Chilean government has announced a USD 400 million investment for port infrastructure that is to be upgraded during 2010 to 2013 complementing the private sector investments of USD 340 million done so far till 2008.Chile, which has a great potential of developing tourism and cruise industry along si
Port building is “going through exciting times”, and backed by keen investor interest, the government is looking to go the whole hog by focussing on their expansion and improving efficiency, shipping secretary, K Mohandas said… [mappress] Source:dna,March 24,2010;
The State Government granted approval yesterday, subject to strict environmental conditions outlined by Queensland Co-ordinator-General Colin Jensen in an evaluation report. [mappress] Source:townsvillebulletin,March 24,2010;
MEMBERTOU — Premier Darrell Dexter says he expects Ottawa to take the lead on funding the dredging of Sydney Harbour so the port can attract the largest cargo ships coming through the Suez Canal… [mappress] Source:chronicleherald,March 23,2010;
USACE has awarded a contract for Maintenance Dredging at Rudee Inlet and Virginia Beach, Virginia,for estimated amount of $2,480,278.00.To NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY ,at the day of March 22, 2010… [mappress] Source:fbogov,March 23,2010;
China has agreed to help finance a $8.7bn deep-sea port in Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said yesterday… [mappress] Source:gulftimes,March 23,2010;
Mangalore: The dredging work in Gurupur river near the estuary mouth off the Old Port here came to a standstill as the dredging machine broke down… [mappress] Source:mangaloreheadlines,March 23,2010;
FARGO, N.D. — The Red River Valley’s battle with major flooding for the second straight year has intensified the push for a solution that doesn’t rely on thousands of volunteers and millions of sandbags.Local governments say the best option is a massive 36-mile-long channel but the project’s $1.3 bi
The government has identified eight port development projects for award under the public private partnership (PPP) mode in 2010-2011. The projects are slated to bring in investment of around Rs 1,296 crore from the private sector. Taking this into account, the government would have to speed up the p
Department of the Army ,The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Announces that the National Dredging Meeting will be held on May 26, 2010 at The Liaison Capital Hill, An Affinia Hotel,415 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. The Wednesday, May 26,2010… Source:fbogov,March 23,2010;
Dredging work has been finished on the first small section of the heavily polluted Grand Calumet River in northwestern Indiana… [mappress] Source:newstalk,March 23,2010;
RosMorPort announced an open prices request to choose an organization for the right to conclude a contract to perform maintenance dredging at the Taganrog approach channel and the approaches to the berths № 1-9 at port of Taganrog in 2010. According to the materials of the enterprise… [mappress] Sou
The province announced a project, worth VND 1.4 trillion (roughly US$ 74.2 million), to dredge the Truong Giang river for emergency flood drainage… [mappress] Source:nhandan,March 22,2010;
Everyone with a boat bigger than a tinnie reckons there’s nowhere to go, that the channels are terribly silted, and instead stay home and watch the footy with a beer in hand. But after many years of cruising the albeit not-so-broad Broadwater, we beg to differ. The points near Jumpinpin, the channel
