CHEC has recently signed two projects in Indonesia consecutively: alumina terminal EPC contract of Well Harvest Winning Alumina Refinery and marine engineering of the coal terminal project of the 1×670MW supercritical coal-fired power station in Bantam. With a contract value of over 50 million US do
The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for the Newark Bay maintenance dredging project. The proposed dredging will involve the removal of approximately 366,500 cubic yards of selected critical shoals from Port Newark and Port Newark Pierhead Channels to a dept
Brazil: LUSCHI Acquires Hopper Dredger LUSCHI has announced that it has added a 2,000 m³ hopper dredger “LUSCHI IX” to its fleet. DP World Highlights for 2013 2013 was a remarkable year for global marine terminal operator DP World. AMCS Welcomes Inquiry Into Gladstone Disaster (Australia) The Au
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is the latest organisation to join the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as a Corporate Marine Partner; and involvement with the initiative has had an immediate effect. This new partnership has already seen over 400 UKHO p
Central Dredging Association has announced that the seminar named “Dredging: Equipment and Applications” is scheduled for 24-25 January 2014, in Kolkata, India. This seminar, organised by the Eastern Dredging Association (EADA) in association with The Institution of Engineers (India), aims at awaren
Continuing their fight for JAXPORT and the economic growth and jobs that deepening the St. Johns River would bring to Northeast Florida, Congresswoman Corrine Brown and Congressman Ander Crenshaw spearheaded a bipartisan Congressional delegation letter to the House and Senate Transportation Committe
The Wicklow Port Company has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Wicklow Town Harbor dredging project. This deepening program will include maintenance dredging of the harbour and disposal of the dredged sediment at sea. The Wicklow dredging contract will consist of the following activitie
The Shem Creek dredging project is currently underway, according to moultrienews.com. Regarding this cleanup program, which commenced last week, Eric DeMoura, the Mount Pleasant Town Administrator, said: “The increased depth of Shem Creek will directly support our commercial fishing industry, improv
During a routine environmental investigation of a cleanup site in Blaine, crews found contaminated soil within the footprint of a new building that was under construction in the Blaine Harbor industrial area. The Port of Bellingham and Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) removed approximately
The Port of Wells dredging program is scheduled for next week, according to wellsharbour.co.uk. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm wh
The Queensland Ports Association has announced its “Options to manage dredged material” fact sheet. What do Queensland ports do with dredge material now? In most cases, material is placed at sea. Dredges or barges relocate the material to a designated placement site where it is placed according to d
The Government of Ghana is engaging local and foreign stakeholders to raise resources for the deployment of inland ports to reduce pressure on the Tema and Takoradi harbours, and the roads. This forms part of Government’s programme for a massive improvement in the nation’s transportation system to f
A wharf upgrade starting next week at Fremantle Ports’ Inner Harbour will involve installation of a new fender system at E Berth and part of D Berth on Victoria Quay. Work will include removing the existing 290-metre fender system; driving new steel piles into the harbour; installing concrete planks
This year’s Port Management Strategy Summit (11 – 12 February 2014, Dubai) will bring together distinguished maritime leaders to discuss and benchmark crucial issues on how to seize new opportunities with value-added port strategies in today’s market and creating maximum impact in the business. It w
