The main maritime agencies operating in the River Plate are seriously considering cancelling the port of Buenos Aires and concentrating trade in Montevideo, given the labour conflict with the tugs arising from a long standing dispute in the Argentine fishing industry sector.
Vietnam will need some US$19.5 to US$23.8 million to develop its sea port system by 2020 with a vision towards 2030, according to the Vietnam news agency (VNA)’s report on Monday. A master plan for sea port development has been approved by the Prime Minister, aiming to increasing the system’s cargo
Yacht exporters are riding a weaker dollar and reduced prices to new markets, while domestic sellers are seeing signs that the market’s doldrums are coming to an end. Yacht exports to Northern Europe were healthy before the recession since the dollar was still weaker than the Euro. But the internati
The program of civilian shipbuilding development in the Russian Far East stipulates financing estimated at $5 billion, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Putin is on a working visit to the region. Earlier in the day, the Russian premier attended the ceremony of launching the first
A Chinese wind energy sector specialist has turned to a Germany certification authority to approve the design of its new turbines. Envision Energy which has a manufacturing base in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China and which has an innovation centre in Denmark, has concluded a contract for wind turb
The Crowley tugboat Pathfinder, which grounded the night of Dec. 23 on Bligh Reefin Alaska, was stabilized on Dec. 25, at anchor near Busby Island surrounded by oil spill containment boom. A salvage team from TITAN Salvage has arrived at the scene and is evaluating the damage to the tug in preparati
Work to dredge a river trench for the second Tyne Tunnel has been completed. The 300ft (90m) Vesalius dredger has created a channel in the riverbed between East Howdon and Jarrow.
Prince Albert II of Monaco is planning to reclaim land from the sea with a ground-breaking scheme that will allow the tiny population to expand… Source: Telegraph, December 28, 2009 [mappress]
Canals in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Munshiganj will soon become non-existent unless the authorities concerned immediately bring them under the ongoing river-saving drive, said district administration officials and environmentalists of the four districts… Source: The Daily Star, December 28, 20
Holiday Isle’s eroded beaches will not be restored with the sand now being dredged from Destin harbor, those involved in an all-day Dec. 21 mediation effort say… Source: Destinlog, December 25, 2009 [mappress]
OCEAN CITY — As one major storm passed over the town of Ocean City last weekend, resort officials were putting the finishing touches on plans to clean up the damage left behind from last month’s storm that hit Ocean City square in the face… Source:mdcoastdispatch,December 25,2009;
The European Commission adopted on December 18 the decisions for the financing of three major projects submitted under Priority Axis 2 – “Modernization and development of national transport infrastructure outside the TEN-T… Source:financiarul,December 23,2009; [mappress]
The military will help dredge the sand, mud and driftwood that Typhoon Morakot deposited in Tsengwen Reservoir in Chiayi County, Water Resources Agency (WRA) Director-General Yang Wei-fu said yesterday… Source:taipeitimes,December 26,2009; [mappress]
The city of San Angelo had planned on dredging the North Concho River — sucking up and dumping all the silt that has deposited at the bottom — some time around late September or early October, but it didn’t count on having to work around the annual habits of the Concho water snake, which is [&hellip
