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CEO Pieter van Oord has accepted the Rotterdam Promotion Prize from Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. According to the judges, Van Oord ‘significantly contributes to Rotterdam’s good reputation as a city that is home to high-quality international craftsmanship.’ The prize was awarded for the forty-fourth time on 17 February at Rotterdam City Hall. Hugo Bongers, chairperson… Read More
Arabtec Holding awarded National Marine Dredging Company (NDMC) a AED 82 million contract in the Republic of Maldives, according to a statement. The project is part of Arabtec’s strategy to expand outside the UAE. The NMDC won a contract worth AED 605 million ($164.7 million) for Khalifa Port in late August, and has been awarded… Read More
Citing the strongly deteriorated market conditions in the offshore energy sector and the resulting outlook, Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) will report a non-cash impairment charge of EUR840 million (USD891.6 million) in its annual results 2016. Boskalis says that this charge is almost entirely related to the services part of Boskalis’ offshore oil and gas activities,… Read More
Kooiman Marine Group in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands has received an order for the conversion of dry cargo vessel ‘DC Eems’ into a trailing suction hopper dredger for operating client Group De Cloedt. The DC Eems, currently under management with EemsWerken, of Werkendam, measures approximately 90m x 15m. Upon completion of the conversion, she will have a… Read More
On February 3, Ukrainian Seaport Authority (USPA) presented the prospective projects scheduled for current year to the key dredging companies as well as the basic principles for tender procurements during Ukrainian Dredging Day. USPA says the meeting was held jointly with the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine under support of the Ministry of Infrastructure… Read More
In a chat with ET Now, Rajesh Tripathi, CMD, Dredging Corp, talked about company’s performance in the last quarter, its ongoing project and what it expects in the next fiscal. Your top line declined in this quarter, while your bottom line registered a turnaround. Can you maintain these figures and what is the trajectory you… Read More
Dutch shipping company Royal Boskalis and its joint venture partner Van Oord have been awarded a contract by The Brazilian Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation for the capital and maintenance dredging of the port of Santos. The value of the contract is approximately EUR110m ($117m). The dredging operations are expected to commence later… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a small business contract in the amount of $5,343,380 to Crosby Dredging LLC to conduct maintenance dredging at the Houston Ship Channel between Sims Bayou and the Turning Basin in Harris County, Texas. The contractor will be required to remove approximately 500,000 cubic yards of material… Read More
Michael Pram Rasmussen has informed the Board of Directors that he will step down as Chairman of the Board of Directors of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S effective at the Annual General Meeting which will be held on Tuesday 28 March 2017. Michael Pram Rasmussen will remain member of the Board of Directors until the… Read More
2016 was a difficult year, with headwinds in all our markets. It was also a year when we decided to substantially transform A.P. Moller – Maersk to become a focused container shipping, logistics and ports company with a growing revenue. A.P. Moller – Maersk delivered an underlying profit of USD 711m in 2016, which was… Read More
DEME, Belgium, has secured contracts for dredging and land reclamation works in India and the Maldives. The total value of these orders represent approximately EUR100 million. In India DEME has been awarded several new projects, including dredging works for Project Seabird Phase II submitted in a joint venture with L&T. It is one of the… Read More
Abu Dhabi’s National Marine Dredging Company said it has been awarded a $316-million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a hitech floating LNG (liquefied natural gas) port at Jafrabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. India’s emerging energy entity, Swan LNG Private Limited (SLPL) is developing the country’s first all-weather floating storage and regasification… Read More
Dredging Corporation of India Ltd has secured Rs. 102 Crores International Contract for Dredging in Pussur Channel from Mongla Port to Rampal Power Plant, Bangladesh in Global Competitive Bidding. The contract value of Rs. 102 crores is payable 50% in US Dollars and 50% in Bangladesh Takka. The quantum of dredging is around 3.88 Million… Read More
Congressman Garret Graves (R – Baton Rouge) has been named Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment,, which oversees water resources development and regulatory programs administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with other agencies and water-related programs. As Chairman, Graves… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) today announced that Lawrence R. Dickerson and D. Michael Steuert have been appointed to the Board of Director’s 2019 director class, effective January 24, 2017. Mr. Dickerson has been appointed to the Compensation Committee, and Mr. Steuert has been appointed to the Audit Committee. With the addition… Read More