The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) held its 27th Board Meeting, which was chaired by Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board on 8th December 2011. During the meeting, the Board was briefed by management on the implementation of GOP’s business plans and highlighted the recen
Greater Taree City Council has adopted a policy of ‘planned retreat’ for its entire coastline, to counter the effects of beachfront erosion… (manningrivertimes) [mappress] Source: manningrivertimes, December 14, 2011;
Plans are moving forward to relocate the 74-year-old retired dredge boat “William A. Thompson” from its current location in Fountain City, Wis. to Prairie du Chien, Wis. According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project manager Marc Krumholz, the corps identified Prairie du Chien-based nonprofit Com
The Port of Rouen unveiled plans to dredge the Seine River shipping channel over the next four years to allow the inland port to accommodate bigger vessels. Francois Henriot, a port spokesman said that regional authorities approved the dredging plan after negotiations which started in 2007. The firs
Dredging the Chico river from siltation will result to revenue generation derived from agriculture particularly from rice farming. This is the contention of the chairman of the Kalinga Hybrid Seeds Producers Cooperative. Dr. Jaime Almora, in his proposal to dredge a 24-kilometer stretch of the Chico
Cleanup work on a three-mile stretch of the Tittabawassee River along the Dow Chemical Co. plant in Midland is scheduled to … By Lindsay Knake (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, December 14, 2011;
Mundra International Container Terminal (MICT), operated by DP World, continues to reinforce its position as one of the most sophisticated… (eximin) [mappress] Source: eximin, December 14, 2011;
North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Economy Minister Harry K. Voigtsberger intends to press the federal German government to take cross-border infrastructure projects into account in implementing the national port concept. The minister made this clear during a parliamentary evening on the theme Transport a
A major beach replenishment project for Strathmere and Sea Isle City beaches began this week… (shorenewstoday) [mappress] Source: shorenewstoday, December 14, 2011;
Ecuador’s state-owned Manta port authority APM expects to launch and award a concession for a project to modernize and expand the… By Juan Andres Abarca (bnamericas) [mappress] Source: bnamericas, December 14, 2011;
The Thruway Authority will spend $50 million over the next two years to repair the canal system after it was devastated by floodwaters … By Jimmy Vielkind (timesunion) [mappress] Source: timesunion, December 14, 2011;
The City of Yerington is advertising for bids for equipment needed for a sediment removal/dredging project in the Walker River … (rgj) [mappress] Source: rgj, December 14, 2011;
The Competition Authority of Sweden has approved APM Terminals’ filing for the Skandia Container Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. On 11 October 2011, The Port of Gothenburg and APM Terminals signed the concession agreement to manage Sweden’s largest container terminal – the Skandia Container Terminal
Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc announce that they are submitting applications to Hull City Council for the development of the proposed Green Port Hull facility. Joint applications are being made for the demolition of existing buildings at Alexandra Dock and the development of a facto
