The Department for Communities and Local Government Minister, Brandon Lewis MP, visited London Gateway this week to see how building work is progressing at the super-port. During his visit, Mr Lewis was able to see for himself the scale of the UK’s new container port and logistics park and watch the
Septentrio announced yesterday that they have obtained, based on live ICD compliant Galileo messages from the four Galileo IOV satellites, a first autonomous real-time Galileo PVT calculation. The standalone position was calculated from in-orbit navigation messages using a standard PolaRx4 GNSS rece
The Florida Ports Council has announced a new publication the State of Florida Ports, a resource of detailed information on each Florida seaport. The report provides an updated port profile for each of Florida’s seaports, including economic impact information and status updates for their major proje
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded its largest boulder clearing and multi-pass trenching contract to date by Siem Offshore Contractors. ESS will deploy its SCAR plough system for clearing and pre-lay trenching operations on a 90km route on the EnBW owned Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project
The dredge fleet operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul District performed channel maintenance on the Mississippi River at the St. Paul Barge Terminal, May 20-29. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The fleet consists of the
The Canal & River Trust has managed to avoid the costly removal of over 1,000 tons of sand generated by the recent dredging work on the River Weaver. The sand will now be used as construction material for a nearby waterfront development. “We started dredging the River Weaver in May to maintain its d
The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (JN Port) has introduced plans to collect up to $370 million by selling tax-free bonds. These funds will be used for a several port development projects, according to joc.com. Regarding this issue, L. Radhakrishnan, the Port Chairman, stated: “The net proceeds will be pr
The dredging program on the Snohomish River federal navigation channel has resumed recently. About 127,000 cubic yards of material has been removed from the channel by clamshell dredging. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The Corps’ Seattl
World Dredging Congresses (June 3-7, 2013, Square Meeting Centre, Brussels, Belgium) are organised once every three years by WODA, the World Organisation of Dredging Associations. First organised in 1967 in New York and held throughout the world since, this series of congresses has become the unique
The big dredge has pipeline laid from the Democrat Point side of Fire Island Inlet onto the north side beaches and then running down to Babylon town beaches. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. There are plenty of floating pipes and work buo
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State inaugurated the Secretariat-Bodija Bridge in Ibadan, with a pledge that his administration would put a stop to the wanton destruction of lives and properties occasioned by flooding. The bridge, which is in the heart of Ibadan, was one of the bridges washed away b
In the City of Carlsbad, more than 350,000 cubic yards of new sand was placed on two stretches of beach in fall 2012. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. In North Carlsbad, approximately 218,000 cubic yards of new sand was spread on 3,000 fe
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Dredging in India 2012” report to their offering. The report “Dredging in India” provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date study on this sector. The demand for dredging in India is growing, driven by investments in the maritime sector, the
Foy-Johnston announces that it now has the two exploration dredges on site and in operation in the Eastern Region of Cameroon. The company has now successfully transported the second phase of equipment from the staging area in USA via container to Cameroon. This finishes the movements needed of the
