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Dutch dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) of the UK Ministry of Defence for capital dredging of the approach channel to the port of Portsmouth. The contract is worth EUR35 million (USD39 million) and dredging is due to commence in 2H/2015. A Royal Navy base… Read More
In partnership with VolkerWessels (Volker Stevin International), Royal Boskalis Westminster has won a contract from Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH. The contract is for for the design, procurement, fabrication, supply, transportation, installation, and testing of 67 foundations for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German sector of the North Sea. The contract is… Read More
The Lake Improvement Commission directed City Administrator Jim Patrick to begin contract negotiations with Dredge America for administration of dredging operations of the city at its meeting Monday. The city accepted four bids for administration of the dredge from VEIT, Great Lakes, JTB and Dredge America since the commission sent out a May 26 letter… Read More
Gainesville businessman Jim Walters was re-elected Monday as chairman of the board of directors for the Georgia Ports Authority. He’s spent the past year in that role, after being appointed to the board by Gov.Nathan Deal in 2012. He previously served as vice chairman. “It’s been an exciting year,” he said. “I look forward to… Read More
Shailesh K. Patel is the new chairman of the Volusia County Association for Responsible Development, a nonprofit group also known as VCARD. Patel, who grew up in Zambia, is principal and managing member of Dredging & Marine Consultants, a Port Orange-based business with additional offices in Tavares and Fort Pierce. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Royal Boskalis Westminster had a good first quarter of 2015, reporting increased revenue compared to the same period in 2014. Revenue was stable when adjusted for acquisitions, divestments and currency effects. The Netherlands headquartered marine services giant reported revenue in its Dredging & Inland Infra segment was comparable to the first quarter last year despite… Read More
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Dredging International Asia Pacific-Daelim Joint Venture (DDJV) have signed a contract for the Tuas Terminal Phase 1 reclamation, wharf construction and dredging project. The Tuas Terminal Phase 1 project is large in scope, and entails the construction of a new port terminal with 20 deepwater… Read More
MSC, in partnership with Termont Montréal Inc and the Montréal Port Authority has officially begun construction for the first phase of the new Viau container terminal. To mark the occasion, a ground-breaking ceremony featuring nearly 100 customers, partners, and stakeholders gathered on 22nd June to see for themselves the port operations and learn about the… Read More
Shipping company Mercator has acquired two more dredgers to expand its dredging business, according to a filing to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) today. One of the vessels is a trailer suction hopper dredger, while the second vessel is classified as a bucket ladder dredger. Both dredgers are scheduled for commission around the first week of… Read More
Van Oord has secured a contract to install foundations at Dong Energy‘s 258MW Burbo 2 wind farm in the Irish Sea. The Dutch company will tackle 32 monopiles and transition pieces, supply and install scour protection and provide logistics between ports in Germany, Denmark and the UK. Installation is planned to take place during summer… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster(Boskalis) has been awarded three dredging-related contracts in Africa with a combined value of approximately $83.9m. In Angola, Boskalis has been awarded a contract by Angola LNG for dredging activities related to maintaining the access channel and turning basins of the Soyo LNG port. The project will be executed in joint venture and… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced that it been awarded three dredging-related contracts on the African subcontinent. The contracts have a combined value of approximately €75 million. One of these contracts was awarded by Angola LNG Ltd. It covers dredging activities related to maintaining the access channel and turning basins of the Soyo LNG port…. Read More
BAM International has completed the €65m ($72.8m) contract to construct the Aqaba New Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal for Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC). The firm has handed over the project on 23 June, two months ahead of schedule. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. has awarded to Dredging International, member of the DEME Group, a five and a half-year extension of its ongoing contract to remove mine-derived sediments from the lower Ok Tedi river system, situated in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, the company said in its press release. OK Tedi Mining Ltd…. Read More
During 8 – 12 June 2015 a group of employees from the central office, Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin, Astrakhan, North-Western Basin and Sakhalin Branches of FSUE “Rosmorport” have completed a training course “Modern dredging equipment and technologies” in Van Oord company (Rotterdam, the Netherlands). The program included both theoretical course, and simulator training, a visit to the… Read More