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The Dredging Summit & Expo ’18, a technical conference organized by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to promote the exchange of knowledge in fields related to dredging, navigation, marine engineering and construction, kicks off June 25-28, 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia. The conference provides a forum for improvement of communications, technology transfer, and cooperation among associations… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District announced today that RLB Contracting, Inc., was the apparent low bidder in the amount of $33,988,050.00 for emergency dredging of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River. “This emergency project funded by FEMA involves the removal of 1.8 million cubic yards of material within 270 days,”… Read More
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute is celebrating twenty years of existence. The occasion is being celebrated under the theme “Celebrating 20 years of Promoting the Sustainable Use and Management of Belize’s Coastal Zone. The Coastal Zone Management Authority & Institute was birthed out of a need to protect Belize’s natural resources which became… Read More
CHINA Harbour Engineering Company (Chec) has been awarded 23 projects in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands since 2011 with a total contract value of more than US$800 million (K2.6 billion), an official says. Project manager Yuan Huiming said Chec was a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Ltd, a state entity. Huiming said… Read More
Carolina Dybeck Happe will assume responsibility as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, effective no later than 1 January 2019. She comes from a position as CFO of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions. “Carolina Dybeck Happe brings significant experience from a company with a strong organic and… Read More
The IIT Madras National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways & Coasts (NTCPWC) recently established at the institute as the technological arm of the Union shipping ministry, is doing its best to boost the development of indigenous technology and expertise in India’s port and maritime sector. The unit will be focusing on a host of areas,… Read More
A joint venture between a Filipino investor and a Korean businessman has expressed keen interest in investing in Zambales, particularly in the dredging and desilting projects of its river channels clogged with lahar sand. AJ Marketing and Consultancy Services, a partnership between Filipino businessman Jonathan Mendoza and Korean Andrew Lee, signed a Memorandum of Agreement… Read More
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed partnership agreements with four recent participants in the annual PortXL innovation programme. The products developed by the start-ups range from compact tulip-shaped wind turbines to blockchain applications for freight tracking. Together with 10 other start-ups and scale-ups, these companies took part in this year’s PortXL innovation accelerator programme… Read More
Partrac were contracted by Angus Council in the spring of 2015 to evaluate the use of dredge material to trickle recharge the beach at Montrose, North East Scotland. To assess the efficacy of the proposed scheme, a study was conducted to map the sediment transport pathway(s) of a small volume of dredge material (sand) following… Read More
Acting also on behalf of the Dutch Nature Preservation Society (Natuurmonumenten), Rijkswaterstaat has awarded Van Oord the contract for dredging an extra channel to the south of Marker Wadden. Dredging the channel will create more space for the underwater capture of silt. It will contribute to restoring the environmental and water quality of the Markermeer… Read More
Instituto Nacional de Vías de Colombia (Invías) awarded to European Dredging Company the $2,1 million contract for maintenance dredging of Tumaco Port. Lloreda Camacho & Co advised on the transaction. Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern corner of Colombia… Read More
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) today announced a contract award of approximately $18 million. The Company’s Marine segment was recently awarded a contract from the Port of Corpus Christi for the design, construction and dredging of a new cement unloading dock to be located on the Corpus Christi ship channel. The project is expected… Read More
The Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a new commander. Daniel H. Hibner is coming from MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where he served as a branch chief. Hibner has 25 years of experience with the Army. He spent some of his time working for the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
The Board of the Pacific Chapter of WEDA invites submission of abstracts for a technical presentation or poster at their Fall 2018 conference in Honolulu, HI. New to the 2018 conference is an additional half day of conference proceedings to provide attendees more presentation time slots. There will also be a poster session and additional marketing opportunities… Read More
The Mobile District of the Army Corps of Engineers has completed some of their dredging and the portion of the Mobile River north of the Grain Elevator up to Three Mile Creek turning basin has been dredged sufficiently to allow vessels with 40 feet of draft. For details of further restrictions, check with the bar… Read More