Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been briefed by the National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee on the progress in various flood prevention projects while assuring that the deadlines will be met. Prime Minister Yingluck said her recent meeting with the National Water Resources and Flo
The Hussain Sagar lake cleaning and catchment area improvement project began four years ago, but so far only 60% work has been completed, The Times of India reports. Though the state government fixed a fresh deadline (March 2013) to complete the project, the authority is likely to miss this deadline
According to tempointeractive.com, the Jakarta Emergency Dredging Initiative will be applied to 13 rivers in Jakarta starting this October. The project will be undertaken by the Jakarta administration in collaboration with the Ciliwung-Cisadane Center and Cipta Karya. The tender process was complete
According to positivenewsmedia.com, payments for projects covered by the Cebu City Government’s calamity fund last year might be delayed because the City Council decided “to lay on the table” a resolution seeking to charge P98,757,187.69 to the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s
According to goerie.com, a Mandeville company has received a $27.8 million flood control contract for about four years of work for the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans. The Pentagon said in a news release that the contract went to B&K Construction Co., LLC. The same news release says Weeks Mar
As Macauhub reports, a lack of cranes, tractors, tugs and other port equipment is affecting the productivity and efficiency of the ports of Beira and Nacala in Mozambique. The local newspaper said that despite this, the two ports were gradually positioning themselves as regional ports and attracting
According to Port Technology, residents have called on the Thai government to postpone studies into the expansion of Laem Chabang Port amid growing environmental concerns. The news follows the proposal put forward by the Transport Ministry to invest as much as 120-billion-baht to further expand the
Last month, the Harbors Committee discussed maintenance plans for Old and New Harbors, on everything from dredging to beautifications, launch ramps and policy documents. Committee member Bob Littlefield provided updates on Old Harbor dredging, saying that dredging of the harbor is almost complete, w
Port Technology reports that Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd has confirmed the build of a new US$216 million dry bulk terminal in the Port of Kandla. In February, the Kandla Port Trust announced that it had elected Adani Ports, the port operating arm of the Adani Group, as its preferred bi
The work on deepening Kenosha’s harbor and marina is almost ready to begin, according to kenoshanews.com. The Kenosha Harbor was last dredged in 2009. The silt buildup in the harbor let to the Kenosha City Council seeking a long-term solution to the buildup and a dredging of the harbor this year. Ba
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, along with Valley City, N.D., will hold a public meeting July 10 to provide background information on and introduce the public to the Valley City Sheyenne River Flood Risk Management Feasibility study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate alte
On June 25, CCCC Second Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for Section II of the land forming and soft foundation treatment works of Phase II of Ocean Spring Resort in Zhuhai, with a contract value of 537.62 million yuan. Located in the southwest of Phase 1 holiday village of Ocean Spring Res
Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, has announced the first vessel call at its new terminal Muelle Prat, signifying the start of the testing phase which will cover all equipment and IT systems. The unloading of containers from the Mediterranean Shipping Compan
The first 100 days of Campbell Newman’s Premiership have been a disaster for Queensland’s future according to the Queensland Greens. On the 100th day of taking over responsibility for governing the State and all its features and assests, Premier Newman’s success on the big issues can be judged as tu
