She may be getting over the hill, but Moray Council’s 42-year-old dredger is still clearing silt from the bottom of harbours to keep them deep enough for fishing boats. [mappress] Source: The Press and Journal, February 4, 2010;
The House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, has recommended the withdrawal of the contract for the dredging of the Imo River from UK-RUSAL, while directing the immediate refund of $120 million which was the contract sum of the project with an accrued interest of… [
HAYLE’S Harbour Management Ltd (HHML) has halted its winter dredging operation after the mechanical digger failed to make any real progress clearing the silted-up channel. [mappress] Source: This is Cornwall, February 3, 2010
KARACHI: Construction work on a dredge tender and two pusher tugs of 10 tons Bollard pull each started at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works on Wednesday, a press release said. [mappress] Source: The News, February 4, 2010
The capital dredging of the river Karnaphuli and construction of its 2.5km marine driveway with bank protection wall along the city side are likely to begin soon, sources said. [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, February 4, 2010;
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing $18.5 million in projects for South Carolina’s coastal area for the upcoming budget year. [mappress] Source:thesunnews,February 3,2010;
Dubai World’s investment arm Istithmar has put port and shipping agent Inchcape Shipping Services up for sale for USD 600 million to USD 700 million and has attracted interest from private equity groups, the Financial Times reports. Istithmar bought Inchcape for USD 285 million in 2006.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tuesday detained 21 Vietnamese fishermen and seized two deep sea fishing vessels near Malong oil rig, about 90 nautical miles off Kuantan. Kuantan MMEA chief Capt Abdul Aziz Idrus said a team led by Lieut Hafizi Mohd Rafiq was on patrol duty aboard KM
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A second port is being set up in Musaffah in Abu Dhabi to serve manufacturing companies in the special industrial zones. A second channel leading to the entrance of the proposed new port is currently being dug for ships to have easy access to unload animal stock and materials for local industry.
New cruises aimed mainly at U.K. and Irish passengers — with a strong emphasis on family travel — are coming to Palma de Mallorca. Royal Caribbean International has announced that it will base a ship there, a departure from its usual European homeports of Venice, Barcelona, Rome and Southampton.
North Sea operator ATP says the Octabuoy hull for its UK Cheviot oil field development is now more than 50% complete and construction of the facility in China remains on schedule, the company has confirmed.
Somali pirates hijacked a North Korean cargo ship on Wednesday with an unknown number of crew on board, the European Union Naval Force said. The MV Rim was seized in the Gulf of Aden, outside the internationally recommended transit corridor patrolled by the anti-piracy naval coalition, said Cmdr. An
Operations at India’s third liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, being built at Dabhol in Maharashtra, will be further delayed due to difficulties dredging silt at Ratnagiri port, pushing back its commissioning schedule. The terminal was expected to be commissioned last month.
