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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the final contract to complete deepening of the Delaware River shipping channel. The Corps awarded the $50.3 million project to Norfolk Dredging Co. The company will dredge about 4 million cubic yards of material from the Tinicum, Eddystone, Chester, Marcus Hook, and Bellevue ranges of the Delaware… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, recently selected Joel Brown as chief of its river operations branch, Operations Division. In this position, Brown will be responsible for the work of the Mat Sinking Unit, Dredge Jadwin, Vicksburg Harbor facility, maintenance section, navigation and dredging on the Mississippi, Red, and Ouachita/Black Rivers, and operation… Read More
Shares of Duke Offshore added 16 percent intraday Friday as it has won order to support specialized dredging operations with MNC JV partner at Mumbai Harbour. The company has been awarded a contract for newly purchased crew boat Duke Express. The company has recently purchase Duke Express, a brand new high speed crew boat, to… Read More
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has signed an agreement worth Rs 102 crore with Mongla Port Authority, Bangladesh for dredging in Pussur Channel, said the company in a BSE filing on Friday. DCI has been exploring foreign markets to expand its market base outside India. The project involves dredging of around 3.88 million cum to… Read More
The official signing ceremony for the concession agreement of the new container terminal was held on 25 July 2017 in Kribi, Cameroon, chaired by the Minister for Transport, Mr Edgar Alain Mébé Ngo’o, Bolloré Transport & Logistics said in its press release. Following an international call to tenders, the consortium of the French groups Bolloré… Read More
Todd Prophet, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of tug and barge operator Harley Marine Services, Inc., Seattle, WA, recently passed away following a long battle with lung cancer. In an e-mail on July 21 from Hamburg, Germany, Harley Marine Services (HMS) Chairman & CEO Harley Franco wrote, “It is with great sadness… Read More
The Bahrain Real Estate Investment (Edamah) has signed an agreement with Vision Marine to undertake the reclamation work for the beachfront “Saada” Project. The deal followed directives from His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa to proceed with service projects, including the Muharraq beachfront renovation. Edamah is considered as the real estate… Read More
LLC RN-Bunker, subsidiary of Rosneft, has bunkered world’s largest Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers Bartolomeu Dias and James Cook as well as two support ships. Rosneft says state-of-the-art tanker RN Magellan bunkered the ships with more than 2,600 t of RMG 380 produced by Syzran Refinery and DMF-I produced by Ryazan Oil Refining Company. The operation… Read More
DP World will advise on the development of two Indonesian ports to help the country grow its domestic and international trade. Following the signing of a technical assistance contract with the Indonesian government and port officials, DP World will share its knowledge and experience in increasing efficiencies, training and development for employees and developing multi-modal… Read More
In July, Valeport, a leading UK manufacturer of oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrumentation underwent a number of ISO audits, successfully updating the firm’s certifications to ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management and ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management. For the first time in 2017, Valeport is also now certified to BS OHSAS 18001, the internationally applied British Standard for… Read More
Covington-based Weeks Marine Inc., one of the nation’s largest dredging companies, announced Wednesday (July 19) that it is building a new $60 million dredge, largely because of the increased demand caused by the state’s coastal restoration program. The JS Chatry, named for senior vice president J. Stephen Chatry, is under construction at C&C Marine and… Read More
Netherland-based Van Oord dredging company has been awarded the contract for Dubai Harbour marine works, a prestigious mega project in Dubai. The project for Projects Link Contracting Co is the next step in achieving “Dubai Tourism Vision 2020”, Dubai’s strategy to attract 20m visitors per year by 2020. It is a strategy to which Van… Read More
In a Change of Command ceremony today at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Mass., District Commander Col. Christopher J. Barron passed the command flag, signifying change of command authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New England, to new District Commander Col. William M. Conde. Presiding over the ceremony was Maj. Gen. Kent Savre,… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by Ports of Stockholm to construct the quay wall for the new Stockholm Norvik Port in Sweden. The contract value amounts to approximately EUR 60 million. The project will commence in the autumn of 2017 and should be completed in the spring of 2020. Stockholm… Read More
Three employees with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division were named recipients of the Corps’ Ernest P. Blankenship Awards during the division’s awards day Friday. Established in 1987, the Blankenship awards are among the highest honorary awards presented to Mississippi Valley Division employees by the local commander and cover three categories: engineer/scientist,… Read More