- Major dredging project for Yangtze. The mouth of Yangtze River will be dredged to a depth of 12.5 meters by next September to allow safe passage for about 30 percent more cargo ships, the project authority said Thursday morning.
- China to stop illegal sand dredging. China will continue to combat the illegal dredging of the Yangtze River to protect the fragile banks of the world's third longest river, a senior official has said.
- Boskalis, Rezayat to pursue Smit merger. A consortium involving Royal Boskalis Westminster and Saudi group Rezayat said it would pursue a merger with the terminals division of Smit Internationale which rejected their $300 million offer.