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A proliferation of coastal restoration projects and LNG facilities has reinvigorated Weeks Marine Inc.’s decades-long presence along the Gulf Coast. Its strategically placed equipment yards and offices, firmly entrenched in the Louisiana marketplace, are perfectly poised to handle the load. The maritime contractor is certainly not a new kid on the block. Founded by Francis… Read More
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced yesterday that it had released nearly P79 million to benefit its Climate Change and Adaptation and Mitigation (CCAM) projects in Region 1. DSWD Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo said various CCAM projects are now set to be implemented in 38 Local Government Units (LGUs) in… Read More
It is not just Port Mansfield that would benefit if its ship channel was dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – South Padre Island would be helped greatly as well. There are parts of SPI where beach erosion reaches 15 feet a year. The sediment the Army Corps could dredge at Port Mansfield… Read More
As the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor shifts into full gear in its annual fight to keep the entrance channel open, a new challenge has sprung up this year. Santa Cruz County’s ongoing $4.7 million beach improvement and seawall project is “dead center” in the harbor’s dredged-up sand disposal site, at the adjacent Twin Lakes… Read More
The government in Colombia is undertaking a study for the development of terminals across 17 ports, distributed between the country’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. These are seen as medium-term projects and their establishment would help upgrade existing logistics provision in the country. The various projects would require private sector investment of approximately $1.5bn. Three of… Read More
Dithering on privatisation is not distracting Canadian ports from building their business, says Martin Rushmere Depending on whom you ask, cargo volumes through Canadian ports will rise between five and 10% this year, with containers likely to hit the 6m teu mark and, according to ultra optimists, perhaps reaching 7m teu. Half-year volume figures show… Read More
The final Fountain Lake dredging permit request came back from the Department of Natural Resources with a smaller-scale project approved than the Shell Rock River Watershed District requested. The dredge the district requested would move about 600,000 cubic yards of sediment in the first phase of the project, while the DNR has approved approximately 400,000… Read More
GeoSea, the geotechnical and offshore solutions specialist of the DEME Group, announces it has acquired the majority of the shares (72,5 %) of G-tec, the Liege (Belgium) based contractor specialized in offshore geotechnical and geological site investigations, marine geophysical and environmental surveys and deepsea engineering services. The other shares are owned by SRIW (Sociéte Régionale… Read More
Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) is urging the Queensland Government to fund dredging at Round Hill Creek as a sand bar impedes search and rescue efforts of 1,200 square nautical miles of ocean. The depth of the channel at Round Hill Creek means some boats are unable to get in and out when they need to…. Read More
Mud Cat is pleased to introduce the new highly portable and affordable Mud Cat® MC 115D, which boasts unmatched versatility in the mini-dredge product space. The MC 115D maximizes output on its 24 ft. (7.3m) long platform with a 115 HP (85 kW) diesel engine. An optional self-launching hydraulic tilt trailer and built-in pipe rack… Read More