Port of Geelong has recorded a massive increase in trade, with the drought-breaking bumper grain harvest leading the charge… By Cameron Best (geelongadvertiser) [mappress] Source: geelongadvertiser, August 31, 2011;
Gammon Infrastructure Projects (GIPL) hopes to commission its offshore container terminal port project at the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT)by the… By G Seetharaman (dnaindia) [mappress] Source: dnaindia, August 31, 2011;
Ushering in a new era in Caribbean ports, APM Terminals has signed a USD $992 million 33-year concession contract with the Costa Rican Government to design, finance, construct, operate and maintain the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM) on the Caribbean coast. 80% of the country’s commerce is handled
A&P Tees ship repair yard has given another TV star a much-needed “makeover”. The Middlesbrough yard is gaining a reputation for giving vessels which have appeared on the small screen a new lease of life. Last year they restored the Tall Ship winner Christian Radich, star of the BBC TV series The On
With the southern end of the Hannibal marina now featuring more mud than water, the starting date of the dredging project has been moved up… By DANNY HENLEY (hannibal) [mappress] Source: hannibal, August 31, 2011;
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) renewed their partnership with the signing of a Memorandum… [mappress] August 31, 2011;
Ramara Township is one step away from going ahead with plans to dredge Lagoon City canals… By Sara Ross (orilliapacket) [mappress] Source: orilliapacket, August 31, 2011;
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock. The Board approved a $0.021 per share cash dividend, to be paid on September 16, 2011 to the holders of record of common stock of the Company at the close of bu
The Indian Union Ministry of Shipping and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) will award the fourth container terminal at JNPT to the hig… By Kizzi Nkwocha (ifw-net) [mappress] Source: ifw-net, August 30, 2011;
IHC Merwede B.V. announces that it will hold naming and launch ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 01, on Saturday 10 September 2011. The ship is being built for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT at the IHC Dredgers yard, Smitweg 6, 2960 AA Kinderdijk, T
United Nations experts will visit Queensland later this year amid concerns the booming liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry could threaten t… (smh) [mappress] Source: smh, August 30, 2011;
The amount of cargo handled at the port of Maputo between January and July of 2011 totalled 6.4 million tons, which was a real year-on-year … (macauhub) [mappress] Source: macauhub, August 30, 2011;
A new beach at Mosman Bay may be built with sand from recent dredging of Fremantle Harbour… (westernsuburbs) [mappress] Source: westernsuburbs, August 30, 2011;
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) yesterday said it has demanded the annual Rs 350 crore dredging subsidy should continue till it completes some exp… (msn) [mappress] Source: msn, August 30, 2011;
