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IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analysts and solutions, today announced the finalists for the inaugural Dredging and Port Construction (DPC) Innovation Awards 2016, organized by IHS Dredging and Port Construction magazine. The DPC Innovation Awards recognizes and celebrates outstanding innovation and technological contributions made by the dredging and port construction industry. Winners… Read More
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company (HDCC) selected a Hitachi ZX870LC-6 to join its fleet of excavators. The new production-sized excavator joined numerous other Hitachi machines in the fleet and is the company’s second largest excavator. According to David Gomez, equipment manager at HDCC, the ZX870LC-6 was chosen after much consideration and multiple inspections of other machines… Read More
The project Nicaragua is undertaking to build an interoceanic canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will be a reality, said the spokesman of the commission in charge of the work, Telemaco Talavera. Talavera said this ‘will the largest work in the modern world’ and warned that it has a number of vital components,… Read More
Meeting in Toms River, New Jersey’s Senate and Assembly environment committees advanced legislation that would double the $25 million annual state allocation for the state’s Shore Protection Fund. The fund helps counties and municipalities finance projects to protect the oceanfront from storm damage and erosion. Margot Walsh, the executive director of the Jersey Shore Partnership,… Read More
Qimera, QPS’ entry into Innovation in Dredging Equipment category of the Dredging & Port Construction Innovation Awards 2016 has been selected as a finalist. The inaugural DPC Innovation Awards are the first universal benchmark of quality within the dredging and port construction industry; the judging process involves companies from all over the world submitting their… Read More
Connecticut is prepared to go to court with the state of New York over the right to dump dredged materials in eastern Long Island Sound. Connecticut’s ports, Navy base, submarine yard and other marine facilities have a long-term natural problem: the water they depend on is getting shallower. Sand and other sediments get deposited by… Read More
South Korean media reported Sunday that Korea’s Big Three shipbuilders have already shed 5,000 jobs so far this year, and will cut at least 1,000 more positions by the end of December (including voluntary retirements). Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have been restructuring their operations and cutting costs… Read More
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) is pleased to announce the successful start up and installation of a state-of-the-art Mud Cat brand ROV (remote operated vehicle) at the world famous Gardens by the Bay nature park in central Singapore. ML Trading International purchased a Mud Cat Model SRD-6EHV ROV System to fulfill a contract to clean approximately… Read More
SonTek Product Manager, Isaac Jones, and HYPACK General Manager, Harold Orlinsky give you an overview of this new technology and share customer examples of how it is solving real-world problems. The webinar is free but registration is limited – registered participants may review the recorded event at their convenience. For more information and registration, visit:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4113292067281072388
China and Sri Lanka have agreed to replace a controversial agreement for the construction of a new port city in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. On Friday, both countries signed a modified version of the 2014 deal with new terms and conditions. The new agreement, signed between China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and Sri Lanka’s Ministries… Read More
Maritime activities closed on Friday with the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, giving an indication that the management would audit funds sunk into dredging projects. Usman made the disclosure to newsmen at the end of her tour of Calabar port, which many stakeholders suggested should be dredged to accommodate bigger ocean-going… Read More
Australia’s competition regulator cleared the two domestic investors bidding for the country’s biggest general cargo terminal, Port of Melbourne, paving the way for a privatization the government hopes will raise A$5.3 billion ($4 billion). Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims said on Thursday that after inquiries with stakeholders he “formed the view… Read More
Advocates of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to approve a site in eastern Long Island Sound for silt, sand, rocks and mud dredged out of channels and harbors are joining forces to counter plans by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to sue the federal agency to stop open-water disposal. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District,… Read More
University of Sunshine Coast (USC) researchers are testing the use of drones to combat the effects of erosion on beaches. The project is part of a collaboration with Sunshine Coast Council launched in April, which involves researchers collecting data on wave movements at Mooloolaba and Maroochydore beaches. The locations were chosen due to their popularity… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is prepared to launch a long-awaited flood-mitigation study of the Upper Susquehanna River Basin, according to Sen. Charles E. Schumer. In a news release, the senator announced a deal between the corps and New York State that will fund a three-year probe into the status of the basin’s levees,… Read More