Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that an Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting) was held this morning. In total 98.75 percent of the outstanding share capital was represented at the Meeting. The agenda contained the amendment to the articles of association. This voting item was adopted and the amendments will become effective as of… Read More
If you walk along the train tracks at Calafia State Beach and into the Cyprus Cove area, you’re bound to come across the withered remains of a coastal beach where barely any sand remains—the result of ongoing coastal erosion. Private parts of the beach used to extend further out and previously accommodated family picnics, volleyball… Read More
The governments of Tanzania and Dubai will next month finalise discussions on the areas where the Dubai Port World (DP-World) will have to invest in the country’s ports with a view to improving efficiency, it was revealed yesterday in Parliament. The revelation was made by the deputy minister for Works and Transport, Mr Atupele Mwakibete,… Read More
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has completed eight projects during the third quarter of 2022. MTCC states that the company managed a total of 112 projects during the third quarter. These included construction of harbors, airports, jetties, ports and roads, as well as shore protection, causeway protection, dredging and reclamation projects. Out of these… Read More
With the announcement last week of a $10.1 million federal grant, the Port of Green Bay has now secured a majority of the funding to transform the former Pulliam Power Plant property into a state-of-the-art port facility, which clears the way for other developments upriver including the eventual elimination of coal piles south of the Mason Street… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), New York City, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently held press conferences to discuss its progress in executing the Superstorm Sandy Coastal Risk Reduction Program—a comprehensive decade-long effort… Read More
Today, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that a $25.5 million federal grant been awarded to the Port of Grays Harbor in Washington state. The grant was awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Rep. Kilmer, Sen. Murray, and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is extending its public comment period for its Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1 disposition study to Dec. 18. These locks are located on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is directly below… Read More
During Tuesday’s Paducah City Commission meeting, leaders approved a construction contract with Dredge America Inc. for dredging downstream of the city’s transient boat dock. City Engineer Rick Murphy says the project is to remove the island building up downstream on the riverfront. The project is a temporary fix, moving 60,000 cubic yards every year for three… Read More
One year after the first phase of the contract execution for the capital and maintenance dredging of Payra Port started, Payra Port Authority and Jan De Nul Group officially kicked off the second phase, being the capital dredging works, in the presence of high government officials and senior representatives of Jan De Nul on 27… Read More