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We extract billions of tonnes of sand and gravel each year to make concrete for the building industry, and this is having an increasing environmental impact as beaches and river beds are stripped, warn campaigners. Alongside this environmental damage, the building industry is also a major contributor to greenhouse gases – cement manufacturing alone accounts… Read More
SE “Administration of the seaports of Ukraine” on October 22 held in Odessa Dredging day-2018. To the representatives of 10 foreign and Ukrainian companies from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, China and Ukraine were presented projects of capital and operational dredging in Ukrainian ports, canals and inland waterways, the realization of which will start in 2019… Read More
As part of its modernization and expansion project, YILPORT Puerto Bolívar has ordered 6 ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 18 electrified rubber-tired gantry (E-RTG) cranes from Mitsui E&S Machinery Co. to boost capabilities of the terminal and meet customer expectations by YILPORT Holding’s global standards. The cranes will be delivered in three shipments to support increasing… Read More
Spoiler Alert, a software and professional services startup that helps food businesses manage unsold inventory and reduce food waste, has raised a strategic round of funding from Maersk Growth, the venture arm of the world’s largest transporter of food. Early-stage food and ag investors Valley Oak Investments and food system-focused investor Acre Venture Partners also… Read More
An alternative to natural sand, the new eco-friendly manufactured sand is set to be a game-changer in realty sector With sand excavation operations becoming difficult with every passing day due to cumbersome procedure, environmental concern and bitter fight among sand ghat contractors leading to acute shortage of natural sand, a new eco-friendly alternative of manufactured… Read More
Foundry Partners LLC trimmed its stake in Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ:GLDD) by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 675,400 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 10,550 shares during the quarter. Foundry Partners LLC owned 1.08%… Read More
The government has initiated a process to procure some 35 dredgers involving Tk 4,489.03 crore to keep up navigability on 100 major naval routes. “The Planning Commission by now reviewed a draft proposal on the project, expected to be discussed tomorrow at the ECNEC (Executive Committee of the National Economic Council) meeting,” a planning ministry… Read More
There are 6,800 acres of new marshland bordering the Passes of the Mississippi River—land that was created starting in 2011 by a coalition intent on stopping the loss of land in Louisiana at a rate once described as “a football field every hour.” The Mississippi River advocacy group Big River Coalition (BRC) has been working… Read More
President Trump indicated Tuesday that he might nominate current acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Andrew Wheeler to be the agency’s official head. Wheeler was nominated and confirmed by the Senate to be deputy administrator and took over the top job on an acting basis in July when former head Scott Pruitt resigned amid spending… Read More
According to the U.N., about 12 million hectares of land are lost to desertification each year, an area a little smaller than New York State. Desertification has many causes, but it’s usually used to describe a relatively dry area that becomes drier and drier, losing water, arable land, and plant and animal life. Fighting desertification… Read More
Caterpillar Marine has detailed a two-pronged approach to urea injection for selective catalytic reduction (SCR), with separate strategies for small and bigger engines. In a new white paper the engine builder explains why its smaller engines – with a displacement of less than 18L (equating to a power output of around 600kW) – will employ… Read More
In October 2018, the Delta-Pilot branch of SE “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority” announced a tender for the procurement of a new self-propelled dredger. The vessel is necessary for the state enterprise to increase the capacity of its own fleet and conduct operational dredging works in the seaports of Ukraine. “The new modern dredger will significantly… Read More
Although the inaugural Governor’s Restoration Summit had held a firm spot on Governor Kay Ivey’s schedule for months, Hurricane Michael required a change of plans for Governor Ivey as the devastation left in its wake called for her immediate attention. Fortunately, Governor Ivey was able to leave the important business of the Summit under the… Read More
Rotterdam based Dredge Yard has Introduced an Innovative Dredging Solution to its Range in the Form of the Adaptive Auger Head. The adaptive auger head has two retractable visors on both the front and back side of the auger head which move in and out according to the shape of the seabed and the depth… Read More
A wide-ranging water infrastructure bill, approved this week in the U.S. Senate, will support the effort to deepen the Delaware River and the shipping channel at the Port of Wilmington. The port, which was handed over to United Arab Emirates-based Gulftainer in a 50-year lease deal last month, will be expanded. The legislation increases the… Read More