APM Terminals is building a new container terminal at Maasvlakte II in the Port of Rotterdam opening in November 2014 that promises to set the pace for new terminal design and customer satisfaction levels. Executives announced today the selection of container handling equipment for horizontal transp
IHC Merwede has announced that the naming and launch ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XIX, is scheduled for Monday, 2 April 2012. The ship is being built for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. at the IHC Offshore & Marine yard, Schaardijk 24, 2921 LG Krimpen a/d IJssel, Th
Fugro has announced the acquisition of EMU Ltd, a Southhampton-based independent marine survey and environmental consultancy specialist with annual revenues of over EUR 20 million. EMU is an independent marine survey and environmental consultancy specialist with annual revenues of over EUR 20 millio
MEDCO (Middle East Dredging Company Q.S.C.) has been awarded a contract to dredge the approach channel for the ‘New Port Project’ in Qatar for the account of the New Port Project Steering Committee, under the Government of the State of Qatar. The contract also includes the dredging of the basin as w
The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited plans to announce a tender for dredging works at the port area. Officials’ plan is to appoint a contractor to undertake a package of dredging, quay wall construction and infilling works at “Liverpool 2” (Liverpool’s new deep water container terminal), Por
Hamburg Port Authority has invited bids for the silt removal works at the harbour area. These works include: – Transfer of processed harbour sludge into the landfill area of Francop; – Removal of dredged material from Hamburg Schlick waters; – Retrieval of silt deposition from port construction and
Kystverket Nordland has announced tender for the dredging works at the Kabelvag area. Kystverket is the project manager and developer of the project, “Clean Harstad Harbour”. The project will further develop a fairway in Harstadbotn, and environmentally clear the sludge by dredging and capping. The
APM Terminals has opened a Hong Kong office to further expand its partnerships with Asia-based customers when making global network decisions on port calls and inland routing. “We want to be more of a resource partner with intelligent solutions rather than just a vendor. So we’ve beefed up our clien
Aqua Vision BV has announced that it will host the 9th ADCP Workshop on 20-21 June, 2012. Past workshops have proven to be a huge success and this years’ will be no different. With a host of international speakers, demonstrations of the latest ADCP technology and an array of interactive workshops, i
AF Group has entered into an agreement with Yara Glomfjord to upgrade quays and dredge in front of quays. The contract includes rehabilitation and renovation of the quay structures. This project will commence in March 2012 and is scheduled for completion in May 2013. The contract has an estimated va
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals, today announced London Gateway Port Limited has selected Navis for its SPARCS N4 terminal operating system (TOS) as part of a new technologically advanced terminal developme
An agreement between two ports of Falmouth on opposite sides of the world got the royal seal of approval from Prince Harry during his recent tour of the Caribbean. Falmouth, Jamaica and Falmouth, Cornwall have entered into a sister port relationship to promote good will and friendship with each othe
