The Chair of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA), Robin Silvester, has announced statement on the US Federal Maritime Commission report: “A Study of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canadian and Mexican Seaports”. “Canadian port authorities operate as financially indepe
The Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) Workers Union believes that Seaport Terminal Sdn Bhd the successful bidder for the proposed privatisation of the port will be able to take the company to greater heights. Its president Anuar Omar said the privatisation of the port would help improve efficiency of its o
A&P Falmouth welcomed South West MEP Sir Graham Watson to the docks to discuss the issues surrounding the port development, in particular dredging. Falmouth has been a docks town since 1841. Today the Docks is home to more than 30 businesses, handles approximately 100,000 tonnes of cargo per year an
Hamburg Port Authority AöR has announced early information about the land reclamation and forming of area for new manufacturing logistics area – Dradenau. This project includes filling of the intermediate silt bearing Dradenau harbour by installation of wet sand and balancing the mud surface (approx
Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) have been joined by the LNG dredging project team to mark the successful completion of a major revegetation project in Gladstone. Funded by the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project, the revegetation project planted over 16 thousand native plants, trees
Port Atlantique de La Rochelle has announced tender for the harbor development project. This project includes dredging works at the entrance to -10m for naval vessels to access the seaport of La Rochelle and the creation of a basin to -14.50 m for the future dock of St. Mark 2 (about 467,000 m3 of b
The construction work of Sri Lanka’s proposed port city will begin later this year. The government news agency confirmed that the proposed Port City Development Project at a cost of US$ 15 billion will be implemented on schedule with construction work to commence during the latter part of 2012. “Whi
A Viet Nam News Agency reporter said about 50 floating dredges were hunting for the precious mineral on three rivers running through Binh Gia, Huu Lung and Loc Binh. „Local leaders were determined to put an end to this practice,“ said Nguyen Huu Chien, a representative of the provincial people’s com
The city government has earmarked a P13.5-million fund to start the dredging of the silted Chico River within this year, after the dredging task force comes out with the guidelines, according to the Philippine Information Agency. Mayor Ferdinand B. Tubban said that the city government has already or
Many dredgers belonging to the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) are non-operational, reports thehindubusinessline.com. The DCI is also unable to recover payments from clients such as Sethusamudram Corporation Ltd, Kolkata Port and others. The recognised union made the allegation in a petition sub
Over £230,000 has been awarded to the Wessex Chalk Streams Project to undertake restoration work along the River Avon. The funding will allow the Wessex Chalk Streams Project (WCSP) to work with local angling clubs and landowners to develop and deliver river restoration projects along the River Avon
Due to the high levels of silt in the Arbroath harbor, the all-weather lifeboat has been unable to launch. According to thecourier.co.uk, the Angus Council was unable to find a replacement for a dredging contract that ended in December 2010 and since then an accumulation of muck has blocked the RNLI
ADPC has held an information-sharing meeting with shareholders in Marfa, as it prepares to develop the first phase of the port. In a special meeting held at Marfa Hotel, ADPC’s Vice President of Project Development, Waleed Al Tamimi discussed the plans with important stakeholders, notably local comm
Following the record-breaking floods that devastated Fiji in March, Sunshine Coast-based dredging and civil engineering company Hall Contracting has joined local Nadi businesses to assist the community, providing $FJD 15,000 (just over $AUD 8,000) that will be used to bring children back to school.
