Ex-Coast Guard captain brings new data to light. As Georgia Ports Authority officials continue to inch closer to getting the green light on a $500 million-plus harbor deepening that’s been more than 10 years in the making, the last thing they want to see at this point is a glitch… Source: Bluffton T
Another $18 million is needed for deepening the St. Johns – A dredging project that will benefit cargo ships calling on Jacksonville’s Talleyrand port faces a multimillion funding shortfall because a federal survey incorrectly calculated the amount of material that would have to be dredged… Source:
Fortescue Metals Group will decide in 2010/11 whether to mine its Solomon iron ore project in Western Australia and estimates the development will cost $3.6 billion… Source: The Age, November 12, 2009
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded a Dh2.3 billion (US$639 million) contract to National Marine Dredging related to a project to build artificial islands in the Gulf… Source: The National, November 12, 2009
Calling the first year of the massive Fox River cleanup process a surprising success, project officials said progress made in 2009 could shorten the $700 million project by an entire year… Source: Post Cresent, November 11, 2009;
The Ukrainian government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of Odessa, Yuzhny and Illichevsk into additional land areas… Source: Port Strategy, November 11, 2009;
A GREAT swathe of sand off the coast of Gower could be left untouched following a major rethink by a dredging company… Source: This is South Wales, November 6, 2009;
A SEA captain accused of being drunk as he guided a massive dredger up the Tyne has had his case sent to crown court… Source: The Shields Gazette, November 11, 2009;
A tender for a concession to build, equip and operate a container terminal in Guaymas port in Mexico’s Sonora state is likely to be launched in December… Source: Cargo News Asia, November 11, 2009;
The Hambantota international harbour development programme is to be expedited… Source: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, November 9, 2009;
Kenya’s government is in talks with Beijing over development of a multi-billion dollar port and transport corridor that could provide a new export route for Chinese oil… Source: Financial Times, November 10, 2009
Chinese port builder China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has agreed to build a new container terminal at the Sudanese port of Digna, according to China Shipping Online… Source: Business Monitor International, November 9, 2009;
South Korea will start a massive project this week to refurbish the basin areas of the nation’s four major rivers as it is deemed not to affect the environment negatively, officials said Sunday… Source: Yonghap News Agency, November 9, 2009;
600,000 cubic meters of sand and silt will be moved over the next few months to ensure the harbor stays navigable for larger ships… Source: The Tribune, November 7, 2009;
