To date, BMT has completed a Port Options Study, the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the marine works, and concept engineering design of the marine structures. The site investigation results will allow for improved accuracy in capital cost estimates and will enable BMT to progress the basic engineering design and preparation of tender documentation.

Bruce Griffin, CEO of WTR, explains: “BMT JFA Consultants provided expert input into the design and selection of the preferred export port option for our Ranobe Mine Project in Madagascar. They then developed and are currently coordinating marine and geotechnical studies to enable detailed design of the preferred option. BMT JFA Consultants possess deep port engineering knowledge and experience and were able to apply this knowledge effectively to enhance our project.”

The specific site works include: landside and nearshore geotechnical investigations with borehole drilling and CPT testing; landside and hydrographic surveys of the project site and surrounding area and a 12 month monitoring programme for measurement of waves, currents and water levels.

The BMT team also includes specialists from BMT ARGOSS and BMT WBM who will provide services including provision of offshore metocean design conditions, cyclone modelling, water-level modelling and concept design for the port materials handling operation.

Philip Slagle, BMT JFA Consultants’ Project Manager for the works, comments: “This project is a perfect example of how BMT can deliver complex projects using global engineering resources available through the BMT group of companies.  By carrying out robust and structured studies which look at all aspects of the proposed port infrastructure, we have been able to deliver an optimum design solution for WTR.”

Bids must be submitted in accordance with the terms of the Invitation for Bid (IFB) and are to be received no later than Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 2:00p.m., at the CCPRC Headquarters, 861 Riverland Drive Charleston, SC 29412. There will be a Pre-Bid and Site meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at FBCP, 1100 West Ashley Avenue, Folly Beach SC, 29439.

To receive a copy of the IFB, please visit CCPRC’s website at www.ccprc.com/bids or for questions email: prcprocurement@ccprc.com

During January 2013 the Port of Turku Ltd offices will be relocated to the new Turku Port Center. The new address from 28 January 2013 is Juhana Herttuan puistokatu 21, FIN-20100 Turku, Finland.

Tel +358 2 2674 111 (switchboard) and Fax +358 2 2674 110

In addition, the vessel has the ability to use shore side electrical power while at berth, minimizing air pollution. Advanced ballast water treatment systems were installed, and all fuel tanks were protected with cofferdams toward the sea to provide extra protection against fuel spills, among other sustainable features.

Sharma and his 22-member Indian and Sri Lankan crew were welcomed to Vancouver by Saga Forest Carriers Senior Vice President Trond Bardsen, North America General Manager Rhoda Voth, and North America West Coast Operations Manager Clifford Faleiro, and Port of Vancouver representatives, Alastair Smith, Mike Schiller, Nick Haindl, Ken Mishler, Ron Gill, Lars Uglum and Andrew Ness.

“We are extremely pleased to see Saga Forest Carrier’s continued dedicated commitment to serve the break bulk industry in the form of their new ‘Future’ class vessels,” said Alastair Smith, senior director of marketing and operations at the port. “With this expansion of vessels, including its new eco-conscious design, Saga continues to be a first-class carrier in providing outstanding break bulk service to numerous shippers.”

The Saga Future was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Manufacturing in Korea and launched on June 30, 2012. The vessel is 654 feet in length and has a deadweight capacity of 55,596.4 metric tons, one of the largest of its kinds ever to dock at the Port of Vancouver. The vessel is owned by Saga Shipholding AS of Norway and operated by Saga Forest Carriers Intl. The agent for the vessel was Randy Click of ACGI Shipping.

Before docking at the Port of Vancouver, the Saga Future sailed from Yard to Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Ulsan, Korea to load steel for Vancouver BC, the Port of Vancouver and the Port of Los Angeles. The vessel will sail to Los Angeles, CA before departing the United States.