In the Oman city of Duqm, the Antwerp port knowledge and engineering company Rent-a-Port has been contracted to develop a deep-sea port. [mappress] Source: Flanders Today, March 29, 2010
PLUM ISLAND — The deadline for submitting bids on a multi-million dollar dredging and beach replenishment project has been postponed for the second time. [mappress] Source: Newbury Port News, March 29, 2010;
Satkhira/Benapole, Mar 27 —India began dredging of the common Ichamati river at the border with Bangladesh on Saturday, to restore navigability and prevent flooding in West Bengal. [mappress] Source: BD News 24, March 28, 2010
Over the past five years, GCC states have dedicated significant amounts of time and money to developing maritime facilities. As a result, a number of strategic interests have emerged, as reflected in the increase in the number of specialised maritime projects, including sports… [mappress] Source: gu
The work consists of Calcasieu River and Pass, Maintenance Dredging, Approximate Mile 24.0 to Approximate Mile 31.5, Calcasieu Parish, LA. Work may be required in other areas of the New Orleans District.Work is estimated to cost between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00, … [mappress] more info: fbo.g
With the Haldia Dock’s financial position under strain following fall in parcel size of vessels due to low draught, the Centre has released Rs 267 crore as dredging subsidy, Minister of State for Shipping, Mr Mukul Roy, said here on Wednesday… [mappress] Source: Business Line, March 17, 2010;
Nigeria’s Minister of Transport Ibrahim Bio has served notice on the contractor involved with rehabilitating the inland river port of Onitsha to ensure that it is completed within the stipulated time and in good order… [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships Maritime News, March 16, 2010
The Ministry of Works (MoW) has completed the first phase of dredging of the Bahrain Approach Channel (BAC), which leads to the new Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) and other port facilities in the kingdom… [mappress] Source:tradearabia,March 15,2010;
The cutter sweeps back and forth across the channel like an enormous, ultra-powerful vacuum cleaner, ingesting everything it comes across. The metal machine gnaws at the sand to loosen it up before it is drawn about 20 feet away, to the bowels of a chugging, 700 horsepower diesel engine… [mappress]
A GIANT dredger is helping to make the £260m second Tyne Tunnel a reality – and protecting the environment… [mappress] Source: Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette, March 12, 2010;
Jordan’s Aqaba Development Corp (ADC), the central development company for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ), has invited firms to submit expressions of interest by April 11 for a marine works contract on the $700m Aqaba New Port project… [mappress] Source: AME info, March 14, 2010;
The first phase of the Felixstowe South Reconfiguration (FSR) is almost complete, apart from the land-side works, and all the various dredgers, hopper barges, survey vessels and ancillary craft have now left the port… [mappress] Source: Maritime Journal, March 11, 2010;
JOHANNESBURG – Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds has been selected as the preferred candidate to build and operate a new dredge and a 11,5-million ton a year floating treatment plant (FTP) for Namibian diamond-miner Namdeb… [mappress] Source: Mining Weekly, March 12, 2010
A sustained dredging program of the Swansea Channel over the 2009-10 summer means that boats should have no problems coming up the coast and getting into the lake… [mappress] source: Sail World, March 12, 2010
