The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering a loan which would fund over half of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd’s (GPPL) new expansion project. According to the Business Standard, the IFC is considering a US$170m loan to part fund the proposed US$303m expansion project. This development pro
The Rockaway Beach is likely to get a sand replenishment later this year, according to the city Parks Department. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration allocated $3 million to the agency’s budget to pay for the project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will dredge 100,000 to 150,000 cubic yards o
The Department of Defense has announced that a St. Stephen company won a $7.6 million contract to maintain dredge spoil sites in Georgia. According to charlestonbusiness.com, Ashridge Inc. will maintain containment areas in Savannah and Brunswick Harbor and will be finished by July 2015. Ashridge ou
The Republic reports the Army Corps of Engineers wants a federal judge to block South Carolina’s Savannah River Maritime Commission from entering a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million Savannah River dredging project. In a filing late Monday, the corps says allowing the commission in would d
The U.S. Corps of Engineers Detroit District, has completed dredging of Manistee Harbor in west Michigan, reports ludingtondailynews.com. MCM Marine of Sault Ste. Marie dredged 72,698 cubic yards from the harbor, placing the dredged materials near the shoreline just south of the harbor. Dredging beg
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is soliciting contractors for maintenance and improvement dredging at Hampton Harbor in Hampton and Seabrook, New Hampshire. The construction window for dredging activities is between October 15, 2012 and February 1, 2013. The estimated construc
Hong Kong Government intends to carry out dredging works within an area of about 428 hectares of sea-bed at Kwai Tsing Container Basin and portions of the Northern Fairway, Western Fairway and East Lamma Channel to a level of approximately 17.5 metres below Chart Datum. The proposed works will enabl
According to vietnamnews.com, illegal sand dredging in the Tien River has encroached the safety corridor of the 1.53 km My Thuan Bridge linking Vinh Long and Tien Giang provinces. Vinh Long Department of Natural Resources and Environment informs that in an area near the bridge, one of the most impor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced yesterday that a contract was awarded to Southwind Construction Corps. in the amount of $2.3 million for maintenance dredging of the St. Augustine Inlet. The contract consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 162,000 cubic yar
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., yesterday announced that the Corps of Engineers will be relocating a cutterhead dredger to the Port of Lake Providence to make the channel navigable again. The cutterhead dredger is expected to arrive in Lake Providence within two weeks. The Corps will continue
Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) have resolved their differences over a crucial dredging project. According to The Economic Times, the differences were resolved after an intervention by the shipping ministry. JNPT and Mumbai Port had differences over sharing of costs f
On July 23, CHEC and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority signed a contract for coastal fishing port construction in Ghana, with a contract value of 195 million U.S. dollars and a construction period of 30 months. The project involves the reconstruction and extension of 11 coastal fishing ports in
On July 21, CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. signed an EPC contract for the reclamation and coast restoration project at Xiongyue estuary, Yingkou Economic and Technical Development Zone, with a contract value of 710 million yuan. Located at Xiongyue estuary, Liaodong Bay, with a land area of 2.05
On July 17, CCCC Second Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd. signed the contract for survey and design of Phase 1 initial works of No. 3 operation zone of Yangluo area, Wuhan New Port, with a contract value of 33.75 million yuan. Located in the core container transport area of Wuhan New Port, with a coastli
