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The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced a $12.7 million grant that will help add a new feature to the Alabama State Docks in Mobile: A vehicle-friendly loading site that could serve the state’s growing automotive industry. According to information released Tuesday by the DOT, the project being funded by the grant “converts an abandoned… Read More
Bermuda Land Development Company Limited (BLDC) invites local and international developers to submit their qualifications for consideration regarding two exciting infrastructure projects in Bermuda – a national Energy Generation Facility and an international Cargo Plant. Formed in 1996, BLDC is a private company which oversees the development of land and buildings previously occupied by US… Read More
WASSP, the professional multibeam sounder that delivers water column and seabed profiling with 224 beams offering significant improvements in speed and accuracy over conventional single-beam echo-sounders, is delighted to announce the launch of its innovative new Key Pulse and patent pending Interference Management System including automated frequency and bandwidth algorithm. One major problem faced by… Read More
Rolls-Royce Power Systems announced that its latest generation of MTU Series 4000 engines equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for marine applications has successfully completed IMO Tier III certification tests. Representatives of the ABS, BV, DNVGL, KR, NK, LR and RS certification bodies initially tested the 20-cylinder version, which was awarded approval as being representative… Read More
Innovative workboats manufacturer Meercat has launched its newest and most robust vessel to date. The twin screw monohull Meercat M18 is a cost-effective, multi-purpose workboat designed and made in Hampshire to a highbuild quality. Powered by two Doosan V158TIH engines, the 18.75-metre vessel has a large carrying capability and a top speed of 9.5 knots…. Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has puts its review of whether Hudson River PCB dredging has been successful on hold while it evaluates new information from New York state, EPA Regional Administrator Pete Lopez said Thursday. PCBs are a suspected carcinogen. “Long story short from EPA, we are signaling that we don’t know everything,” Lopez… Read More
BASSEY EFFIONG BASSEY, an engineer, is advocating for research centre to study the dilemma facing Lake Chad as well as an integrated studies of rivers flowing into the Benue River. An article in The Guardian of Monday, February 26, 2018 seemed intended to inform the general public of the plight of fellow Nigerians and other… Read More
Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar will convene a meet on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of Organic Vypeen.The project facilitates paddy and shrimp farming in the same field alternately Hopes of an improved livelihood have sprouted for the farmers in Vypeen Islands with Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar convening a meeting on April… Read More
A South Korean company, through its Philippine subsidiary, has offered to undertake the expansion and modernization of Port Irene in Santa Ana, Cagayan, in a proposal to dredge the port’s harbor and reinforce its pier that would allow large cargo and cruise vessels to dock. Secretary Raul L. Lambino, administrator and CEO of the Cagayan… Read More
An unexploded 600-kilo German mine dating from World War II is to be removed from the waters of the IJ in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The German mine has been at the bottom of the IJ near Java Island since the war and surfaced during recent dredging work. It was returned to the seabed while the… Read More
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Kadri Simson (Center) has said that while she understands the criticism leveled at her by Hiiumaa residents over recurring issues with ferry services connecting the Western Estonian island to the mainland, her predecessor Kristen Michal is actually to blame, as it was his decision that the Rukki Channel be… Read More
In Morocco, 40 large dams are affected, of which 11 have lost more than 20% of their capacity. To fight against this scourge, the Department of Tutelage deploys a series of preventive and curative measures. Too expensive, dredging is the last resort to restore the holding capacity as the Morocco government is trying to avoid… Read More
An Arab company is poised to take over operations at the Port of Wilmington in a deal that the governor said would protect thousands of middle-class jobs and create new ones. Gulftainer Group seeks to lease the Port of Wilmington from the state for a term of 50 years. In exchange, they plan to construct… Read More
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), through its president Iju Nwabunike, has called on the Federal Government to dredge sea ports located in the eastern part of Nigeria to attract more cargo and decongest the western ports. Nwabunike, also a Director, Inland Container Terminal, Kaduna, made the call during his visit to the… Read More
The loading of VLCCs is not on the radar at Port Houston under its channel development program primarily for financial reasons, even though crude exports from the Greater Houston area are forecast to grow, port officials told S&P Global Platts this week. * Dredging costs seen over $1 bil * 2018 crude exports could rise… Read More