Conservation and Recreation include $60,000 to help with repairs to the seawall on Turner Road and $50,000 for the dredging project at
Femern A/S has commenced the process of prequalification of contracting companies, thereby giving the international construction industry access for the first time to detailed information about the further course of the project. Over the next few months until 18 January 2013, the companies can prepa
According to Indonesian state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II, the typical Indonesian problems of land acquisition will delay the construction of Sorong Port in West Papua. “Most of the area where we will construct the port belongs to the local people and we have found that it is not that easy to
The recently purchased 2010 IMS 7012 HP 51-foot Versi dredger was unveiled Wednesday afternoon in Albert Lea. District Administrator Brett Behnke stated: “We’ve seen a significant reduction in sedimentation coming into the lakes, but what we’re still seeing is an immense internal loading. To reduce
Ecosse Subsea Systems has completed a major seabed clearance project on the Laggan-Tormore project west of Shetland on behalf of TOTAL E&P Ltd and its partner DONG E&P (UK) Ltd. The Aberdeen subsea technology company deployed its SCAR1 trenching tool to remove up to 1000 boulders which were delaying
Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced the completion of the Connecticut Deep Water Port Strategy Study which was commissioned by Connecticut’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to guide the development of a long-term economic development strategy for the deep water ports in Bridgeport, New Haven, and
The progress in the efforts to remove excess sediment from the Moses lake is being made after the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District (MLIRD) recently started running its hydraulic dredger. “The dredger was recently put in the water to test the effectiveness of the repairs made to the
