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Van Oord has been awarded the dredging contract for the Kaohsiung Intercontinental Container Center Phase II in Taiwan. The contract is with the Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) and is worth approximately $144.5m. The preparations have already started and the execution period runs until January 2018. The project involves the dredging and… Read More
A Bristow Sikorsky S-76 helicopter with registration number 5N-BDG-760540 yesterday crashed in the lagoon bordering Oworonsoki, a suburb in Lagos, with 12 persons on board. The helicopter crash resulted in the death of four people whose bodies were recovered, the rescue of six others who were rushed to hospitals, and two others who had still… Read More
Col. Calvin C. Hudson II is to assume command of the Fort Worth District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during a ceremony today in Fort Worth. He will supervise the operation and maintenance of Lake O’ the Pines and Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Wright Patman Lake in East Texas, along with 22 other… Read More
Finland-based Wärtsilä has confirmed it will supply dual-fuel LNG/diesel engines for Belgium dredging major DEME’s 8,000m³ Antigoon class trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Scheldt River. One of two dual-fuel (DF) TSHDs ordered by DEME, Scheldt River will be joined by the smaller Minerva, a 3,500m³ new-generation vessel designed to replace the current Orwell class TSHDs…. Read More
Dutch dredging giant Van Oord has placed an order for complete MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion packages for two 17,000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). Being built by Spanish yard Construcciones Navales del Norte in Bilbao, the comprehensive MAN packages consist of: 6L48/60CR engines; RENK gearboxes with PTO; Alpha CP propeller systems; Alpha high… Read More
Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines will power DEME Group vessel Scheldt River, the first dredger capable of using LNG as fuel. Under construction at Royal IHC in the Netherlands, the “Antigoon” class dredger will have 8,000 cu m hopper volume. Wärtsilä will supply power, including a 12-cylinder and 9-cylinder 34DF engine, propulsion, including two Wärtsilä controllable pitch… Read More
Rotterdam headquartered Van Oordhas placed an order for two trailing-suction hopper dredges at the CNN LaNaval Shipyard in Sestao, Spain, with delivery dates scheduled for 2017. The order is part of Van Oord’s continuous investment program. The new dredges will have a hopper capacity of approximately 17,000 cu.m, a length of 158 m and a… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ:GLDD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02, MarketBeat reports. The firm earned $238.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.10 million. During the same quarter… Read More
On Thursday 6 August 2015, the consortium Dredging International (75%) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (25%) will participate in the opening festivities of the modernised Suez Canal in Egypt, the Group said in a press release. Thanks to the widening and deepening of the canal, the waiting time on the navigation route has… Read More
A proposal to rezone the MCM Marine, Inc. property from Tourist to a new designation — Marine Services — inched ever closer Monday evening as the Sault Ste. Marie City Commission unanimously moved to put this matter before the public at its Aug. 3 session. The controversial parcel has generated both supporters and detractors over… Read More
A dredging company has been ordered to pay more than $120,000 after a worker was crushed to death on a barge in November 2013. Dredging NZ was sentenced in Auckland District Court yesterday on charges laid by Maritime New Zealand for failing to ensure the safety on an employee. Peter Bateman died after being crushed… Read More
SUNSHINE Coast-based dredging and civil construction company Hall Contracting has won a $27 million contract to carry out remediation work at Energy Resources of Australia‘s Ranger Uranium Mine in the Northern Territory. The project will involve operating and maintaining the mine’s cutter suction dredge to safely remove and transfer approximately 26 million cubic metres of… Read More
Shares of Mumbai-based Mercator have gained close to 60% in the past one month on speculation that the company is planning to restructure its businesses. The company, which is currently engaged in dredging, oil and gas, shipping and coal trading, is likely to announce a restructuring of its businesses wherein the dredging business will be kept… Read More
Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), to supply engines and essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger. When completed, the vessel will be one of the largest and most advanced vessels of its type in the world and will become CCCC Tianjin’s… Read More
Henderson accepted the flag for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District as the new district commander. Brig. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, Northwestern Division Commander conducted a change of command ceremony at the Double Tree HotelGrand Ballroom in downtown Omaha, recognizing the arrival of the new commander. Henderson comes to Omaha from serving as… Read More