An independent investigation has been ordered by the government into the dumping of dredged waste at Whitsand Bay in Cornwall… [mappress] Source: news.bbc, July 6, 2010;
Engineering and dredging options for the harbor were discussed during a special meeting of the Seadrift City Council on Tuesday night… [mappress] Source: portlavacawave, July 6, 2010;
The Belgian dredging- and environmental group DEME has just been awarded two important contracts in Mexico and Malaysia. The new assignment strengthens the position of the group in the growth countries. Mexico: The contract includes the dredging works for an LNG-terminal at the west coast. The works
USACE announces invitation for bids, for maintenance dredging of San Diego Harbor and Ballast Point. Project consists of dredging the approach channel of San Diego Harbor to a depth of -55 ft. MMLW, approximately 100,000 cubic yards. Option item to dredge approximately 27,000 cubic yards from the Ba
Aggressively pursuing its expansion plans to substantially raise capacity, Paradip Port is set to have a multi-purpose berth exclusively to handle Clean Cargo and containers at a cost of Rs 387.31 crore. “The dedicated terminal, likely to be operational by 2012, will add five million tonne capacity
Surfers, fishermen and harbor denizens are celebrating a small victory in a larger fight. A coalition of Coastsiders interested in … By Mark Noack [mappress] Source: hmbreview, July 5, 2010;
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded the second phase of the construction of the LNG import terminal of Cuyutlán on the west coast of Mexico. The total contract value is approximately € 90 million with Boskalis’ share amounting approximately € 45 million. The contract was awarded by Secr
Reclamation of 1.000 HA of land for the construction of the world’s biggest refinery. There have never been so many people and cutter kilowatts together on 1 DEME site: 1.050 persons CSD D’Artagnan CSD Al Mahaar CSD Carolina CSD Kaveri CSD Kallo CSD Kalis II Total: 70.500kW Production: 1.500.000 m3/
Environmentalists are worried about the effects on marine and bird life of a major dredging project planned for the Otago harbour… [mappress] Source: radionz, July 5, 2010;
London-based Global Witness said that Cambodia’s sand-dredging industry threatened endangered species, fish stocks and local livelihoods … [mappress] Source: temasekreview, July 5, 2010
Brazil’s federal and Paraiba state governments have signed a service order to begin a 39.6mn-real (US$22.3mn) dredging project for the … [mappress] Source: Business News Americas, July 5, 2010;
Fuse “Rosmorport” has announced a tender for the right to conclude government contract for execution of engineering and construction works of crossing points in sea and river ports in Ust-Luga port (Leningrad Region). As RBK St. Petersburg informs contract highest price is 266 million 18.91 thousand
The Uruguayan Port Administration (ANP) signed a six million dollar contract with China”s Shanghai Dredging Company (SDC) to dredge the … [mappress] Source: plenglish, July 4, 2010;
Nine international and domestic players are in the race to build the proposed Rs 3,686-crore mega container terminal for the Chennai Port… By Kavitha Venkatraman [mappress] Source: financialexpress, July 4, 2010;
