The government has agreed to grant more than VND4 trillion (US$224 million) from the state budget for a project to upgrade the main waterway between Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta, a local official said Tuesday… Source: Thanh Nien News, November 4, 2009
Containerised traffic between Kolkata port and Bangladesh soon… Source: The Hindu Business Line, November 4, 2009;
In a bid to prevent further erosion along India’s coastline due to uncontrolled development, the government has tightened the norms for approving new port projects or expansion of existing ports or harbors… Source: Indian Express, November 4, 2009;
Orion Marine reported that the backlog of work under contract as of September 30, 2009 was a record $224.3 million which compares with backlog under contract at September 30, 2008 of $160.5 million… Source: Orion Marine;
The crew of the 100-metre-long dredger Antigoon escaped unhurt when the vessel caught fire on its way from Singapore to India on Sunday evening… Source: New Straits Times, November 5, 2009;
Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA) said the government’s Sh16 billion Mombasa port expansion plan entailing ocean floor dredging will allow large tankers to dock… Source: Daily Nation, November 4, 2009;
In Gambia’s coastal towns one of the country’s chief assets – pristine beaches – is being steadily eroded. In a move to make King Cnut proud, the government is shipping in sand… Source: The Ecologist, November 4, 2009;
Mexican President Felipe Calderón and HRH Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands met this afternoon with Mexican and Dutch businessmen to explore trade and investment opportunities between the two countries… Source: PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA, November 4, 2009
THE £260m second Tyne Tunnel project reached a major milestone today with the arrival of the dredger Vesalius… Source: Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette, November 4, 2009;
The dredge “Kaishuu” works tirelessly on the Cancun Coast, despite the bad weather in the region, it has not suspended its work for 24 hours a day… Source: Por Esto!, November 4, 2009
The Army Corps of Engineers may play a role in building a planned megaport near the mouth of the Mississippi River, potentially using mud dredged from the channel as construction material for the massive shipping platform… Source: NOLA, November 3, 2009;
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has upgraded and extended its “Rules for Underwater Technology”… Source: Baird Maritime, November 4, 2009
JAKARTA: The city administration plans to buy river-dredging ships and will propose it in the 2010 city budget, an official says… Source: The Jakarta Post, November 4, 2009;
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country’s largest oil and gas producer, commenced construction of an oil port in Myanmar on Oct 31, the company said yesterday on its website. This is part of a move to bypass the congested Malacca Straits and diversify China’s oil import channels… Source: C
