FORT NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a 120-day period of performance contract to Cottrell Contracting Corp. for the Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Project. The new contract takes effect in May with completion projected for September. “The ultimate goal of the project is to restore the authorized dimensions to support… Read More
A slate of $132 million in projects intended to offset environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Alabama coast has received federal approval, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced Friday. The news is a step forward in the process spelled out by the federal RESTORE Act, which governs disbursement of money paid in penalties… Read More
Royal Boskalis has withdrawn its legal complaint about the tender process for the dredging works in the Elbe river fairway in Hamburg Royal Boskalis has withdrawn its legal complaint about the tender process for the dredging works in the Elbe river fairway in Hamburg. No reason was given for its volte face. The case, which… Read More
Possible listing candidate Napier Port said the cost of its planned new wharf development – 6 Wharf – had gone up to $170-$190 million from last year’s estimate of $142m. The port’s owner, the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, said the increase reinforced the need for external capital at the facility. The council said it expects… Read More
Mombasa Port recorded impressive performance in 2018 due to modernization programme and introduction of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The port handled more cargo that saw Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) earn Sh.45.35 billion compared to Sh.41.56 collected in the previous year (2017). According to KPA Financial Report for 2018, the port recorded marginal growth as a… Read More
ENR Southeast’s annual Top Contractors ranking doesn’t publish until late June, but already nearly 100 firms have submitted their information by our March 29 survey deadline. That’s an earlier date than was the case with last year’s Regional Top Contractors survey. But don’t worry. While the deadline for the annual Southeast Top Contractors survey has… Read More
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SARASOTA COUNTY — Residents on Manasota Key who fear their homes could be washed away by the Gulf of Mexico will finally get the protection they desperately need for their properties. The Sarasota County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a joint beach renourishment project with Charlotte County that would restore roughly 50 feet of sand… Read More
William P. Doyle, CEO & Executive Director of the Dredging Contractors of America commented on the milestones reached: This is what it’s all about. Moving mud. Phases I and II of the Boston Harbor deepening projects sail past the mile-markers. A lot of stakeholders are involved with making this massive dredging project a success. Boston… Read More
Expansion at Nansha seen as growth driver for Cosco’s ports group. Ports operator Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) (HKEX: 1199) has agreed to build a 254,000-square metre (2,690,978-square feet) logistics park in the city-agglomeration of Guangzhou, which has a regional population of at least 64 million people. Guangzhou is one of the world’s busiest box ports… Read More