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“Yuzhny” sea port authority has recently announced that the deadline for tender proposals regarding the dredging in the port, on the basis of numerous complaints of the bidders in “Prozorro” system will be extended for at least 28 days. We are talking about the operational deepening projects of the internal waters and the inner approach… Read More
A papermaker has agreed to shoulder the financial burden for completing cleanup work on the Fox River in a settlement, federal environmental officials said Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that NCR Corporation has entered into a consent decree to finish the final phase of removing polychlorinated biphenyls,… Read More
Although 2016 was not a banner year for shipping through the docks along Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River, it wasn’t awful, either. The local results mirrored the results for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway inland waterway system. In particular, the Cleveland-Europe Express, the only regularly scheduled cargo and container service between the Great Lakes… Read More
The much-delayed Pakistan’s first deep-water container terminal at the Karachi Port has eventually entered the final phase of infrastructure development to welcome mother vessels by mid-April this year, say officials. Mother vessels have the capacity to carry 17,000-18,000 containers of 20-foot each. Existing container terminals in the country house vessels of the capacity of around… Read More
The Lagos State Government has restated the need for an Environmental Impact Assessment report for any proposed project in the state. It said the EIA is a decision making tool, which provides decision makers with the necessary information to satisfactorily assess both the environmental and social effects of a planned project. The State Commissioner for… Read More
The recent storms are doing a serious number on the Santa Cruz harbor. Parts of it are no longer safe to navigate and the storm damage has come with quite a price tag. The low king tide is proving to be a royal pain as it exposes large mounds of sediment that have been deposited… Read More
It doesn’t take long for visitors to Pyongyang to notice the small boats dotted along the Taedong river, mounted either with cranes or laden with aggregate-filled cargoes. The presence of these dredgers, removing sands, sediment, and shingle from the bottom of the water body, is one of the many things that set the city apart…. Read More
The consortium consisting of Van Oord and Urbinveste – Promoção e Projectos Imobiliários, S.A. has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of the Marginal da Corimba project in Luanda, Angola. The contract has been signed with the Angolan government (Gabinete Técnico de Gestão da Requalificação e Desenvolvimento Urbano do Perímetro Costeiro da… Read More
Oman is expected to issue a tender for a bulk liquid terminal at the Port of Duqm within a month, a report said. The $1-billion project is a key component of the infrastructure being developed by the Oman government to support a major refinery, reported Times of Oman. “More than 2 km of the quay… Read More
Leland Harbor could eventually close for good unless officials scrape together enough money to dredge its sand-choked entrance. The Leland Township Harbor Commission’s tight budget and limited federal funding over the past several years has stalled dredging efforts for the harbor in Traverse City, which is a refuge for Lake Michigan boaters in distress and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced revised and renewed nationwide permits (NWPs) necessary for work in streams, wetlands and other waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The new NWPs will take effect March 19, 2017,… Read More
Spain’s state-owned Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has unveiled a business plan to invest more than €233m to upgrade three of its ports, including Valencia, Sagunto and Gandía, until 2020. As part of the plan, PAV is planning to invest €56.19m during this year and more than €177m during the period of 2018-2020. Of the… Read More
No wonder Port of Port St. Joe officials wish to be part of the club. Florida ports added 200,000 new jobs since 2012 and were responsible for $117.6 billion in economic activity last year, according to a report issued by the Florida Ports Council. As Port St. Joe Port Authority officials, joined by private and… Read More
THIS year the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) and others within the port will be praying that the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) gives the thumbs up for the capital dredging scheme proposed for the harbour to accommodate mega cruise ships and larger commercial vessels. Examining the records for the port FHC appear to have had difficulties… Read More
A new $2 million Queensland Government program will aim to reduce the amount of sediment washing off building and construction sites and flowing into the Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay. Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles said the Palaszczuk Government has provided funding to deliver a four-year urban development erosion and sediment control program through… Read More