China has been funding major infrastructure projects across the Indian neighbourhood. But four of the major projects, including the Deep Sea Port (DSP) and a power plant in Bangladesh funded by Beijing, have run into serious trouble, according to the Mail Online. Besides the DSP, a dredging project
“To understand what the Risk Management Center is, you have to understand risk,” said Dave Carlson, senior program manager of the Eastern Division Corps of Engineers Risk Management Center (RMC). In the most basic definition, Carlson explained, risk is the probability of failure and the associated c
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the Chief of Engineer’s Report has been approved and signed for the Jacksonville Harbor (Mile Point) Navigational Study. This approval is a critical step towards moving the project forward to Congress for authorization and appropriation of funding. “Th
EPA has approved additional field investigations requested by the General Electric Co. (GE) at the Fletcher’s Paint Works and Storage Facility Superfund Site in Milford, New Hampshire. GE’s contractor, Arcadis US Inc. began these investigations in April 2012. These activities will continue for appro
The Queensland Greens say that the environment movement is buzzing with rumours of suppression of a University of Queensland study on Gladstone Harbour by the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. ‘Last week we had the same denials and misleading statements on the state of the harbour f
On April 20, CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for the construction of the storage yard,roads and drainage facilities of Phase 1 of the construction project of Shenhua Coal Storage Center of Zhuhai Harbor with a contract value of RMB 174 million yuan ans a construction period of 2
DP World announced a significant boost to DP World Melbourne’s capabilities with the first eight of 16 new energy-efficient straddle carriers starting operations. The new equipment with its greater capacity to handle containers will also help reduce DP World’s environmental footprint as well as impr
The outstanding leadership of DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has been recognised with the winning of the prestigious Shipping Port of the Year Award at the annual Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATA) 2012 . The award, Jebel Ali’s fourth in six years, was received on behalf of DP World by Mo
A federal judge in Green Bay denied a paper company’s request to delay his earlier order to resume dredging along the Fox River, according to WTAQ.com. NCR Corporation was ordered last week to immediately restart clean-up efforts after it halted the project last year and filed a lawsuit. The judge l
The Port of Palm Beach District Commission voted unanimously, Thursday, April 19, 2012 to approve a $26 million restoration project to Slip Number 3 at the Port of Palm Beach. This historic infrastructure improvement project includes expanding the Slip on the north side to increase the width of the
IMS Division of LWT, LLC reports its second best year on record for 2011. “Amidst increased global competition IMS sees continued repeat sales from buyers in North America, Central America, and Asia. It is nice to see clients on their third or fourth Versi-Dredge.” says Ryan Horton, IMS Global Sales
The Newcastle Herald reports that the Myall River is again full of sediment. “It’s getting worse. When they finished dredging there was 2.5 metres of water there, now there is only 1.4 metres and that’s not even at low tide,” a motor cruiser owner Steve Ellicott said. “I’ve never seen it this bad in
The Town of Evans has hired an excavating company to dredge the Sturgeon Point Marina, reports buffalonews.com. The Town Board authorized the contract at its meeting this week. Each winter and spring, the waves deposit sand and silt in the marina, forcing the town to dredge the boat basin before the
According to The Economic Times, the shipping ministry wants to step up dredging at major ports in the 12th five-year plan. Also, he hopes to get a budgetary support of over Rs 4,000 crore, an increase of about 40% over the previous five-year plan. The planned increase is expected to expand business
