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Construction of a new 330,000m² port area has been begun at the Port of Kalundborg in Denmark. The New West Port area will be situated on the southern side of Kalundborg Fjord and will comprise 200,000m² of land and 130,000m² of dammed sea area. The initial phase of the expansion will feature a container terminal… Read More
Last year, the Federal Government launched the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and the Port Service Support Portal (PSSP) at Nigerian ports. These platforms, coordinated by the Nigerian Shippers Council, were the first step toward streamlining processes and procedures at the ports. Sometime this year, the Vice President, then acting president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, signed three… Read More
“If we are going to invest money into the harbor, we want to know that it is being invested in the best interest of Cohasset citizens,” said Tim Davis, chairman of the Cohasset Harbor Committee The Harbor Committee is back and is raring to improve Cohasset Harbor. Lead by Chairman Tim Davis, the newly reconstituted… Read More
TOS, an international supplier of nautical and technical personnel, announces the official acquisition of Maritime Human Resources BV (MHR). MHR will continue under the name TOS MHR. TOS has acquired all MHR shares as of 13 October 2017. Previously, MHR was partially owned by the STC-Group. With the acquisition, TOS expects to be able to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract for the dredging of the Chesapeake City Basin, with the project expected to get underway this fall. The Corps announced earlier this month that the contract to dredge the basin and parts of the C&D Canal has been awarded to Jade Creek Construction LLC, of… Read More
The technology group Wärtsilä has acquired Guidance Marine Limited, a privately owned company with offices in the UK, Singapore and the USA. Guidance Marine is recognised as a technology leader in the marine industry for sensor solutions relating to dynamic positioning and other vessel control systems, such as collision avoidance and remote control operations. Wärtsilä… Read More
Strengthening its ship repair and conversion capabilities, Royal IHC has acquired 50% of the share capital of Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG), a dedicated facility in Rotterdam that has unimpeded access to the open sea. Rotterdam Offshore Group has a strong reputation as a provider of dockside and on-site services. It has lay-by facilities for vessels… Read More
Infrastructure Alternatives, Inc. (IAI), a leading contractor in the environmental remediation market, is pleased to announce that Michelle Rioux has joined our team as Business Development Manager. She brings a strong technical background in waste minimization, disposal, recycling, and environmental regulations to new business development and client support at IAI. The addition of Ms. Rioux… Read More
Three cooperation agreements were signed between Indonesian and European companies at the Indonesia-Belgium High Level Roundtable Discussion held at the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB). Meanwhile, at the occasion there are also talks being held about (free) trade agreements with the aim to improve bilateral relations between Indonesia and the European Union (EU). The… Read More
As some better-known companies flee Connecticut for Massachusetts, a dredging and maritime construction company is sailing in the opposite direction, planning to set anchor in riverine Fair Haven. The company is Patriot Marine, of Winthrop, Mass., which, pending a final city approval, plans to move to 90 River St. Neighbors were pleased to hear that… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is to take a charge of $42- $47 milliion. CEO Lasse Petterson says that, as a result of a “deep dive” into the company’s operational and financial performance, “management will execute a plan to reduce our general and administrative and overhead expenses, retire certain underperforming and underutilized assets and… Read More
Pakistan Nat¬io¬nal Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is looking to enter the marine services business, official sources told Dawn on Saturday. The national flag carrier has bid for two 75-tonne bollard pull tugs and two pilot boats that Karachi Port Trust (KPT) requires on chartering and hiring bases for a three-year period. PNSC currently has 19 subsidiaries… Read More
Arcadis has announced its selection as Engineer of Record for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood protection multiphase design of New York City’s East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project in the borough of Manhattan. Arcadis is part of a team supporting New York City’s efforts to safeguard the Lower East Side against severe weather… Read More
Belgian group DEME’s subsidiaries have landed contracts to develop New Port in Qatar and a maritime project in Singapore together worth about US$200 million. DEME’s subsidiary MEDCO (Middle East Dredging Company) will for the Qatari New Port project undertake dredging works to realign the access channel and build a new mooring dolphin structure. Works follow… Read More
Dive Brief: •Kiewit Construction, as the lowest bidder, won a $163.5 million contract to build the first phase of a new Honolulu Harbor container terminal, according to the Pacific Business News. •The entire Kapalama Container Terminal project will cost $448 million. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s $850 million Harbors Modernization Plan…. Read More