This year’s edition of the Central Dredging Association’s signature series of conferences the CEDA Dredging Days, will provide an unparalleled opportunity to catch up with the latest technological developments in the field and in the region’s vibrant dredging market. Learn and discuss The conference
The state of Alaska is working with the US Army Corps of Engineers to locate a site for a new deep water port. The legislation to create the Arctic Port Authority was introduced in September, reports portstrategy.com. “Do we need a deep water port? Yes. Do we need additional ports? Yes. Better commu
PSA Singapore Terminals (PSA) is investing S$3.5 billion in class-leading infrastructure and the latest port technology to develop Phases 3 and 4 of its Pasir Panjang Terminal (PPT). PPT Phases 3 and 4 will feature an automated container yard equipped with proprietary intelligent planning and operat
If the Trinity Inlet dredging plan goes according to plan, the mega cruise ships will be able to dock at the Port of Cairns by the end of 2015. “The environmental assessment process was expected to take two years and the dredging about eight months,” stated Ports North chairman Brett Moller. The Por
According to techetoday.com, the Henderson Lake Access Channel Dredging Project began on September 17 and will continue until March 16, 2013. “Without the dredging project, the hydrilla could cover the lake within a month,” stated Henderson Mayor Sherbin Collette. Techetoday.com reports that the pro
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has given bonds issued through the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s Common Bond Fund program a BBB/Stable rating, stating that it views the program’s enterprise risk profile as “strong.” The Port’s program has been an important economic development tool f
The Sans Souci Ports, together with the dredging company Codralux, are cleaning the Santo Domingo Port access channel. This project should haul away as much as 150,000 cubic meters of sediment and trash within 15 days. “60% of the river’s waste are sediments from mudslides, household waste, industri
During the last financial year, aging dredgers have dragged the performance of Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). DCI announces significant erosion in net profit to Rs 13 crore for the year ended March 31 against Rs 40 crore in the previous year, according to thehindubusinessline.com. Of the 10 tr
According to akbizmag.com, the 50-foot dredging vessel, designed by Bremerton-based Art Anderson Associates, was recently delivered to Pacifica, a customer for gold dredging operations near Nome, Alaska. “This was a fun project in that we were able to learn quite a bit about the gold dredging busine
The pre-project activities for the construction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification terminal at the Ennore Port, are making significant progress. Mr. S. Velumani, the Ennore Port chairman and managing director, stated: “We will provide them land on the water front and dredge the berth area
The dredging plans for the Harbour Town Yacht Basin and two other clogged waterways on Hilton Head Island are moving forward. According to islandpacket.com, the South Island Dredging Association (SIDA) applied on Sepember 10 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Charleston for permits to hydrauli
Eredene Capital PLC, the AIM quoted investor in Indian infrastructure, announces that Bay of Bengal Gateway Terminal Private Limited (“BoB”), has withdrawn from the Ennore Project with immediate effect. Eredene and its consortium partners, who are shareholders in BoB, were unanimous in their decisio
During the campaign for his third term, Senator Bill Nelson stated that he’s been working hard to secure JaxPort’s economic future. “The port of Jacksonville is a big economic engine for Northeast Florida,” he told WOKV. Nelson noted the Panama Canal Expansion, which is projected to be finished by t
A new backhoe dredger manufactured by IHC Merwede was named ALBERTO ALEMÁN ZUBIETA during a special ceremony at the shipyard of its cooperation partner, NMC, in Nieuw- Lekkerland, The Netherlands, on 28 September. IHC Merwede has built the vessel for Autoridad del Canal de Panama (ACP). The ceremony
