The Colombian government is analyzing two options to finalize the US$480mn project to improve the Magdalena River’s navigability. “We are evaluating whether it is a public work or if we return to a public-private partnership. Today we’re leaning more towards a public work to carry out the civil works that are required, to dredge the… Read More
A long-awaited project has started off the Rockland Fish Pier. Dredging around the pier began Monday, Nov. 7. The dredging is expected to take a couple weeks to complete. The project will cost $604,000 and is paid for with a combination of grants from the federal Economic Development Administration, Northern Border Regional Commission, and the… Read More
Orion Group Holdings, the Houston-based parent of marine construction and dredging firm Orion Marine Group, reported third-quarter earnings of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per share, up from a net loss of $10.2 million, or $0.33 per share for the same quarter of 2021. Excluding non-recurring items, third-quarter 2022 adjusted net income was $0.8 million. “We… Read More
A planned commercial gold mining operation down stream of Wānaka will be discreet, a proponent says. Cold Gold Clutha Limited is seeking resource consents to operate a 24m-long suction dredge with a 6.6m beam along sections of the Clutha River between Luggate and the top of Lake Dunstan until February 2031. Mining consultant Darryl Sycamore, who prepared the applications,… Read More
Seonghoon Woo is the CEO of Amogy, a company using “ammonia cracking” modules to convert ammonia into hydrogen plus nitrogen to decarbonize the heavy-duty and shipping transportation industry. Amogy recently became an NYSERDA Northeast Hydrogen hub partner. Marine Log (ML): Although the research has yet to be conducted, what can you tell us about ammonia power solutions… Read More
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, Inside Climate News — Five years ago, when ExxonMobil came calling, city officials eagerly signed over a large portion of their water supply so the oil giant could build a $10 billion plant to make plastics out of methane gas. A year later, they did the same for Steel Dynamics to build… Read More
Last month North Carolina doled out nearly $20 million in grants to help coastal communities better fortify and rebuild beach infrastructure battered by recent hurricanes, tropical storms, and nor’easters. “Coastal communities are facing more severe impacts from storms and flooding that require a greater investment in a resilient coastline,” Gov. Roy Cooper said in announcing the awards…. Read More
The Interior Department has just tapped Texas and Louisiana for offshore wind development, which at first glance seems like an exercise in futility. All things being equal, policy makers in the two “red” states would be expected to slow-walk the offshore lease process. However, the era of hand sitting may be over. States without fossil… Read More
DP World has signed a lease and collaboration agreement with UAE-based food producer IFFCO, for an edible oil packing plant in the Berbera Economic Zone (BEZ) in Somaliland. IFFCO’s subsidiary, IFFCO Somaliland signed a 25-year lease with BEZ to develop a 300,000-square-foot packing facility, with future expansion plans covering another 300,000 square feet. Once complete,… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that today marked the last trading day of Boskalis shares on Euronext Amsterdam. The delisting is the outcome of a successful public offer and follows a public listing of more than half a century. Boskalis will continue as a private company and its focus as a dredging and marine… Read More