Archive for: June, 2010

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation Deploys More Vessels for Work on Sand Berms Off the Louisiana Coast

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation Deploys More Vessels for Work on Sand Berms Off the Louisiana Coast

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation – reported today that four of its dredging vessels, including three hopper dredges and one cutter suction dredge, along with other ancillary equipment, are currently working on the construction of sand berms off the Louisiana Coast in response to the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident. Two [...]

Purchase of Largest Brownfield Project Ever in Flanders (Belgium)

Purchase of Largest Brownfield Project Ever in Flanders (Belgium)

The joint venture DEC, Dredging International, Jan De Nul and Envisan has finalised today the purchase of 140 hectare (approx. 345 acres) derelict and contaminated land. The area was released after the failure of the companies Nilefos Chemie and MisaEco and is located on the territory of the municipalities Zelzate, Evergem and Ghent. The joint [...]

34th IADC International Dredging Seminar Held at UNESCO-IHE, Delft (The Netherlands)

34th IADC International Dredging Seminar Held at UNESCO-IHE, Delft (The Netherlands)

At this year’s IADC UNESCO-IHE Dredging Seminar, held from 21 – 25 June, seventeen young professionals from Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong… Source: IADC, June 30, 2010

Causeway Lake Needs Dredging (Australia)

Causeway Lake Needs Dredging (Australia)

The Causeway Lake is under threat and on the verge of becoming an environmental disaster, says Yeppoon’s REA Environment and Engineering…   Source: themorningbulletin, June 30, 2010;

Amma Lines Ltd Plans to Set Up Rs 6,000 crore Deep Sea Port in West Bengal

Amma Lines Ltd Plans to Set Up Rs 6,000 crore Deep Sea Port in West Bengal

Amma Lines Ltd, the flagship company of the Mumbai-based Meka Group, is planning to set up a Rs 6,000 crore deep sea port in West Bengal… Source: dnaindia, June 30, 2010;

Tasmania: Tamar River Dredging Project Still Waits for Funds

Tasmania: Tamar River Dredging Project Still Waits for Funds

Local Government Minister Bryan Green refused to commit to a date yesterday to hand over more than $6 million for Tamar estuary dredging.   Source: examiner, June 30, 2010;

USA: GE Loses Challenge in Superfund Waste Cleanup Case

USA: GE Loses Challenge in Superfund Waste Cleanup Case

General Electric Co. failed to convince a federal appeals court that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund law governing…   Source: businessweek, June 30, 2010;

Bulgaria: Construction Works on Varna Port Container Terminal in Question

Bulgaria: Construction Works on Varna Port Container Terminal in Question

The fate of the project for the construction of a new container terminal in Bulgaria’s Black Sea Port of Varna will be clear in August,… Source: novinite, June 30, 2010;

Jacksonville Port Authority Discuss Dredging and Construction Projects (USA)

Jacksonville Port Authority Discuss Dredging and Construction Projects (USA)

Both good news and bad news was presented to the Jacksonville Port Authority Board of Directors at its monthly meeting Monday. Source: jaxdailyrecord, June 30, 2010;

USA: Mississippi Officials Want Faster Reaction on Oil Threat

USA: Mississippi Officials Want Faster Reaction on Oil Threat

As the shores of Biloxi, Miss., took their turn being slimed by oil Monday, Mississippi officials including Gov. Haley Barbour slammed the…   Source: Los Angeles Times, June 30, 2010;





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