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ASF Group Ltd (ASX:AFA) led consortium has been short listed for the next tender stage of a multi-billion dollar development at Royal Docks, Albert Island in London. The ASF consortium includes strategic partners, China State Construction Engineering Corporation and China Communications (CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co Ltd). The Greater London Authority has advised that the ASF… Read More
Selangor Dredging Bhd believes that workplace inclusiveness is key to corporate success within today’s changing business environment. Selangor Dredging group managing director Teh Lip Kim said that half of its workforce today consists of women, with a majority of them holding senior positions within the company. “Malaysia has made great progress in encouraging women into… Read More
With an objective of strengthening the “Make in India” initiative by Government, BEML Ltd, a Defence Public Sector, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dredging Corporation of India Ltd for indigenous design, development and manufacture of spares for dredgers. The above MoU was signed by P Dwarakanath, CMD, BEML and Rajesh Tripathi, CMD,… Read More
A new Rohr floating bucket ladder dredge was installed on a greenfield site of an existing sand and gravel operation. The customer chose this type of dredge as it is ideal for shallow dredging of large cobble and low energy consumption. The KS 225 is an electric dredge with a digging depth of 40 ft…. Read More
From the headwaters of the Everglades south to Florida Bay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the lead federal agency on restoring the Everglades. It’s a project 15 years old with a rising price tag. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project was approved in 2000 with an estimated cost of $8.2 billion. Halfway through, its… Read More
The Regional Maritime University (RMU) in Ghana has signed a training enhancement agreement with Dredging International Services Nigeria (DISN). The agreement is expected to facilitate cooperation between the two entities, particularly in the areas of education and training, consultancy and development in international marine dredging techniques and engineering. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
DEME Concessions, a subsidiary of the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME, is acquiring a minority interest in the Scottish development company Tidal Power Scotland Limited (TPSL). Together with Scottish Enterprise, TPSL controls, among others, the planned MeyGen project, the world’s first tidal power station connected to the electricity grid. By participating in… Read More
Captain Timothy A. Brown, 73, who led the Masters, Mates & Pilots as International President for 21 years before retiring at the end of 2012, died on Sunday. Generous, thoughtful and open-hearted, Tim was also a fierce defender of the working conditions of MM&P members and an adroit negotiator on their behalf. “Tim always cared… Read More
Germany’s second-largest shipping lender Nord LB today announced a drastic reduction of its shipping loan book following major losses in this sector last year. The bank’s chief executive Gunter Dunkel said that its exposure is to be reduced by around a third, from EUR19 billion today to between EUR12 billion and EUR14 billion over the… Read More
In the presence of guests and employees, Ms Lydia van de Kerk, the wife of CFO Arjan van de Kerk, named Van Oord’s latest cutter suction dredger Biesbosch on 7 April 2016. The ceremony was held on the jetty at Van Oord’s Rotterdam office. The cutter suction dredger Biesbosch was built by Royal IHC at… Read More
MAN propulsion package features SCR for Tier III compliance Jiangsu Haihong Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. has ordered 4 × MAN 32/40 engines in connection with an order for 2 × 8,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers. The scope of delivery covers two shipsets, with each including a propulsion package consisting of 2 × 9L32/40 engines,… Read More
Lt. Gov. Victor Hocog will head a task force that aims to ensure that the feasibility studies for the Rota and Tinian harbor projects will move forward. Hocog in an interview on Wednesday said the task force was formed by Gov. Ralph Torres to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer proceed with the feasibility studies… Read More
CFO Mr. Arjan van de Kerk will retire at the end of the year after having been employed at Van Oord for 18 years. In consultation with the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board of Van Oord has decided to appoint drs. Jolanda Poots-Bijl RC. as the new CFO. She will start as of 19 September… Read More
Van Oord’s chief financial officer Arjan van de Kerk is to retire at the end of the year after 18 years at the company. The Dutch outfit said today that Jolanda Poots-Bijl will take on the role from 19 September. Poots-Bijl has held several senior finance positions in the last 25 years. She is currently… Read More
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has been selected as part of a team to provide master planning services to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to sustainably create or restore marsh habitat within the St. Louis Bay, Back Bay Biloxi, and Escatawpa/Pascagoula systems using dredge material. Dewberry will develop a database that… Read More