A contract has been signed with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) and the recently founded Dredging Group, under which Wartsila will supply the engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger. The vessel will be on
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company (HDCC) has begun works on a $2.8 million project to remove and replace a badly deteriorated pier adjacent to the Maalaea Small Boat Harbor new ferry terminal building. When completed it will provide a new pier for the Lana‘i ferry and other vessels to load and
The Palaszczuk Government will provide an additional $100 million over five years to improve the Great Barrier Reef water quality. Dr Steven Miles, the Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef, said that the Budget delivered on the Government’s prom
The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) – representing Alabama, Florida (West Coast), Georgia (Western), Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas – will host its annual meeting on November 18-19, 2015 at Marriott’s AC Hotel New Orleans. The meeting will provide a forum for the exch
Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Team Van Oord is making good progress on a £1.35 million tidal defense scheme which will provide improved protection for more than 4,100 homes and businesses in North Somerset. The Congresbury Yeo estuary is located between the towns of Clevedon (to the n
Fugro has added cable-lay services to trenching for offshore windfarm and tidal energy sectors. The company has equipped its trenching vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, twin winches an
The 5th Annual Port Development & Connectivity Asia Forum, organized by the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), will take place on 21-22 October 2015 in Singapore. The event will explore pressing issues in regional port planning and operational efficiency: from ensuring that master p
The Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) is seeking an urgent meeting with the Minister of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection to discuss new changes and seek an update on the Government’s intentions for future coastal planning laws and their commitment to effective stake
A workshop explaining the soil, water and vegetation components and the monitoring requirements of a reclamation plan will be offered Wednesday, July 22, at the Douglas campus of Eastern Wyoming College. Presentations are relevant to public and private land, organizers said. “We’ve had great respons
The Santos-São Vicente Estuarine System is a highly populated coastal zone in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is home to the Port of Santos, Latin America’s largest port. To increase infrastructure that can receive ships with liquid cargo, COPAPE decided to expand its terminal on Ilha Barnabé (B
The world’s largest dredging project is close to an end with only 24 days left for inauguration of the New Suez Canal. So far, a total of 251 million cubic meters of sand has been removed from the New Suez Canal. According to the project’s executive administration, this figure represents almost 96 p
Muhibbah Engineering Bhd, a Malaysian marine construction company, has secured a contract from Northport Bhd for upgrading the Port Klang’s Wharf 8. Among other things, the contract will involve the associated development works at the Container Terminal 4 and a certain amount of dredging work in the
Liverpool2, with support from Royal HaskoningDHV, at Seaforth has moved into next phase as work to reclaim 12ha of land passes the first stage. Further infilling is due to take place over the summer. Royal HaskoningDHV is providing environmental oversight for Liverpool2 – a challenging Peel Ports le
Gail Shea, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced that the federal government is investing in a major project to improve the harbor at Skinners Pond, PEI. The project will provide a safer and more efficient working environment for harbor users and local fishermen. This year at Skinners
