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AECOM will oversee construction of the project for Meridian Port Services (MPS), operator of the container terminal at Tema Port AECOM will provide design and procurement management services prior to the award of construction contracts. Afterwards, it will supervise the construction of all of the port expansion facilities. The project commenced at the beginning of… Read More
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has finally awarded the capital dredging contract to a foreign company for the approach channel of Pakistan Deep Water Container Terminal (PDWCT) at a cost of Rs2.985 billion last Friday, official sources disclosed on Thursday. After receiving four tender bids, KPT in December 2015 opened technical part of the bids… Read More
Georgetown County Council approved a contract with Waterfront Property Services of Clearwater, Florida, for the parsonage and main creeks portion of the Murrells Inlet dredging project. The project will run concurrent with the larger dredging project being conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers. The county will pay Waterfront $3.8 million. Council also approved paying… Read More
The Government of Georgia signed an agreement today that grants the Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) the exclusive right to construct, develop and operate the $2.5 billion Anaklia Deep Sea Port, which will help establish a new maritime corridor from China to Europe. As part of the agreement, the Government will invest $100 million in the… Read More
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hunter Marine has agreed to sell its Hunter Sand & Gravel and Hunter Marine Terminal divisions to Pine Bluff Materials Co. LLC. The company will retain its Hunter Marine Transport business unit. Hunter Sand & Gravel produces aggregate used by the construction industry for concrete, asphalt and masonry projects in the mid‐South. The… Read More
Steen S. Karstensen, coming from a position as Chief Procurement Officer, has been appointed CEO of Maersk Supply Service with effect from 24 October. He takes over from Jørn Madsen, who was recently appointed CEO of Maersk Drilling. Steen S. Karstensen joined the Group in 1986 and has had an impressive 30-year-career with the company… Read More
The attack on a UAE civilian ship by Houthi militias has been described as a “terrorist act” by Yemeni authorities. The Yemeni government denounced the attack on the Swift, which was taking injured civilians from Yemen for medical treatment elsewhere, calling it “a terrorist attack that violates international laws” and a threat to international security…. Read More
The Collegium of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation chaired by Tatyana Golikova has considered the findings of the audit on the use of budgetary funds allocated in 2015 and the expired period of 2016 for implementation of measures under sub-programme “Maritime transport” of the Federal Targeted Programme “Development of Russia’s Transport System in… Read More
The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME has won a more than US$46 million dredging contract for the Container Terminal Quay Project at Port Louis Harbour in Mauritius. The contract is DEME’s first win in Mauritius, confirming its widespread presence and experience on the African continent. The Mauritius Ports Authority has launched an… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded $54,613,535 in contracts for the following work along the Texas coast: – $26,571,750 awarded to Weeks Marine Inc., for deferred environmental restoration along the Houston Ship Channel. This contract will use material mined from the HSC beneficially to construct marsh dikes at Atkinson Island and provide… Read More
A former executive at shipbuilder ST Marine implicated in one of the largest corporate graft scandals in Singapore was on Monday (Sept 26) sentenced to 20 weeks’ jail and a $100,000 fine. Mok Kim Whang, 65, who was the company’s senior vice-president from June 2000 to July 2004, is the third of seven former ST… Read More
Development of Inland Water Transport is a priority of the Ministry of Shipping. After the declaration of 106 new National Waterways, in addition to the existing 5 National Waterways, under the National Waterways Act, 2016, the responsibilities of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) have increased manifold. To ensure the development of the National Waterways… Read More
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) announced its Heavy Civil Marine Construction segment, Orion Marine Group, was recently awarded a $23.3 million contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast (NAVFAC). The project provides for reconstruction of berthing wharfs B-1, B-2 and B-3 on Wharf Bravo at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida. The project… Read More
The Port Corpus Christi Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District for a project partnership to carry out preliminary work for channel improvement at the port. The project will include sediment testing services associated with dredging the entrance channel and is expected to take about 10… Read More
Shares of Selangor Dredging Bhd (SDB) fell 5.64% in thin trade early Friday after its net profit plunged 79% to RM4.6 million in the first quarter ended June 30, 2016 (1QFY17), from RM21.49 million in 1QFY16, primarily because the previous year had recorded a gain of RM13.69 million from land disposal. At 9.19am Friday, SDB… Read More