UK: Partrac Completes Dredging Monitoring Survey in Stranraer Port »
In addition to providing specialist dredge monitoring and sampling services to a range of Ports and Dredging contractors, Partrac has recently completed a vibrocoring project in the Clyde Estuary and dredging monitoring survey in...
May 16 2012 / Read More »
Namibia: Walvis Bay Port Expansion Stalls »
The New Era reports that last year the Namibian Ports Authority announced plans for an ambitious N$1.7billion container terminal expansion at the port of Walvis Bay. But this N$1.7b expansion project has not commenced as...
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USA: Fox River Dredging Kicks Off »
The Fox River dredging project has resumed after a federal appeals court denied NCR’s request for a temporary stay. According to the JS Online, NCR is under federal court order to remove and clean at...
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USA: Imperial Capital Analysts Begin Coverage of GLDD »
Zolmax News reports that research analysts at Imperial Capital have assumed coverage of shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) in a report released earlier this week. “As the leading provider of dredging services...
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Iloilo City, DENR to Spearhead 1st Philippine International River Summit »
The local government of Iloilo City, together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), shall spearhead the 1st Philippine International River Summit on May 30 to June 1. In a press conference last...
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Uruguay’s River Transport at Risk »
UPI reports that Uruguay’s river transport export links are being put at risk because of Argentine delays that critics say are mired in corruption and business rivalries. Uruguay depends on river transport to access export...
May 16 2012 / Read More »
USA: Senator, Assemblymember Call for East Rockaway Inlet Dredging »
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder yesterday called on the Army Corps of Engineers to fund the immediate dredging at the East Rockaway Inlet, and also to work with the New...
May 16 2012 / Read More »
QDC Seeks Corps Permit to Dredge Narragansett Bay (USA) »
The Quonset Development Corporation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District for work in waters of the United States to dredge in Narragansett Bay in North Kingstown, Rhode...
May 16 2012 / Read More »The Netherlands: IHC Merwede Launches CSD “MIONDO” »
Today, IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the stationary cutter suction dredger, MIONDO, at its shipyard in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands. The company is...
May 16 2012 / Read More »Panama Canal Dredging to Have “Ripple Effect” »
The deepening and widening of the Panama Canal will have a ripple effect on shipping throughout the world, My San Antonio reports. “When larger...
May 15 2012 / Read More »AvH: Interim Statement for First Quarter 2012 (Belgium) »
DEME (Ackermans & van Haaren 50%) managed to win two major new orders in the first quarter, more specifically in Qatar and in Australia....
May 15 2012 / Read More »Italdraghe, Gozuyilmaz Build Cutter Suction Dredger (Turkey) »
The launch date for the first ever cutter suction dredger to be built in Turkey is drawing near as assembly is being completed on...
May 14 2012 / Read More »The Netherlands: New TSHD “Contender” Launched »
Recently, a new multi-functional TSHD was launched. The hopper dredger, named “Contender” has been fitted out with Damen dredging gear. Abeko Shipping, the owner...
May 14 2012 / Read More »Watermaster Shows Great Results in South Africa »
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa is known as the city of lakes. Ekurhuleni has been facing numerous challenges with the state of its...
May 14 2012 / Read More »USA: DEC Reveals Hudson River Cleanup Plan »
The final cleanup plan for contaminated sediments in the Hudson River adjacent to the former Harbor at Hastings site will remove 60,000 cubic yards...
May 14 2012 / Read More »The Netherlands: DEME Launches “Ambiorix” »
Yesterday, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘Ambiorix’ was named in the port of Rotterdam by Mrs. Marie-Claire van Haaren-Donnet, spouse of the late Paul...
May 13 2012 / Read More »Boskalis Presents Trading Update (The Netherlands) »
Boskalis realized a slightly higher revenue in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. In recent months, market circumstances...
May 10 2012 / Read More »The Netherlands: EIB Finalises EUR 900 Million for Maasvlakte 2 »
The European Investment Bank has formally agreed to provide the final part of EUR 900m overall funding to support investment by the Port of...
May 10 2012 / Read More »
