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Henry “Hank” McDevitt of Clinton has been selected as the new deputy to the commander of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg. McDevitt, a Vicksburg native, has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Mississippi State University. He also served as an adviser to several U.S. agencies and military units…. Read More
An international consortium led by UAE-based National marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has completed the New Suez CanalProject in Egypt. The $1.5bn (EGP11.75bn) project was undertaken by the Challenge Consortium, an NMDC-led collaboration that also included Boskalis, Van Oord, and Jan de Nul. News of the completion was announced following a successful trial run of the… Read More
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), a subsidiary of the state-owned China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), has proposed the construction of new facilities at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port. According to an IHS Maritime 360 report, the CHEC proposal focuses on the construction of a new shipbuilding and repair dockyard. The proposal is part of the third… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have a change of command this week in the Norfolk District. Col. Jason Kelly will take command from Col. Paul Olsen on Thursday morning, according to a news release. Olsen has been the district commander since March 2012. In the June 2015 Maritime Bulletin, Olsen said the district… Read More
Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), has signed a contract that will see Wärtsilä supply the engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredge that will be the world’s largest in terms of pump capacity. The 140 m long vessel will have a maximum dredging depth of… Read More
Sri Lanka is considering a proposal by China Harbour Engineering Company to construct a shipbuilding and repair dockyard at Hambantota Port on the south coast. A government spokesman, health minister Rajitha Senaratne, told reporters that the cabinet had approved CHEC’s plan to do a feasibility study for the project. CHEC had requested the government give… Read More
Lanco Infratech‘s Australian subsidiary is expected to commence construction of a port from the third quarter of the year, said a notification issued by the Department of Environment, Australia. The department, while seeking public opinion on the proposed dredging work at Bunbury port near Griffin Coal mines in Western Australia, said Lanco Resources Australia Pty… Read More
Employees at Ellicott Dredges LLC in Baltimore, Maryland had two big reasons for celebration this week. Firstly, Ellicott’s Baltimore plant has achieved an enviable safety record of one thousand (1,000) consecutive working days without a lost time accident. Secondly, Ellicott is celebrating its 130th year of business. Founded in 1885, Ellicott first gained global recognition… Read More
Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) a heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today is providing its investors with an update on the Company’s end markets. Market Outlook As previously discussed, overall asset utilization during the second quarter was affected by inconsistent lettings from the Army Corps of Engineers and delays in the timing… Read More
The city of Ocala has contracted Gator Dredging to work on the Tuscawilla Lake Alum Pond, sediment removal project. The project began Monday, June 29. The alum pond is on the south end of Tuscawilla Park. Removing sediment from this pond is required periodically to stay in compliance within the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD– Snapshot Report) has been awarded two projects in the Gulf Coast, one being a Shell Island West Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Restoration Project and of the other a U.S. Army project. The projects are together valued at over $90 million. The $76 million Shell Island Restoration Project… Read More
Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen has clinched the tender to carry out dredging works for Tauranga port‘s expansion. Rohde Nielsen is to deepen and widen the access channels from 12.9 m to 14.5 m inside Tauranga’s harbour, and from 12.9 m to 15.8 m outside the harbour. Tauranga, New Zealand‘s biggest port, is undertaking the… Read More
The UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a £31m contract to Boskalis Westminster for capital dredging works on the approach channel to Portsmouth harbour. The works are in anticipation of the first of the British Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, being commissioned in 2016. At 280m long… Read More
The Sustainable Ports Development Bill 2015 (Bill) was introduced by the Queensland Government on 3 June 2015 as part of the new government’s commitment under the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (LTSP). The Bill prohibits the development of new ports and off-shore dumping of spoil along the majority of the Queensland coastline and provides for… Read More
Chinese firm CCCC Dredging, which analysts say is involved with China’s island-building work in theSouth China Sea, has filed an application to list on theHong Kong stock exchange. The firm, which is being spun off by state-owned China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) . is looking to raise about $800 million to $1 billion in the… Read More