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The study Witteveen+Bos recently conducted for Royal Port S.A. in order to ascertain the feasibility of a new port on the mouth of the Magdalena River near Barranquilla, Colombia, shows that the port is technically and nautically feasible. Among other things a nautical simulation, of a magnitude that was never seen before for a Colombian… Read More
Italdraghe SpA has delivered another Marina Master 8000 dredger to Brighton, UK, the second dredger of its kind to be supplied to a British marina owner. A key feature of the dredger is its horizontally-hinged dredging arm manufactured in two sections with a central hydraulically-controlled vertical hinge. This allows the dredger to work under floating… Read More
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) signed a $770 million contract with Guinea’s government on Monday to upgrade the port in the capital, Conakry, expanding Chinese economic influence in the West African iron and bauxite producer. Under the contact, CHEC, a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Co Ltd, will construct three docks, roads and other infrastructure… Read More
Two companies with ties to Mexican mogul Carlos Slim are looking to take over the bulk of a $857 million USD project to improve transport on the Magdalena River in Colombia. The major infrastructure bid was previously won by a consortium called Navelana, with Brazilian engineering giant Odebrecht controlling almost 90% of the project, per… Read More
A pond in Swineshead has seen the first ever use in the UK of new dredging equipment after a free demonstration of the machinery saw it restored to its original size. The pond, known as Mackay’s Pit, sits between South Street and the A52, and has gone from being just a few inches deep in… Read More
Potential flooding may be causing trouble for neighborhoods close to the Los Angeles River. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a report that found parcels north of downtown L.A., including Atwater Village, Elysian Valley, Burbank and Glendale, could be flooded if a 100-year storm hits. This news… Read More
The Brazilian Ministry for Transport, Ports, and Civil Aviation has decided to privatize dredging operations at the country’s top three ports of Santos, Paranagua, and Rio de Janeiro. Santos in particular will welcome the news because it has faced draft restrictions throughout the last year, and the privatization effort could give hope to other ports… Read More
A Philippine company and a Chinese construction and dredging firm have signed an agreement covering a Chinese investment into the ambitious development project in Sangley, Cavite, envisioned to host a new international airport and seaport to help decongest traffic in Metro Manila. The MOU on the Investment into the so-called Philippine Global Gateway Project of… Read More
The Philippines is bringing home around $13.5 billion worth of investment and financing deals from China following a historic state visit that rekindled ties with the economic superpower, according to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, who added that the country’s trade with the Asian economic giant could reach $60 billion in five years as targeted. Lopez… Read More
Pensacola Beach and Gulf Islands National Seashore saw a record number of sea turtle nests this year despite major sand pumping and dredging projects on area beaches. More than 6,600 tiny turtle hatchlings have made their way from 104 nests laid along a 30-mile stretch of area beaches to the warm waters of the Gulf… Read More
India’s shipping ministry has released INR585 million (USD8.7 million) for capital dredging works to create ro-pax ferry facilities at Dahej and Gogha in Gujarat on the west coast. The cash released is the first instalment of government funding for the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) project, which is estimated to cost INR2 billion. The Indian government… Read More
HYPACK has partnered with Infinite Jib, Velodyne, and SBG to provide a unique and cutting edge mapping solution that represents the next evolution in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market. The NEXUS 800 powered by HYPACK is a full end-to-end solution that represents a new paradigm in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) data collection by seamlessly… Read More
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) is pleased to announce that the City of Boise, Idaho chose it to design a Mud Cat 40E Custom (MC-40EC) dredge for the city’s innovative Dixie Drain Phosphorous Offset Project. Boise will use the MC-40EC dredge to remove phosphorous from the Boise Watershed. Boise selected the MC-40EC due to Mud Cat’s… Read More
The Panama Canal expansion has raised fears that the container terminal industry in Latin America and the Caribbean could be heading for profound overcapacity, while terminals have been urged to rethink their position in supply chains. At last week’s TOC America Container Supply Chain event in Cancun, Giovanni Benedetti, commercial director of the Sociedad Portuaria… Read More
B Marine Inc., St. Louis, has delivered the steel-hulled 55’x24’x7’6? towboat David J. Bangert to Gateway Dredging, Monroe, Mo. The boat was designed by Seabrook, Texas-based The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) to ABS rules for building and classing steel vessels on rivers and intracoastal waterways. The new towboat is also designed to TSGI’s best interpretation… Read More