Abu Dhabi Land General Contracting is in the process of finalising infrastructure contracts worth more than Dh500 million on Reem Island, said a senior official. [mappress] Source:Emirates Business, February 3, 2010
Kolkata: Dredging Corp of India (DCI) wants to pull out from dredging the riverine channels of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), although the ministry wants to prevent it from doing so. While the finance ministry has not disbursed the previous arrears of dredging subsidy, which adds up to Rs 550 crore… [ma
Covering 40 square kilometres, three times the size of Abu Dhabi island, the Khalifa port will have a total capacity of 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of other cargo at the end of the five-phase construction in 2030 [mappress] Source: Gulf News, February 2, 2010;
The municipality of Dubai is the largest city of the Persian Gulf emirate of the same name, and has built a global reputation for large-scale developments and architectural works. [mappress] Source: Earth Observatory Nasa, February 1, 2010
Narayanganj district administration in collaboration Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority yesterday started dredging operation in the Brahmaputra river from Santupara to Panchamighat. [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, February 1, 2010;
It’s more than two miles long, 25 feet high and contains enough steel to build eight Eiffel Towers. [mappress] Source: 2 The Advocate, February 1, 2010;
Jiangsu Province, which has the largest economy in the Yangtze River Delta, will accelerate the construction of Yangkou Harbor, aiming at building a world-class super deepwater harbor. [mappress] Source: China Knowledge, February 1, 2010;
Phase I of the largest PCB dredging project ever undertaken began this past year on the Hudson River at Fort Edward. It went badly, with dredging completed in just over half of its planned area, and with discovery of a previously unknown… Source: Blogspot/RAM TRAC Corporation, January 31, 2010
The US$360 million Saigon Premier Container Terminal, the most advanced of its kind in Ho Chi Minh City, was inaugurated on January 30 along with the phase-2 opening of the city’s North-South road axis… [mappress] Source:saigon-gpdaily,January 31,2010;
JUNO BEACH, FL– A million cubic yards of sand is being dumped to widen a stretch of beach centered on the Juno pier… [mappress] Source: wptv, January 28, 2010;
The Japan-based Itochu Group has officially proposed with Vietnam’s ministry of transport about cooperating with Vietnam National Shipping Corp (Vinalines) to invest in construction project of Lach Huyen International Port, Hai Phong City… [mappress] Source: VN Business News, January 27, 2010;
Water monitoring results from the latest round of tests of the multi- million-dollar Fremantle dredging project have revealed that another Environmental Protection Authority guideline was exceeded… [mappress] Source: The West Australian, January 28, 2010;
It’s a go for deepening the Delaware River shipping channel an additional 5 feet… [mappress] Source: Philly News, January 28, 2010
A NEW outer harbour which will extend tidal access times into Wells is taking shape as dredging work enters its second phase… [mappress] Source: Fakenham & Wells Times, January 27, 2010
