The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Group consortium has paid the consortium led by Spanish contractor Sacyr and which also includes Impregilo, Jan de Nul and Cusa an advance of $ 300 million (euro 210 million) to build a third set of canal locks… [mappress] Source: Expansion, January 20, 2010
The Tennessee Valley Authority estimates it will cost another $268.2 million to $741.1 million to clean up and restore part of the Emory River where coal ash accidentally was dumped three days before Christmas 2008… [mappress] Source: Chattanooga Times, January 19, 2010
Developers are eager but environmentalists are on edge over a plan to expand Albany’s port by dredging and dumping up to 12 million cubic metres of sand in picturesque King George Sound… [mappress] Source: ABC News, January 20, 2010
A feasibility study released by the Limbe Port Development Corporation and its Korean partners has revealed that an additional USD852 million is required to build the deepwater port of Limbe, in southwest Cameroon… [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships, January 20, 2010
“The river has become silted up. The first thing is to start dredging the river to get better flows.”… [mappress] Source: New Civil Engineer, January 19, 2010
The Burnaby Lake dredging project is on hold again, following problems with the ground-penetrating radar unit the city is using to make sure there are no endangered Western painted turtles in harm’s way… [mappress] Source: Burnaby Now, January 20, 2010
The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement to provide maintenance dredging in Savannah and Brunswick Harbors. [mappress] More info: fbo.gov
President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday the government’s four-river refurbishment project will be backed by all people sometime in the future even though some currently dispute its economic and environmental effects… [mappress] Source:koreatimes, January 19,2010;
PANAMA – 2010 is likely to be a key year for the Panama Canal as construction of the third set of locks, a main component part of the scheme for enlarging the maritime way, gets underway. [mappress] Source:insidecostarica,January 19,2010;
BUSHEHR –- By using Kosar dock the capacity of Bushehr Port will rise to 7 million tons from 5 million tons, said a Bushehr Province ports official. [mappress] Source: Tehran Times, January 19, 2010
Researchers at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology said that success is not far off for the design of a mobile harbour. Source: Baird Maritime, January 19, 2010
Toxic mercury could enter the food chain through proposed dredging to enlarge Albany’s port, the Environmental Protection Authority has warned. [mappress] Source: The West, January 19, 2010:
$22 million is being spent to pump sand onto local beaches. [mappress] Source: WWAY3, January 18, 2010
Legal specialists in the processing and application of tenders have raised very serious questions over a decision to award a tender to the Polidano Group, despite the fact that the company does not meet certain basic preconditions. [mappress] Source:maltatoday,January 17,2010;
