BASSEY EFFIONG BASSEY, an engineer, is advocating for research centre to study the dilemma facing Lake Chad as well as an integrated studies of rivers flowing into the Benue River. An article in The Guardian of Monday, February 26, 2018 seemed intended to inform the general public of the plight of fellow Nigerians and other… Read More
Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar will convene a meet on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of Organic Vypeen.The project facilitates paddy and shrimp farming in the same field alternately Hopes of an improved livelihood have sprouted for the farmers in Vypeen Islands with Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar convening a meeting on April… Read More
A South Korean company, through its Philippine subsidiary, has offered to undertake the expansion and modernization of Port Irene in Santa Ana, Cagayan, in a proposal to dredge the port’s harbor and reinforce its pier that would allow large cargo and cruise vessels to dock. Secretary Raul L. Lambino, administrator and CEO of the Cagayan… Read More
An unexploded 600-kilo German mine dating from World War II is to be removed from the waters of the IJ in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The German mine has been at the bottom of the IJ near Java Island since the war and surfaced during recent dredging work. It was returned to the seabed while the… Read More
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Kadri Simson (Center) has said that while she understands the criticism leveled at her by Hiiumaa residents over recurring issues with ferry services connecting the Western Estonian island to the mainland, her predecessor Kristen Michal is actually to blame, as it was his decision that the Rukki Channel be… Read More
In Morocco, 40 large dams are affected, of which 11 have lost more than 20% of their capacity. To fight against this scourge, the Department of Tutelage deploys a series of preventive and curative measures. Too expensive, dredging is the last resort to restore the holding capacity as the Morocco government is trying to avoid… Read More
An Arab company is poised to take over operations at the Port of Wilmington in a deal that the governor said would protect thousands of middle-class jobs and create new ones. Gulftainer Group seeks to lease the Port of Wilmington from the state for a term of 50 years. In exchange, they plan to construct… Read More
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), through its president Iju Nwabunike, has called on the Federal Government to dredge sea ports located in the eastern part of Nigeria to attract more cargo and decongest the western ports. Nwabunike, also a Director, Inland Container Terminal, Kaduna, made the call during his visit to the… Read More
The loading of VLCCs is not on the radar at Port Houston under its channel development program primarily for financial reasons, even though crude exports from the Greater Houston area are forecast to grow, port officials told S&P Global Platts this week. * Dredging costs seen over $1 bil * 2018 crude exports could rise… Read More
Dredging of the fairway along with the modernisation of the quays at the Inner Port is one of the three largest EU projects at the Port of Gdansk. The Port Authority will soon select the contractors. Using the funds from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the Port of Gdansk Authority will carry out investments for… Read More
The Ukrainian Sea Port Authority plans to carry out dredging works in the water areas of Ukrainian seaports before 2019, Head of the Ukrainian Sea Port Authority Raivis Veckagans said. “This year our goal is dredging in all ports. Today we have a number of signed agreements… on April 5, 2018 we will sign a… Read More
The Port of Gdansk are looking to invest upwards of PLN 1 billion (approx. US$ 292 million) in the modernization of the quay and dredging of the fairway. The investments are part of a wider project titled “Modernisation of the fairway, quay expansion, and improvement of the conditions of navigation at the Inner Port in… Read More
Trimble has introducted its new MPS865 (Marine Positioning System) multi-frequency and multi-application GNSS receiver. The Trimble® MPS865 is a highly versatile, rugged and reliable Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning and heading solution for a wide variety of real-time and post-processing applications for Marine survey and construction. It brings a new level of connectivity to… Read More
The confirmed death toll from the wreck of a dredging vessel that capsized Wednesday in waters off the southern Malaysian state of Johor in the Malacca Strait amounted to four and the agents rescue team decided on Sunday morning to finish diving operations but expand the search area. Sanifah bin Yusof, deputy director of the… Read More
Facing sluggish economic growth, Namibia, a sparsely populated country in southwest Africa, is seeking more cooperation with China during the state visit of its President Hage G. Geingob to the world’s second-largest economy. China has been supporting Namibia in several domains for years and Geingob’s visit happens at a very critical time as the African… Read More