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Project freight forwarder Central Oceans Shanghai has completed loading and transportation of a large dredging bucket from Antwerp to Singapore. “The units were loaded and lashed under the watchful eye of our port captains and are meantime safely on the way to their new home,” a spokesperson for Central Oceans Shanghai said. The company recently… Read More
Dubai headquartered Marine Assets Corporation (MAC) reports that the main hull section of the seabed mining that it is building at China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Culu Island NewShipyard is nearing completion. A major milestone was reached with the installation of the bow block, which is made up of three separate blocks, weighing480 tons in total…. Read More
Sealegs Corp, the amphibious vehicle maker, says it has filed an application for a High Court injunction for what it describes as “alleged infringement of its intellectual property” by Orion Marine, Smuggler Marine and some ex-Sealegs employees who are employed by Orion Marine. In an emailed statement, Sealegs chief executive David McKee Wright said the… Read More
Ellicott Dredge Enterprises is excited to announce the launch of a new website dedicated to marsh, wetland, lake and beach restoration. You’ll be able to find current news, case studies, videos, and the perfect equipment for your restoration project. Additionally, they welcome submissions of your own project experiences and accompanying photos. We also have experienced personnel… Read More
Port of Long Beach CEO Jon Slangerup announced his resignation, effective from October 28, 2016. He has accepted a position as Chairman and CEO of a leading aviation technology company effective October 31, 2016. Slangerup joined the Port in June of 2014. His leadership was instrumental in addressing the historic congestion challenge that affected the… Read More
State oil giant Saudi Aramco has extended bidding for dredging and reclamation work at its marine terminal in Ras al-Khair by almost one month, industry sources said. The extension, pushing out the submission date to September 29 from August 31, was given after potential bidders asked for more time to prepare offers, the sources said…. Read More
HR Wallingford has been short-listed in two categories in the inaugural DPC Innovation Awards. IHS Dredging and Port Construction magazine has launched the awards to recognise excellence and innovation in this sector of the maritime industry. The Awards are intended to celebrate the sector’s most innovative and forward-thinking projects which change the industry through new… Read More
Aju Corp. on Sept. 8 said it has signed a deal to take over Kongyoung Haeun, a Korean firm that specializes in sand dredging, ending a two-year long court receivership of the debt-ridden company. Aju will submit a rehabilitation plan for Kongyoung to the Seoul Central District Court and hold talks with its creditors to… Read More
A consortium including the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME, the French construction group Eiffage and Eiffage’s subsidiary RMT Clemessy, has been awarded a EUR 47 million (USD 52.4 million) contract for the extension of the Freeport Terminal in Sierra Leone. The Freetown Terminal, operated by the French group Bolloré Transport & Logistics,… Read More
ABPmer, a leading marine consultancy, today announced the appointment of Damon O’Brien as its new Managing Director. Damon joins ABPmer from Advisian, a division of international engineering and consulting company Worley Parsons, where he was UK Operations Director. Damon brings to ABPmer a wealth of experience in UK and international consultancy services across many of… Read More
Aberdeen-headquartered Ashtead Technology has secured a deal with leading international contractor Van Oord to provide the latest generation of video processing systems for worldwide offshore construction operations. The agreement will see Ashtead supply five SubC Imaging DVRO systems to the Dutch-based company, allowing them to record multiple 3D, HD and SD video channels simultaneously for… Read More
The tender process supporting the Aberdeen Harbour’s Expansion Project has taken a significant step forward with the selection of Dragados as its preferred bidder for the main construction contract. Following a lengthy selection process, which involved an initial five potential tenderers being reduced down to one, Dragados have emerged as the favoured principal contractor. “Although… Read More
South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping plans to take legal action in jurisdictions worldwide to prevent its vessels being seized, as more of its ships were blocked from docking at ports in the wake of its collapse. As of Monday, 79 Hanjin ships including 61 container ships and 18 bulk carriers have been denied port access, according… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office awarded Orion marine Construction the contract for Channel to Port Lavaca And Harbor of Refuge, In Calhoun County, Texas – Pipeline Dredging. This action requires the contractor to perform pipeline dredging of approximately 2.2 million cubic yards of maintenance material from Channel to Port Lavaca and… Read More
The port of Antwerp and the port of San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa renewed their collaboration with the signing of a new agreement on September 1. San Pedro, the leading cacao port in the world, aims to develop at regional level to become a logistics hotspot for handling commodities such as fertilizers, cashew… Read More