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Jennifer Keene jokingly compares her ambitions for growing the Port of Woodland to “The Simpson‘s” character C. Montgomery Burns, who is infamous for sinister plots to amass wealth and power. “Every single night I think, ‘How do I take over the world?’” Keene quips. For Keene, “taking over the world” involves transforming the sleepy little… Read More
National Marine Dredging Company NMDC has pledged its support to the Abu Dhabi Global Summit of Marine and Maritime Leaders by becoming the diamond sponsor. The summit will be held on the 20th of January at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi and is being organised by Tasneef and Mare Forum. As… Read More
ArcelorMittal is teaming up with the Lake Carriers Association to lobby for more icebreakers, more dredging and and a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan that can handle 1,000-foot lake freighters. “In our industry, we understand the importance of maintaining our equipment,” ArcelorMittal USA manager, marine and raw material logistics Dan Cornillie said in… Read More
Currently, only 0.15 per cent of domestic cargo is transported by inland water transport in India, compared with 43 per cent in China. Ports and inland waterways are however, expected to get a boost with the recent Cabinet approval to increase the number of national waterways from five to 111 in the National Waterways Bill…. Read More
Barcelona, Spain-based MTG Systems used the occasion of the recent Europort exhibition to introduce DMET, a hammerless system for replacing cutter suction dredger teeth which promises to maximise productivity. With productivity and profitability closely linked, the rapid and reliable replacement of cutter head teeth is a major concern for cutter suction dredger operators, especially in… Read More
The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME has recently secured several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of €150m. Commissioned by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), DEME will dredge a side channel 9.5km long, 250m wide and 18.5m deep, providing access to the eastern part of Port Said. The dredgers Congo… Read More
Paul Wood’s job offers him a spectacular view of the Savannah River, the Talmadge Bridge and the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge every day. But that’s only one of many reasons he’s been a Georgia Ports Authority employee for more than two decades. Perched in the cab of his ship-to-shore crane, Wood is responsible for moving… Read More
Louisiana Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards has announced that Johnny Bradberry is his appointee for Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Activities. In this position, Bradberry will also serve as the Chairperson of the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). National and local conservation groups working together on Mississippi River Delta restoration – Environmental… Read More
India’s state-run Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has won a USD59 million contract to deepen the approach channel, turning circle, and berths 5, 6 and 7 of Mormugao Port to allow capesize ships to dock at the port, which is located on the country’s western coast. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has reached a heads of agreement with STRABAG SE for the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH, formerly known as Möbius Wasserbau. STRABAG Wasserbau, based in Hamburg, is the market leader in the German dredging sector. The company has an annual turnover of approximately EUR… Read More
Officials from the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) arrested the executive chairman of KSR Marine Services Pvt Ltd (Akash Dredging and Marine Services Pvt Ltd) on the charge that the firm evaded paying service tax. The company, which is engaged in providing dredging services, had evaded payment of service tax of over Rs… Read More
Dredging Corporation India has reported a standalone total income from operations of Rs 159.91 crore and a net profit of Rs 17.31 crore for the quarter ended Sep ’15. Other income for the quarter was Rs -0.03 crore. For the quarter ended Sep 2014 the standalone total income from operations was Rs 168.96 crore and… Read More
Information technology services provider Inix Technologies Holdings Bhd ( Valuation: 0.00, Fundamental: 2.10) is being cautious about its new foray into the sand dredging and land reclamation business, and is focusing on delivering projects currently under its belt rather than shoring up business. Inix executive director Mohd Anuar Mohd Hanadzlah said today the company is… Read More
Japan’s Toyo Construction Co has won a contract to undertake dredging work at Lach Huyen Port, a large-scale international deepsea port under construction in Haiphong, northern Vietnam, it announced on 21 December. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
A Texas marine construction company will rebuild one of Port Manatee’s aging ship berths for $9.14 million as part of the ports continuing waterfront modernization program. This week, the proposal for the work submitted by Orion Marine Construction of Houston won a seven-way bid contest to reconstruct Berth 9 at Port Manatee. Its bid came… Read More