Oman’s Port of Salalah plans to issue tender documents for construction work on the $120m expansion of the port’s general container terminal to begin by the end of March… [mappress] Source: AME Info, MArch 1, 2010
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has undertaken massive dredging and reclamation works in Pakistan’s largest city to develop in phases a deepwater container port to the south east of the existing port without obtaining the statutory environmental clearance… [mappress] Source: The Peninsula, Mar
ABUJA—IN a swift move to nip in the bud what is capable of sectionalizing his Presidency, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, described as outright falsehood reports that he has cancelled the ongoing N36 billion dredging of the River Niger in Lokoja and diverted the funds… [mappress] Sour
The endless saga of incompetence regarding the Cirkewwa terminal is continuing, said the Labour Party spokesperson for Infrastructure and Public Works, Charles Buhagiar in a statement yesterday. [mappress] Source:independent,February 28,2010;
The massive expansion of a north-east town’s harbour is well under way. [mappress] Source:pressandjournal,February 28,2010;
Dredging near Kusu Island continues until Aug 10 In front of the living reefs of Kusu Island, dredging that first started in Apr 09 (the Notice was then entitled ‘Sand Mining’) will continue until Aug 10… [mappress] Source: Wild Singapore, February 24, 2010;
A Shelburne construction company has cemented a $2,684,655 contract to build breakwaters and dredge at Lower Sandy Point. [mappress] Source: The Chronicle Herald, February 24, 2010;
Due to the drying up since November 2009, sand-banks amid the river are rapidly expanding and become green grass fields. [mappress] Source: Vietnam Net, February 24, 2010;
The Portland District Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to award a contract for North Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging at various locations on the Columbia River. [mappress] More info: fbo.gov;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract option Tuesday for the deepening of the Delaware Bay and River shipping channel. [mappress] Source: Press of Atlantic City, February 23, 2010
The Federal Government yesterday halted the dredging of the lower River Niger pending the total protection of shorelines through land reclamation of areas in the Niger Delta. [mappress] Source: All Africa, February 24, 2010
Work is to be “paused” on public facilities in the €300 million Greystones Harbour redevelopment project in north Co Wicklow, its backers have confirmed. [mappress] Source: Irish Times, February 23, 2010;
EAST CHICAGO | Invoices went out at the beginning of the year seeking money from industries along the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal and companies that use the waterways, but so far, no one’s paid up. [mappress] Source:nwitimes,February 21,2010;
Local German authorities have completed the deepening of a 23.7km stretch of the northern Peene River to allow bigger ships to reach Wolgast. [mappress] Source: Maritime Journal, February 18, 2010;
