The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will meet in special session today at 1:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the Port Authority Executive Building,111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston. The Port Commission will consider acting on the public and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
Abu Dhabi (EAD) has succeeded in protecting approximately 60,000 square metres of mangroves on Al Reem Island after learning of a developer’s attempt to clear the area in order to widen the Island’s northern channel. The incident was discovered by EAD’s inspectors who were making a routine visit to
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has announced plan to inspect the Royal Thai Army’s canal dredging activities in Bangkok on Wednesday through Friday. Also this week, Plodprasob Surassawadi, the Science Minister, will reveal the progress of the government’s flood-prevention preparations. According
The Port of Cork Company yesterday announced their annual results for 2011 and despite continuing to experience a challenging economic environment; the Port of Cork delivered a satisfactory performance with total traffic amounting to 8.8 million tonnes, which matched the 2010 traffic levels. Turnove
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has invited the public to attend a meeting on a sand bypass program planned for the Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor in Kekaha. Thegardenisland.com informs that the DLNR said the dredging of the inner harbor basin was completed in 2010, and the wooden mar
The details of the projects proposed to be undertaken under Public-Private Partnership model by Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) are as under: – Development of 7.2 MMTPA Iron ore export Bulk Handling Terminal West of breakwater at Mormugao Port on DBFOT basis with an estimated cost of Rs.721 crores. – Deve
In preparation for the 1st September operational opening of the Khalifa Port Container Terminal, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) held a half-day seminar that shared the latest updates and procedures directly impacting trucking companies and clearing agents which will use
The GUPC Consortium is claiming $573 million from the Panama Canal Authority for breach of contract, reports newsroompanama.com. Ricardo Gonzalez, the Project Manager, said: “We’re not asking for anything more or less.” Alemán Zubieta, the Chief Executive Officer of the Panama Canal Authority, state
Atulya Misra, the Chairman of Chennai Port Trust, said that the work on the Chennai Port Mega Terminal Project is expected to commence shortly and the first ship would be berthed in three years at the new terminal. The estimated cost of this mega terminal project is Rs 3,686 crore, according to the
The Noble Group is said to be having second thoughts over construction and operation of a 10-million tonne per annum (mtpa) iron ore berth at the Paradip Port. EXIM India reports that the Paradip Port Trust officials have expressed concern that the Noble Group has not yet made known whether it would
Construction of a $5.8 million and a 1,700-foot-long underwater dam at Alliance in Plaquemines Parish, using sediment dredged from the Mississippi River just upstream, is about to begin, NOLA reports. According to FedBizOpps.gov, the Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract for the dredging work o
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began the first phase of its annual river maintenance operations in the Carrolton Bend area this week in preparation for placing sloping structures, called revetments, on the outside banks where the water’s attack is most destructive. The first
The Lake Providence Port dredging project is expected to continue three weeks. The Butcher, a cutter-head dredger, is hacking away at the underwater sand built up in the main channel of the port. “They call it the Butcher, but we don’t care what it’s called as long as it gets the jobs done,” Rep. Ro
The state Department of Ecology has issued a key approval, with conditions to offset losses to marine and shoreline habitat, for the U.S. Navy’s proposed second explosives-handling wharf at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. The authorization, known as a water quality certification, outlines conditions the N
