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Dredging Sector Wishes to Recruit 1000 People This Year

Belgium

The companies DEME and Jan De Nul, active in the dredging sector, wish to hire more than 1000 people between them this year. De Tijd reports on Wednesday that they had already widely recruited last year, but owing to billions of euros of investment in larger tankers and significant order books, massive recruitment now has… Read More

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A Closer Look at Proposed and Funded Flood Protection Plans for Acadiana

United States

Talks of dredging the Vermilion River throughout Lafayette Parish are getting a little bit closer to reality. At Tuesday’s Acadiana Planning Commission meeting, the Army Corps of Engineers announced it has requested that the Vermilion dredging project be included in $17.4 billion in emergency funding. Dredging the river has been controversial in the past. The… Read More

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On Federal Inlet Study, OC Council Reluctant To Help Further Fund ‘County Project’

United States

The issue of a $1.2 million study to determine a long-term solution to the chronic Inlet shoaling problem arose anew this week and Ocean City officials again weren’t keen on helping to fund it. The Inlet and other channels in and around the commercial harbor naturally fill in and require constant maintenance dredging, but the… Read More

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MAD Dredge To Have Wärtsilä Equipment Package

United States

Wärtsilä is to provide the engines, propellers, and control system for a Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 ordered from Damen Shipyards earier this year by Cemex UK, a leading supplier of building materials. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in March. The 103 m long, 4,975 gt hopper dredge, which will be built at Damen… Read More

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$10 Billion Island Project Sparks European Interest

Israel

At least two Benelux companies have dispatched representatives to Israel in recent weeks to discuss a project to develop an airport offshore in the Mediterranean. Jan de Nul Group of Luxembourg and Belgium’s Dredging Environmental & Marine Engineering NV have sent senior employees to discuss the project, according to Avi Simhon, head of the National… Read More

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SA’s Shipping Channel to be Widened

Australia

The widening of South Australia’s main shipping channel will cut the risk of large cargo ships and cruise ships bypassing Adelaide, Transport Minister Stephan Knoll says. The widening of the channel at Port Adelaide, by dredging 1.55 million cubic metres of material from a 7km stretch, will help grow the economy and create more jobs,… Read More

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Harbour Upgrades Expected to Boost Small-scale Fishing Industry

South Africa

The Department of Public Works is partnering with the Coega Development Corporation on the first phase of a project to upgrade 13 Western Cape harbours. The project, which will cost approximately R400 million, is expected to boost the small-scale fishing industry and tourism in the Western Cape. Riyaadh Kara, Quantity Surveyor for the Department of… Read More

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Just Who Should Pay the Ferryman?

United Kingdom

As the recently re-launched ferry service continues its journeys between Fleetwood and Knott End there are hopes it will be plain sailing for the good ship Wyre Rose and her friendly crew. Despite the delay of the re-launch, caused by the unexpected withdrawal of the initial successful tenderer, Wyre Council and Lancashire County Council have… Read More

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Federal Funding Formula Change Could Benefit Charleston Harbor Deepening

United States

A bill making its way through the U.S. Senate could ensure the federal government pays its fair share for Charleston Harbor deepening and other projects that are funded in part by states and other entities. A provision in the Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 mandates reimbursement of Uncle Sam’s share for such projects if a… Read More

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Cargo Port Project Open for Applications

Bermuda

Bermuda Land Development Company (BLDC) is inviting local and international developers to apply for consideration regarding an international cargo port infrastructure project in Bermuda. The proposed facility, whose establishment will apparently boost capacity and improve the North Atlantic Ocean territory’s ability to offer possible services like international transhipping and fish-processing, is anticipated to exceed $75m… Read More

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Investors Warned of African Port Risks

United States

Potential investors in Djibouti and the Horn of Africa are being warned that corruption, debt and poor governance pose significant investment risk factors. Last month Ethiopia reached a deal to take a share in the Port of Djibouti following the Djibouti government’s seizure of Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) from DP World in February, however, a… Read More

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Hong Kong Proposes Tax Cuts to Boost Maritime Industry

China

Hong Kong should take steps to develop its maritime industry, especially in terms of maritime financing and leasing, with the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) releasing a research report setting out key recommendations for developing the sector in the city. Top among these was a tax cut, with the report suggesting Hong Kong cut profits… Read More

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Govt Weighs Plan to Acquire Stressed Private Port Assets

India

The Union shipping ministry is considering potential acquisitions of stressed private port assets to enhance the country’s port capacity, starting with two ports in Maharashtra. The move, the first such from the shipping ministry, comes in the backdrop of major ports requiring capacity expansion given the substantial rise in the traffic handled by them. “The… Read More

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Louisiana Governor Announces New Watershed Council, Citing Acadiana Efforts; Funding Sought For Vermilion Dredging

United States

Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday announced the creation of the Council on Watershed Management, with the purpose of adopting regional approaches to flood mitigation and drainage planning. Ultimately the idea is to focus scarce resources on reducing the level of floodwaters, as opposed to traditional hazard mitigation efforts, he said. “What we can’t do… Read More

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EIA: Lack Of Dredging Hampers Oil Exports

United States

The Energy Information Administration has lent weight to calls for more and deeper dredging on America’s Gulf Coast by issuing a report saying that lack of deep enough ports is hurting America’s growing potential as a crude exporter. The report, posted May 16, notes that U.S. crude oil exports averaged 1.1. million barrels per day… Read More

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