Congressman Peter DeFazio (D–Ore.) will hold a public meeting this week in Brookings to review options to ensure dredging continues at small coastal ports in Oregon. DeFazio requested the meeting after learning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) informed the Port of Port Orford it was highly unlikely there would be funds to dredge [...]
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) inaugurated the First International Maintenance Congress, highlighting a culture of profitability, maintenance and sustainability for businesses. Experts from United States, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay and Panama will participate. The congress will be held in the Ascanio Arosemena Training Center until January 18, 2013. Professionals in the fields [...]
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Following a press release issued yesterday morning regarding an intended offer for Dockwise Ltd., Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announces that it currently holds a 33.0% stake in Dockwise. As a result, Boskalis is now the largest shareholder in Dockwise. These shares acquired since yesterday morning were purchased at an average price of EUR 17.04 with [...]
Following a press release issued yesterday regarding an intended offer for Dockwise Ltd., Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announces that it has acquired approximately 11.5 million shares in Dockwise in the course of trading. This shareholding represents 29% of the shares in Dockwise. As previously announced, HAL Investments B.V. has irrevocably committed to tender its shares [...]
On Oct. 25, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District hosted a public meeting on the Jacksonville Harbor Navigation Deepening Study. The purpose of the meeting was to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to discuss the preliminary results of the ecological models that are being used for this study. These models are considered to [...]
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At a special meeting yesterday, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority took action on two important matters, the Port Authority’s application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit for improvements to the Bayport Ship Channel, and the Port Authority’s formal response to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report. [...]
ADPC has held an information-sharing meeting with shareholders in Marfa, as it prepares to develop the first phase of the port. In a special meeting held at Marfa Hotel, ADPC’s Vice President of Project Development, Waleed Al Tamimi discussed the plans with important stakeholders, notably local commercial fishermen, lead by Jumaa Bin Hathboor. At the [...]
The CEDA Working Group on Ecosystem Services (WGES) has their first meeting this week in Delft at the CEDA Headquarters. WGES will produce a CEDA Information Paper on ecosystem services in the context of dredging and the construction of marine and fresh water infrastructure. The aim of the paper is to explain ecosystem services [...]
The annual general meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren took place yesterday. The shareholders approved the proposal to distribute a gross dividend of 1.64 euro per share. After deduction of the withholding tax, the net dividend amounts to 1.23 euro per share. Shareholders who benefit from reduced withholding tax (VVPR shares) are entitled to a [...]
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) held a community information stall at the Calliope Markets last Sunday. The WBDDP stall had information about environmental conditions, water quality, seagrass and dredging in the Gladstone harbour. Gladstone Ports Corporation’s (GPC) media advisor Lee McIvor said the information stall was set-up for local people [...]
