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To shore up support for a more than $400 million bond proposal to repair San Francisco’s seawall, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday added protections around historic resources and required more outreach to address construction impacts. The board was poised to place the bond on the November ballot, but with the amendments is now expected… Read More
With the delivery of the fifth bed leveller in the Dutch Dredging fleet -‘Peter’ last Thursday, now the world has the most sustainable bed leveller. The 22.4-metre-long vessel complies not only with the strict IMO Tier-3 standard for the emission of harmful substances in shipping but also with the Euro Stage 5 standard for emissions… Read More
There’s $35 million earmarked to build flood protection in the Red River Valley in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 2018 work plan, according to U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp. Hoeven, R-N.D., had spoken with Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, who confirmed the planned funding, Hoeven’s… Read More
Provincial Energy Ventures Ltd. is finally taking a step toward expansion of its bulk material transshipment facility at Sydney harbour. A request for proposals has been issued by the company for dredging services, with a deadline to submit proposals of June 28. It was in 2012 that Provincial Energy Ventures president Ernie Thrasher announced the… Read More
A bill that will allow New Castle County to levy a room tax on hotel rooms is on its way to the governor. House Bill 377 was passed by lopsided margins in both the Senate and House and came about with New Castle County facing a budget deficit that is expected to require a double-digit… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is setting aside $49 million this year to help deepen Charleston Harbor to 52 feet — enough money, combined with a state loan, to let big ships navigate to the Port of Charleston’s busiest container terminal around the clock. The funding is part of the federal agency’s annual work plan… Read More
UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) members, including DP World UK, Hutchison Ports and Peel Ports, have helped form the UKMPG’s latest report and infographics on the biggest developments that will shape the future of ports. The survey, sent out to the groups nine members, highlights a number of digital and automation-based developments that will transform… Read More
Work on a $3bn project to build Patimban Port in Indonesia is anticipated to begin in July with the aim of the port being partially open for operation in March 2019. Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation said that a government deal to award a $1.2bn construction contract to a consortium of three Japanese companies and two… Read More
From the foyer of his small guesthouse some 100 feet from the shoreline, Mohamed Nizar, 52, was wondering how long his business could remain viable. Last year, during an unusually nasty storm, water snaked through the narrow streets of Guraidhoo, a small island in the Maldives, pooling around the floor of the three-room house and… Read More
CEMEX UK have named their new marine dredger CEMEX Go Innovation. Currently under construction, the contract for the vessel – the first in the next generation of environmentally designed dredgers – was signed in January 2018 and delivery is scheduled for late 2019. ‘CEMEX Go Innovation is the perfect name for our new vessel,’ said… Read More
A Chinese-built dredging vessel, the largest of its kind in Asia, departed a port in east China’s Jiangsu Province Friday afternoon for its first sea trial. Tian Kun Hao, constructed by Tianjin Dredging Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Communication Construction Co., Ltd. (CCCC), will undertake a three-day trial at sea, according to the company…. Read More
The city of Wabasha and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to work together to find a mutually beneficial answer to the issue of how to dispose of dredge material from the Mississippi River. The St. Paul District of the Corps pulls about 250,000 cubic yards of silt and… Read More
Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal for Singapore-based urban planning consultancy Surbana Jurong Pvt Ltd, owned by state investor Temasek Holdings Ltd, to draw up a plan for a Chinese investment zone in the country’s southern port city of Hambantota, a government spokesman said on Wednesday. The move comes after a delay of more… Read More
Between constantly monitoring for sea turtles and relocating nests outside work areas and previously placed darker sands, Oak Island’s Sea Turtle Protection Program members have their hands full this season. Eleven of the more than 100 members are being paid by Weeks Marine Inc. to keep a vigil for sea turtles when sand disposal from… Read More
The U.S. House has approved a measure that includes $199 million for a flood control project in the Ala Wai watershed, including the Ala Wai Canal that borders Waikiki. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), was among those who voted in favor of the Water Resources Development Act, which passed the House Wednesday by a vote… Read More