DP World starts work on Thames deep-sea port.A giant dredger will begin construction tomorrow of the first deep-sea port in Britain for 25 years, designed to receive the biggest container ships from the Far East… [mappress] Source:timesonline,March 15,2010;
Nigeria’s Minister of Transport Ibrahim Bio has served notice on the contractor involved with rehabilitating the inland river port of Onitsha to ensure that it is completed within the stipulated time and in good order… [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships Maritime News, March 16, 2010
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with Somali’s Puntland state to help expand the capacity of the port of Bossasso in Puntland on the Horn of Africa… [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships Maritime News, March 16, 2010;
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) – Federal regulators have concluded that it is technologically impossible to remove all the coal ash from the Emory River and an undetermined amount will stay in the water when the Kingston ash spill is complete… [mappress] Source:wkrn,March 15,2010;
Tugs, described in Bluff Your Way to Sea as the wrestlers of the marine industry, have predominantly been the domain of monohulls… Source:seatransport,March 15,2010
The Port of Sibenik Authority (PSA) has applied for a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) and intends to use its proceeds to contribute towards financing the reconstruction of the Vrulje quay in the Port of Sibenik. The proposed project… [mappress] Source:ebrd,M
A number of railroad wheels and a dredge bucket, dating back to the early 20th century, were recently uncovered. Encountering this debris during dredging operations can dramatically impede progress, and equipment can be damaged running into these underground obstructions… [mappress] Source:jwfishers
The Ministry of Works (MoW) has completed the first phase of dredging of the Bahrain Approach Channel (BAC), which leads to the new Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) and other port facilities in the kingdom… [mappress] Source:tradearabia,March 15,2010;
Bolivia will gain access to Atlantic ports in Uruguay in exchange for a pledge of natural gas exports to Montevideo in an agreement signed in La Paz March 14 by presidents Evo Morales and José Mujica. A new road will follow the Paraguay-Paraná river system, while the Andean Development Corporation (
LOKOJA, NIGERIA— The dredging of the Lower River Niger will require more funds than expected, says Nigerian Transport Minister Alhaji Ibrahim Bio, who adds that the original survey putting the cost at 36 billion Naira (about 239 million USD) was a gross underestimation… [mappress] Source:brunei,Marc
An investors meet will be held next month for the proposed Vizhinjam port in Kerala and work on the project will start during the tenure of the Left government, Ports Minister M.Vijayakumar told the assembly Monday… [mappress] Source:thaindian,March 15,2010;
APM Terminal Wins $120million Bid.The Government of Liberia, through the Inter-Ministerial Concession Committee (IMCC) for the Freeport of Monrovia, has declared a Dutch-based port giant, APM Terminal, the winner and highest ranked bidder for the improvement of facilities at the Freeport of Monrovia
Poor infrastructure at major Indian ports have resulted in maritime trade losses amounting to more than Rs1,400 crore per annum, country’s top auditor has said… [mappress] Source: Emirates Business, March 15, 2010;
The cutter sweeps back and forth across the channel like an enormous, ultra-powerful vacuum cleaner, ingesting everything it comes across. The metal machine gnaws at the sand to loosen it up before it is drawn about 20 feet away, to the bowels of a chugging, 700 horsepower diesel engine… [mappress]
