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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
Two Chinese state-owned companies are looking to raise a combined total of as much as US$2.6 billion in initial public offerings in Hong Kong in December, betting on signs of improving investor sentiment as markets bounce back, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
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
The construction of Maasvlakte 2 has been recognised by the award of the prof. dr. ir. J.F. Agema prize, which is awarded every five years to an innovative marine engineering work that was designed or constructed by a Dutch party. Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 10 November 2015 – The construction of Maasvlakte 2 has been recognised… Read More
The company said its net profit rose 434% to Rs.17.31 crore in the September quarter compared with Rs.3.24 crore a year ago. Dredging Corporation of India zoomed 4.4% to Rs.352.50 on BSE. The company said its net profit rose 434% to Rs.17.31 crore in the September quarter compared with Rs.3.24 crore a year ago. The… Read More
The Florida Inland Navigation District, which oversees the navigability of Florida’s Atlantic ICW, announced Wednesday at a press conference at Lauderdale Marina on the ICW that it awarded a $20 million contract to Cashman Dredging of Quincy, Massachusetts, to dredge the ICW to a depth of 17 feet from the 17th Street Causeway Bridge to… Read More
The tugs Erich R. Luedtke and Kurt Luedtke and several barges from Luedtke Engineering in Frankfort are dredging the shipping channel in the St. Clair River. Lynn Rose, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said the work could continue into 2016. “We’re at the beginning of the winter,” she said. “I’m sure… Read More
NEW YORK and MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PHI Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PHIL), a U.S. public company engaged in energy and natural resources, announced today that the Company has signed an agreement in principle covering business cooperation and investment with a Filipino Company, Spartan Mining and Development Corporation. The agreement covers… Read More