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India: Delay in Completing Capital Dredging May Put off Vallarpadam ICTT Commissioning

India: Delay in Completing Capital Dredging May Put off Vallarpadam ICTT Commissioning

The inordinate delay in completing the capital dredging work for the Vallarpadam ICTT project may lead to the postponement of the soft launch of the project’s operations scheduled for later this month by the terminal operator DP World.
Informed sources in the port told Business Line that the terminal operator had made it clear to the [...]

St. Martin Council Plans to Dredge Lake Dauterive (USA)

St. Martin Council Plans to Dredge Lake Dauterive (USA)

The St. Martin Parish Council voted Tuesday to hire Sellers and Associates, of Abbeville, as the engineers on the Bayou Du Portage, locally known as drainage project near Lake Dauterive and Lake Fausse Point.
The measure passed 7-0 with councilmen Lloyd “Red” Higginbotham and James Hebert absent.
The project, which is projected to cost $5 million, is [...]

Pomphery’s Pond Dredging to Start Soon (USA)

Pomphery’s Pond Dredging to Start Soon (USA)

Dredging of Pomphery’s Pond will start on Sept. 15, the date promised to East River Road residents by state and local officials in July. State Department of Environmental Protection officials and Mayor John Ekdahl confirmed that the dredging will start on Sept. 15, the day that a wildlife protection period ends.
“As soon as that period [...]

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation Announces Executive Management Changes (USA)

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation Announces Executive Management Changes (USA)

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation – the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition services – today announced changes to its executive management effective immediately. Douglas B. Mackie, President and Chief Executive Officer, has decided with the Board of Directors to resign his [...]

Cooperation Agreement for IHC Backhoe Dredgers Between IHC Merwede and Liebherr-France

Cooperation Agreement for IHC Backhoe Dredgers Between IHC Merwede and Liebherr-France

IHC Engineering Services, part of IHC Merwede, and Liebherr-France (Mining and Marine Excavators division) have announced that they have entered into a cooperation agreement. Both parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding joint activity in relation to product development, sales and global service of IHC backhoe dredgers.
This collaboration is a perfect match between two [...]

Savary Island Dredging Fails to Meet Expectations (Canada)

Savary Island Dredging Fails to Meet Expectations (Canada)

Dredging work that took place at the Savary Island dock was not satisfactorily completed, according to a report received by Powell River Regional District rural services committee.
The committee received a report indicating that the dredging work done in early July by CEDA International was not completed to the satisfaction of engineers. Dredging is done to [...]

GMI Provides Update on GMI’s Liberian Gold Mining Operations

GMI Provides Update on GMI’s Liberian Gold Mining Operations

Venga Aerospace Systems Inc. announced that the Liberian Ministry of Lands Mines and Energy has confirmed that the Company’s mining affiliate, Global Mineral Investments, LLC (“GMI”) has recovered a further 19 ounces of gold from GMI’s dredging operation on the Dugbe River in Sinoe County, Liberia during the month of April, 2010.
“Continuing adverse weather conditions, [...]

Canada: Four Harbours in Malpeque Region Get Financial Support

Canada: Four Harbours in Malpeque Region Get Financial Support

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that four harbours in the Malpeque region will benefit from funding from the Government of Canada’s recent investment in small craft harbours across Prince Edward Island.
A slipway construction project is planned for the small craft harbour in North Rustico, while planning work is slated [...]

Australia: Bright Future for Port of Hastings

Australia: Bright Future for Port of Hastings

Pressure to expand the Port of Hastings to play a larger role as a container port has increased with the release of a blueprint by Asciano outlining its ambitions for the next 30 years.
The transport infrastructure group, parent company of National Rail and Patrick Stevedores, which operates the Port of Hastings, has presented its bold [...]

The Netherlands: EUROPORT 2011 Offers Access to the Future

The Netherlands: EUROPORT 2011 Offers Access to the Future

The international maritime industry has a demand for innovative solutions, whether these concern water and air emissions, safety of personnel or maintenance of wind parks at sea. Europort 2011 launched its theme which is the opportunity par excellence to show how first-rate technologies offer proper solutions: ‘Advanced Technology, your access to the future.’
The Netherlands is [...]