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Col. Richard P. Pannell passed the command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District to Col. Lars N. Zetterstrom, 53rd district commander, during a change of command ceremony at the USACE Galveston District’s Jadwin Building in Galveston, Texas. USACE Southwestern Division Commander Brig. Gen. David Hill presided over the ceremony. “Thank you for… Read More
Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Rajesh Tripathi, Chairman, Dredging Corporation said the the government’s plan to launch about 231 projects under the Namami Gange will bode well for companies like Dredging. He estimates the total size of the entire Namami Gange project will be about Rs 50-60,000 crore spread across four-five years. “About 10 percent of that… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District has awarded a Florida small business an almost $12 million contract to renourish and widen beaches at two Miami Beach hotspots near 46th Street and 54th Street. Eastman Aggregate Enterprises LLC of Lake Worth was awarded the $11,889,480.65 contract last Thursday to focus on more than 3,000… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Jacksonville awarded a contract for shore protection to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock company, of Oak Brook, Illinois, for $13.6 million. The construction will involve placing 650,000 cubic yards of sand over seven miles of eroded beaches — including Jacksonville, Neptune and part of Atlantic Beach. The goal… Read More
A top official of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to visit Minot next week to see the issues facing the community, five years after the record flood of 2011. U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Assistant Secretary of the Army, is coming to hopefully talk with some of the people… Read More
German industrial group Thyssenkrupp announced a further shakeup of its Industrial Solutions unit, which it is restructuring in the face of weak demand for plant engineering and challenges in its naval business. The unit is Thyssenkrupp’s main heavy manufacturing business whose activities range from shipbuilding to mining technology to automotive engineering systems. But it has… Read More
Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), China’s largest shipbuilding conglomerate, have signed an agreement for a joint venture aimed at developing and supporting the growth of the Chinese cruise industry. The agreement, which follows the ones signed with CSSC and Carnival Corporation in November 2014, provides that the joint venture will design and sell… Read More
In the Netherlands, Dutch Dredging has kicked off its year round operation on sustainable “drop-in” marine biofuel out of the Dutch Port of Moerdijk. The Alouette, permanently stationed in the port of Moerdijk will operate on a unique marine fuel which for 30% consists out of a sustainable bio components made out of waste streams…. Read More
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) Board of Directors adopted a financial plan for the 2017 fiscal year that includes six percent pier container growth, $226.1 million operating revenues, $40.8 million operating earnings, and capital expenditures of $248 million. The plan projects pier containers, or box volume, of 1.175 million during FY2017, a six percent… Read More
Local property and construction contractor Pindan Contracting Pty Ltd has won the tender to design and construct the $70.7 million Integrated Marine Operations Centre (IMOC) in Port Hedland, WA. Pindan outbid three other tenderers who were shortlisted in November 2015, including Doric Contractors, Jaxon, McConnell Dowell Constructors. Their submissions followed a call for expressions of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded a contract on June 30 to Eastman Aggregate Enterprises, LLC, of Lake Worth, Florida, for $11,889,480.65, for the Miami Beach Hotspots beach renourishment project, part of the Miami-Dade County Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. The contractor will place 220,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand… Read More
Subsea Technology & Rentals Ltd (STR); global specialists in the design, manufacture and rental of advanced subsea technology for the offshore energy industry are pleased to announce a partnership agreement with Aberdeen based Subsea Tooling Services (STS) to hire, service and support their high performance range of subsea dredging systems held mobilisation ready at STR… Read More
Tenants at the Port Six tenants continue to make up the lease agreements at the West Cal Port. Among those are Devall Enterprises, Orion Marine Group, Tubal-Cain Marine Services, Cemex Concrete of Louisiana, S.T.A.R. Concrete Pumping and River Barge Works. These six businesses make up the bulk of the revenue brought into the port through… Read More
French outfit Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited assumed control of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) at midnight Friday, kicking off a 30-year concession more than year after the initial agreement was struck with Port Authority of Jamaica. All 834 employees of KCT were made redundant the day before, but the concessionaire offered employment to all eligible… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the acquisition of offshore wind-related activities of VolkerWessels. Boskalis said the transaction would strengthen its position in “the attractive, growing offshore wind energy market.” The activities acquired by Boskalis include VBMS, Stemat and Volker Stevin International (VSI). VBMS is a market leader in offshore cable installation with a strong market… Read More