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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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