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PSA Panama International Terminal has awarded two contracts for a total of US$200 million for the dredging alongside the future berths to a depth of 16.3 million to Belgium-based Jan de Nul. The construction of 800 metres of new quay wall for the terminal that is located on the western bank of the Pacific entrance… Read More
Marine contractor Boskalis Westminster has deployed a crane barge to begin clearing debris from Portsmouth Harbour ahead of dredging work. In June, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) awarded Boskalis Westminster a £31m contract to prepare the naval harbour for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. While the dredging vessel is not due to start… Read More
Inix Technologies Holdings Bhd’s soon-to-be 30 per cent associate company, Galactic Maritime (M) Sdn Bhd, has signed an RM34.5 million agreement with Alam Seada Sdn Bhd (ASSB) to provide three vessels for dredging and land reclamation services for a project in Penang. In filing to Bursa Malaysia today, Inix said, it was based on a… Read More
BMT JFA Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, recently completed the project management and supervision of the 2015 Bandy Creek Boat Harbour Dredging works. This campaign was undertaken as part of the state-wide maintenance dredging program which has been managed by BMT for the… Read More
PSA Panama International Terminal, located on the Western bank of the Panama Canal Pacific entrance continues to push ahead with its $400m-expansion that will increase its handling capacity to 2m teu. PSA Panama has awarded two major contracts for a total of $200m for the dredging alongside the future berths to 16.3 m draught, a… Read More
After an impressive profit after tax of Rs.19 crore in second quarter as against Rs.3 crore during the same period last year, Dredging Corporation of India is cruising ahead to diversify its operations by undertaking shallow water dredging and sand mining and exploring opportunities abroad. The company is looking at various dredging projects in Dubai,… Read More
Rudy Helmons, a PhD-Candidate in Dredging Engineering at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), has won the IADC Young Author Award in 2015. The award was presented by René Kolman, secretary-general of IADC at CEDA Dredging Days 2015 conference at Ahoy Rotterdam on 6 November, 2015.
Crowley Puerto Rico Services has broken ground on a US$48.5 million construction project for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The project includes the development of a new 900ft long, 114ft wide concrete pier and all associated dredging needed to accommodate Crowley’s two new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered,… Read More
A launching ceremony of a new dredging vessel Severnaya Dvina, project TSHD 2000 was held in Vietnam. The festive occasion took place on 9 November, 2015 at the Song Thu Corporation shipyard, Da Nang, being a part of Damen Shipyards Group, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping said in its press release. Severnaya Dvina is being… Read More
Salmons Inc., a Virginia Beach marine contractor, was fined Tuesday for the second time in two months for illegally dredging local waterways and causing environmental harm to them. Problems arose this time in Crab Creek in Virginia Beach, along the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp and Beach Facility , a public landmark visible to motorists traveling the… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster’s order book fell 6.1% in the third quarter of 2015 to €2.8bn, according to the company’s latest results. The company said its operating profit was lower than quarterly result achieved in the first half of the year and he same period last year. However, this was in line with expectations because of… Read More
Under a £21m contract, VBA is set to start building later this month a 30m wide tidal barrier gate across the River Orwell in the city. The scheme involves the construction of piled flood defence walls on either side of the barrier, a control building, the installation of mechanical and electrical equipment, flood gates on… Read More
The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME secures several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of 150 million euros, the company said in its press release. It concerns projects that will strongly improve the accessibility of various world ports for international shipping. The execution of the contracts will start immediately and… Read More
Johnny Walker of DeRidder has recently accepted a position with the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Walker joins the Kansas City District from the New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His new position will be as a senior structural engineer with responsibilities for civil works and military construction missions. He… Read More
Two Ellicott cutter suction dredges are currently being used in the expansion of a major port in Latin America. This is part of a project to increase the port’s container handling capacity and accommodate Post-Panamax vessels. The first Ellicott dredge, a Series 370 with a 12″ x 10″ (300 x 250 mm) pump and 440… Read More