Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) & Thern announce successful installation and commissioning of winch monitoring systems at the US Army Corp drinking water settling pond site, Georgetown Reservoirs in Washington, DC. Thern & MTNW collaborated with Liquid Waste Technologies (LWT), Archer Western, and
BBC News reports that the controversial Falmouth Harbour dredging trial has begun. The work, commissioned by the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, will be undertaken by specialist dredging contractors, GPS Marine. “800 jobs could be created if more cruise ships use the harbour,” say Falmouth Harbour C
The Collier County Tourist Development Council has approved an emergency beach renourishment project. According to nbc-2.com, this $17.5 million project will focus on the eroded areas of Vanderbilt and Naples beaches. County officials say they will commence the project after turtle nesting season. T
Sen. James C. Sheehan, who led the battle against a mega-container port, stated that aside from quality of life issues, a mega-container port is undesirable because it is not economically viable. Senator Sheehan, who also served on a recent legislative commission studying port development in the sta
The Shell Rock River Watershed District officials purchased a 2010 IMS 7012 HP 51-foot Versi dredger for $340,000, along with pumps, piping and other equipment for an additional $435,000. According to albertleatribune.com, the dredging equipment purchased includes piping that sells new for $300,000
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co., Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded $7,997,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #0011 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract for the repair of ammunition handling wharves W4/5 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The work to be performed
CCCC President Liu Qitao and Chief Engineer Sun Ziyu met the Minister of Transport of Thailand Sophon Zarum, on September 19. They carried out discussion about promoting and strengthening cooperation between the parties. During talk, Liu Qitao introduced main businesses and specialized advantages of
Grand opening ceremony was held for steel pipe pile construction of Berth 69 Project of Yanbu Industrial Port of Saudi Arabia on September 13. The ceremony was attended by Zahrani as Deputy Director of the Port Authority of Yanbu Industrial Port of Saudi Arabia, Omar as representative of the Project
Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited advises that all resolutions before the Special Meeting today have been passed and it has issued new ordinary shares to Subsea Investments II, LLC (Subsea), Boskalis Offshore B.V. (Boskalis), and the Directors of CRP in lieu of directors’ fees. Issue of shares to Subse
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the proposal of delegation of enhanced financial powers to the Ministry of Shipping for Port Projects in the Public and Private Partnership mode in line with NHDP projects in the roads sector. Henceforth for projects costing more than Rs. 500 crore, a
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port PJSC announced that on 21 September 2012 NCSP Group and the Novorossiysk City Administration signed an agreement of intent for implementation of an investment project in the Krasnodar Region. The agreement was signed at the XI International Investment Forum Sochi-201
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a contract for $3.9 million to Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company of Quincy, Mass., for the maintenance dredging of the Jamaica Bay Federal Channel at Rockaway Inlet. The maintenance dredging will restore authorized channe
Twenty-year-old Tynnan Byrne has added another trophy to his pool room after winning the Apprentice Of The Year Award for the Earthmover and Civil Contractors annual awards night in Sydney last week. Tynnan has worked with Sunshine Coast dredging, civil construction and marine engineering company, H
After nearly two years of inordinate delay the Jammu and Kashmir Government has finally constituted the Wullar Development Authority (WDA) to restore the pristine glory of Asia’s largest freshwater lake – Wullar – in north Kashmir. Officials said the formation of the WDA will streamline implementati
