Beirut, January 15 — Hassib Sabbagh, who established the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), died on Tuesday after a long illness. Source: Naharnet, January 15, 2010
The Brazilian government hopes the projects it is developing for improvement of Brazil’s main ports over the next five years should attract private sector investment of up to US$ 20 billion over the next 5 years, according to the special secretary for Ports (SEP) of the Presidency of the Republic, m
Dredging which began on Christmas Day to clear the flood-hit Port of Workington of waste and debris has been successfully completed, Cumbria County Council has said. [mappress] Source: New Civil Engineer, January 15, 2010;
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) will carry out an environment impact assessment of the Sethusamudram channel, which aims to dredge a navigable link through the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka, an official statement said Thursday. [mappress] Source: New Kerala, January 14, 2010
Final preparations are under way to get Great Yarmouth’s outer harbour ship-shape for the arrival of its first container vessel – with a pledge from bosses that the £30m scheme will not be a while elephant. [mappress] Source: The Advertiser 24, January 15, 2010;
A dredging operation which will allow abnormally large and heavy equipment bound for Pembroke Power Station to be delivered by sea instead of road, is set to begin this week. [mappress] Source: Milford & West Wales Mercury, January 14, 2010;
The Nereus can take orders through a 25-mile-long fiber-optic cable, but if that snaps, it can find its way back to the mother ship. Source: Discover, January 14, 2010
The Belgian dredging companies are already booked. By the end of February they will deepen the Westerschelde on Dutch territory. [mappress] Source: De Standaard, January 14, 2010
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Corps of Engineers is proposing an 18-year construction project that would cost more than $400 million to rehabilitate eroding jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River. [mappress] Source: Seattle pi, January 13, 2010;
Dredging and survey work along London Gateway Route will start next week [mappress] Source: Port of London, January 13, 2010
Boskalis / Dragamex together with Mammoet make good progress in Cuyutlán, Mexico on getting equipment into the lagoon. [mappress] Source: Maasmond Maritime, January 14, 2010
AVALON — A major emergency beach fill project that may result in more than 1 million cubic yards of sand being placed on beaches here and Sea Isle City this spring took a major step forward on Friday, Jan. 8. [mappress] Source:capemaycountyherald,January 13,2010;
University of Iowa researchers have confirmed that sediments of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind., are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). [mappress] Source: Science Daily, January 12, 2010
Dhaka, Jan 13 – The Netherlands will continue its support to Bangladesh, especially in water management, sharing its own experience of being at the heart of a European delta, the Dutch ambassador said. [mappress] Source: BD24News, January 13, 2010
