IMO-led Meeting Addresses Dumping at Sea
Preventing pollution from dumping of wastes at sea relies on global frameworks, regional conventions and protocols and national regulations, the UN's shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said. To be effective, these need to be aligned and implemented effectively. This was the subject of a March 2 meeting organized by IMO's Office of the London Protocol and Ocean Affairs (OLCP&OA) and UNEP/MAP.The meeting was attended by Barcelona Convention Contracting Parties…
RFP Out to Dredge Panama Canal Entrance
On-schedule with the Expansion Program timeline, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced on March 2, the Request for Proposals (RFP) to dredge the Canal's Atlantic entrance. The contract includes the dredging of approximately 15 million underwater cubic meters and 800 thousand cubic meters of dry excavation. It also includes deepening the Canal's Atlantic entrance to 15.5 meters to allow the transit of post-panamax vessels through the new set of locks that will be constructed under the Expansion Program. With the announcement of the RFP, potential contractors will be allowed a period of three and a half months to evaluate site conditions and one month to submit their proposals. The contract will be awarded under the lowest price model.
