A critical piece of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project fell into place Friday when the Georgia Ports Authority board voted to pay the $20.4 million it will take to extend channel depth to 48 feet. The vote came after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revealed its economic analysis of the project w
Singapore could lose its crown as the world’s busiest container port to Shanghai this year, reported the Strait Times. The Chinese port moved more containers than Singapore did from April to last month, and may clinch the leader’s status by year-end.
The Belgian firm that cornered the P18.7 billion Laguna de Bay rehabilitation project has insisted that it has the backing of the Belgian… (philstar) [mappress] Source: philstar, July 19, 2010;
Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd will resume the initial phase of its expansion this year that will see the construction of the 300m container … By Sharidan M.Ali (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, July 19, 2010;
The countdown to the opening of India’s first dedicated international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam has begun with the arrival of four state-of-the-art giant gantry cranes. The four post-Panamax quay cranes, capable of lifting two TEUs at a time, will service customers at the
The French consortium that signed a concession contract with the Sao Tome and Principe government to build a deep water port is expected to secure funding “within a few weeks,” a source from the French embassy said in Sao Tome on Thursday. Jack Cuzzi, the French business attache in Sao Tome and Prin
TGS announced acquisition commencement of 15,000 km of multi-client 2D seismic data off the northwest coast of Greenland in Baffin Bay. This season marks the 12th consecutive year of new data acquisition by TGS in Greenland. TGS will utilize the M/V Bergen Surveyor to acquire the survey. The data pr
The state-of-the-art Truxor machines procured from Switzerland to restore the blocked waterways of Dal lake have been successfully tested… By Arif Shafi Wani (greaterkashmir) [mappress] Source: greaterkashmir, July 19, 2010;
AWE Limited advises that at 0600 hours today (NZ time) the Kahu-1 exploration well was starting plug and abandonment operations. Wireline logs were acquired after reaching a total measured depth of 3,835 metres. No significant hydrocarbons were detected within the target sandstone reservoirs. The Ka
Discussions began last week to determine if dredge spoils from the bottom of the Delaware River will be deposited on Burlington Island… By: DAVID MACCAR (phillyburbs) [mappress] Source: phillyburbs, July 19, 2010;
Santos today announced it has executed a A$2 billion bilateral bank loan facility. This new facility will be used to refinance Santos’ existing A$700 million of undrawn bilateral bank facilities that mature between 2011 and 2013 and to increase liquidity. Santos Executive Vice President and Chief Fi
The multi-million dollar dredging machine has arrived in Nausori and work is expected to begin next month… (fijitimes) [mappress] Source: fijitimes, July 19, 2010;
A surge in production nearly tripled Qatar’s income from liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in five years and the earnings are set to swell… [mappress] Source: Emirates Business 24|7, July 19, 2010;
Sen. Loren Legarda yesterday said the dredging of the 90,000-hectare Laguna Lake and its surrounding tributaries caused the massive … [mappress] Source: wnews, July 19, 2010;
