Author Archives for Lisa Parker

Marina to get a sand lift

September 2, 2024 5:32 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Marina to get a sand lift

The Point Roberts Marina has applied for permission to do a bypass dredging operation later this fall. This involves taking... Read More

Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | August 29 – Dutch bridge erection boats, hopper dredger delivery to Indonesia and more

September 2, 2024 5:31 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | August 29 – Dutch bridge erection boats, hopper dredger delivery to Indonesia and more

Completed deliveries include dredgers to operators in Brazil, Indonesia, and the UK, while the Royal Netherlands Army will soon welcome... Read More

Quincy riverfront to receive $3.5 million worth of dredging in 2025; $42 million habitat project unaffected

September 2, 2024 5:28 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Quincy riverfront to receive $3.5 million worth of dredging in 2025; $42 million habitat project unaffected

QUINCY — Quincy Bay and Quincy Harbor is receiving $3.5 million worth of dredging next year from the U.S. Army... Read More

COSCO strikes mammoth order for 42 bulkers

September 2, 2024 5:26 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on COSCO strikes mammoth order for 42 bulkers

COSCO Shipping’s ordering spree has continued with a massive newbuilding programme in the dry bulk segment. The Chinese state-owned shipping... Read More

Holland Shipyards Group secures contract for innovative floating hotel, Flotilla

September 2, 2024 5:25 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Holland Shipyards Group secures contract for innovative floating hotel, Flotilla

Modular floating hotel The Flotilla, a modular floating hotel, will consist of a 108.25m x 18.00m barge (base) and a... Read More

37m Sanlorenzo yacht LoveBug raised following grounding incident in Chesapeake Bay, USA

September 2, 2024 4:52 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on 37m Sanlorenzo yacht LoveBug raised following grounding incident in Chesapeake Bay, USA

The 37.2-metre Sanlorenzo motor yacht LoveBug has been raised following an incident in July 2024 where the yacht ran aground between Beverly Beach and... Read More

Royal IHC has Keel laying ceremony in Kinderdijk for Kenmare mining dredger

September 2, 2024 4:45 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Royal IHC has Keel laying ceremony in Kinderdijk for Kenmare mining dredger

Last Friday was a proud moment as we held the keel laying ceremony for the electric mining dredger we’re building... Read More

Britain’s government is mapping underground cable and pipes

September 2, 2024 2:01 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Britain’s government is mapping underground cable and pipes

Every seven seconds someone in Britain digs a hole. That may sound harmless, but beneath the ground lies some 4m km... Read More

Indian port workers call off strikes

September 2, 2024 1:55 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on Indian port workers call off strikes

A last-minute deal brokered by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions and state-run India Ports Association has allowed industrial action... Read More

The Port of Santos: Its history, geography and importance

September 2, 2024 1:53 pm Published by Lisa Parker Comments Off on The Port of Santos: Its history, geography and importance

A port without inland navigation: How much of the cargo at the iconic port of Santos in Brazil is transported... Read More