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IHC Launches World’s Largest CSD

Netherlands

Netherlands based shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched the world’s largest self propelled cutter suction dredger from its yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel. The 165m long Spartacus is the first cutter suction dredger to be powered by LNG. Its four Wartsila main engines can also run on MDO and HFO. The two Wartsila auxiliary engines… Read More

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Swansea 2018 in Review: Dredging, School Work Led Capital Items

United Kingdom

Dredging and preparations for a new building at the Town Beach and capital projects for the school department led the way for improvements in town this past year. The town’s voters rejected a plan for a new town hall at the site of the present Town Hall Annex. The long-awaited dredging of the waters off… Read More

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Oregon Considers Jordan Cove’s Dredging Permits

OR, United States

A proposed natural gas pipeline and processing facility is at the center of a series of hearings in Southern Oregon starting Monday, Jan. 7. The Canadian company Pembina has applied for what’s called a removal-fill permit for the Jordan Cove Energy Project. The permit allows the company to dredge waterways and wetlands. The controversial project… Read More

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WMS Adds Dredge Pipe Floaters (United Kingdom)

United Kingdom

Expansions to their range include safety markers, wave breakers, debris barriers and pipe floaters. All these products are made of LDPE or HDPE, providing both versatility and robustness in service. The pipe floaters have been used for dredging operations, including sand extraction, and are available at specifications between 600ltr/63kg and 1000ltr/86kg. Pipe diameters can range… Read More

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New Boat Lifters Being Installed at Maritime Hub (Malta)

Malta

A 300-ton travel lift is waiting to be put in place at the Mediterranean Maritime Hub while a 700-ton one is also due to be installed in the coming weeks. The lifts, which will run on tracks installed in the dock, will enable the hub at the old Marsa Shipbuilding site to be used to… Read More

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Crowley Takes Delivery of Second LNG-powered Conro Ship (USA – Florida)

FL, United States

Crowley Maritime Corp has completed its US$550M investment in environmentally sustainable shipping and associated port upgrades by taking delivery in late 2018 of Taíno, the second of the world’s first two LNG-powered combination container/roro ships, from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine. The Commitment-class vessel will make its maiden voyage on 8 January, joining sister ship El… Read More

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Mariner Suggests Redesign of Apapa Port to Create Holding Bays

Nigeria

The Chairman, Genesis Worldwide Shipping Ltd., Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho, says there is need to redesign the Apapa Port Area of Lagos State by creating truck holding bays. Ihenacho, a former Minister of Interior, urged the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to ensure the creation of the holding bays in order to reduce the… Read More

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Mentor Again Seeks Grant to Design ‘Green’ Erosion Control at Lagoons, Restore Beach (USA – Ohio)

OH, United States

The city of Mentor continues its search for ways to save on saving its lakefront property. City Council this week will consider legislation to pursue a Coastal Management Assistance Grant application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to aid in developing a plan to preserve shoreline and restore beach habitat at Mentor Lagoons Nature… Read More

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Three-member Team to Visit B’desh for Inland Waterway Project (India/Bangladesh)

Bangladesh

A joint delegation of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and the Tripura government will be visiting Bangladesh this month to study the possibility of building a new waterway connecting the two countries, an official said Wednesday. A three-member technical team, comprising two IWAI members and an engineer from the state water resource department, will… Read More

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Tunnel Linking Denmark and Germany Wins Approval

Germany

Construction of the nearly 18-km sunken-tube road and rail tunnel link between north Germany and Denmark is now set to start following project approval late December by the German Ministry of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein state. Copenhagen-based project sponsor Femern A/S will take 14 days to review the construction requirements set out in the 1,000-page German… Read More

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Nelson Interested In Seeing Marina Channel Dredged For Future Use

MS, United States

During a conversation last week with Chris Koehler of Koehler Engineering, Ste. Genevieve County Presiding Commissioner Garry Nelson returned to a topic he had opined on more than once in previous months: the potential of the former Marina de Gabouri. Nelson asked Koehler for a ballpark estimate of how much it might cost to dredge… Read More

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16 Ways People Fought to Save Louisiana’s Coast in 2018

LA, United States

There’s much to do to address land loss and reduce flooding along the Louisiana coast. Yet, here are 16 ways that progress was made toward those goals in 2018. 1. New land built In 2018, Louisiana’s Coastal Program dredged 22 million cubic yards of sediment and created 4,753 acres of new land and marsh. Since… Read More

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Ministers Set to Dredge Historic Ramsgate harbour so it can Become ‘Second Dover’ in No Deal Brexit (United Kingdom)

United Kingdom

But officials fear the plans will disrupt the genteel tourist destination by turning it into an industrial hub in a matter of months. The project is set to be overseen by gaffe-prone Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. One Whitehall insider told The Sun: “It’s getting people really worried – you’ll have massive HGVs going up and… Read More

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Dredging Industry Commemorates Pearl Harbor by Highlighting Industry Growth

WA, United States

The U.S.-Flag dredging industry commemorated the 77th anniversary of the Japanese air raid on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The event highlighted the critical need for a robust American shipbuilding capacity to ensure for the preparedness of the nation. According to the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA), the American dredging industry is… Read More

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$940,000 State Grant will Aid Ogdensburg Port Project, but Millions more Still Needed (USA – New York)

NY, United States

A $940,000 grant announced by state officials Monday will help whittle the costs associated with dredging Ogdensburg Harbor and extending the port’s dock, but there is still nearly a $10 million gap to fill before the more than $24 million initiative becomes a reality. Broken into two components, the project calls for spending $10.1 million… Read More

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