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Van Oord has ordered a new cutter suction dredger from Royal IHC. The vessel, a modular IHC Beaver® 65 DDSP built at the yard in Sliedrecht, will be delivered on 1 April 2016. – See more at: http://www.vanoord.com/news/2016-van-oord-strengthens-fleet-new-cutter-suction-dredger#sthash.wdve1axg.y8E2zej4.dpuf Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 22 January 2016 – Van Oord has ordered a new cutter suction dredger from… Read More
Liberia President Ellen Sirleaf has reaffirmed government’s commitment to doing business with Belgian firms in a bid to revitalize the bilateral relationship between both countries, especially in the areas of trade and commerce.In remarks when she met with a joint Belgium-Luxembourg Preparatory Trade and Investment delegation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia Friday,… Read More
Global e-commerce platform INTTRA is the world’s largest electronic marketplace for carriers, freight forwarders and shippers. Members of INTTRA’s network of 220,000 freight forwarders and shippers make booking requests withover 50 major carriers and non-vessel operating common carriers via the firm’s service, where they can also view ocean schedules, data analytics and tracking information, get… Read More
Van Oord is about to undertake maintenance dredging of parts of Salcombe estuary, UK following a competitive tendering process. The dredging campaign starts as soon as its newest dredging vessel Borr completes its current tasking. The start of the campaign was announced by Slacombe Harbour authorities on 12 January. Lifting the sediment with waterVan Oord’s… Read More
The Labor Party failed to disclose a $30,000 corporate donation to its 2013 federal election campaign … The Weekend Australian has confirmed that neither the ALP nor the donor, marine contractor Van Oord Australia, disclosed the payment in election returns to the Australian Electoral Commission, meaning both face potential penalties under the act. READ FULL… Read More
Recently, the Seaport District garnered lots of attention following General Electric’s (GE) announcement to move its headquarters to Massachusetts. Over the years, the transformation of this area led to a revitalization of the harbor and the city. After the Omnibus Agreement became a law last month, there are more improvements ahead for the Port of… Read More
While lacking an easement agreement with the city, a Warrenville-based oil company has applied for the necessary state permits to construct a nearly 2-mile oil transport pipeline beneath the I&M Canal in Lockport for a new barge facility. Ducere LLC has submitted project plans for approval to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, according to… Read More
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