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
Dredging Corporation of India Ltd has announced the financial results for the quarter ended on 31-December-2009. The Net Sales was at Rs.181.21 crores (US$ 38.7 million) for quarter ended on 31-December-2009 against Rs.223.77 crores (US$ 47.7 million) for the quarter ended on 31-December-2008… [mapp
After years of politicking and paying of lip service to the issue of the dredging of the Lower River Niger, the Federal Government commencement of the dredging of the river is generating mixed reactions from operators and other inland water ways users… [mappress] Source: Vanguard, January 30, 2010;
Anyone weary of bad news about the economy would have felt a lot better Friday after hearing the Long Beach State of the Port speech. It was about creating thousands of new jobs, and investing many millions in the future… [mappress] Source:presstelegram,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;
Margaret White of Expedia Cruiseshipcenters in Harvest Hills Calgary, Alberta, became the 10,000th graduate of Holland America Line’s award-winning HAL Academy Training Program that began in May 2001 and was created by travel industry training expert Dr. Marc Mancini. White completed the training co
China’s agreement to take on a larger role in the international naval operation to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia has been widely welcomed. China has until now focused on protecting its own ships in the area. But Beijing says it will now join the naval forces of the US, Nato and the European
A firm making towers for wind turbines is creating 240 jobs and investing £38m in its base in Monmouthshire. Mabey Bridge, which already employs 400 at Chepstow and also Gloucestershire, said the project would create hundreds of skilled and technical posts. The firm is part of the Mabey Group, a pri
Greg Combet, The Australian Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, has announced reforms to Australia’s naval ship repair sector. “These reforms will lead to greater certainty in the naval ship repair sector allowing for increased investment and better performance,” Mr Combet said. “U
Kongsberg Maritime, Norway, will be installing critical navigation, manoeuvring and automation functions on Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) cruise vessel ‘Oasis of the Seas’. The extensive design and installation project, was undertaken in close collaboration with RCI at the STX yard in Turku,
Since reopening last October, the Sydney Seafood School, Australia, has had a busy few months. This March, the school will be launching its autumn programme, featuring guest cooks and teachers. The school’s popular regular classes, including seafood BBQ, Thai, chilli crab, tapas, Moroccan and sushi
