An 84m long trailing suction dredger St Pierre, built by the STX Lorient, has been delivered to the Societe de Transports de Fluvio Maritime de l’Ouest. The complex design of this vessel was developed in conjunction with Holland MT, an engineering and supply company serving international dredging co
DP World, UAE Region today signed agreements with local and international companies for the supply of 19 Ship To Shore (STS) quay cranes and 50 Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes for its 4 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) capacity Terminal 3 development at the flagship Jebel Ali Port. The new
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is seeking public input regarding the upcoming Mississippi River levee enlargement project that extends from the Audubon Park’ Riverview to the Jefferson Parish line. The Corps is hosting a community meeting to provide a status update on the co
The objective of the Fujian Meizhou Bay Navigation Improvement Project for China is to improve the capacity of the main navigation channel and enhance the operational management capacity of Meizhou Bay Harbor. Some of the negative and mitigation measures include: a) at the project planning stage, th
During the Emerging Kerala summit, the Vizhinjam International Port Project has received proposals from British firms for the dredging and breakwater construction work. A senior port official stated: “We are satisfied with the responses we have got, and will consider this proposal after inviting glo
Jim Janney, the Imperial Beach Mayor, kicked off the start of a $28.5 million San Diego beach replenishment project, reports imperialbeachnewsca.com. The sand for this project is being dredged from designated offshore areas within a mile of the shoreline. “Beaches are the number one recreational spo
A local iwi group have lost their bid against the dredging and expansion of Tauranga Harbour. The case was dismissed in the High Court this morning. “Environment Court correctly considered the competing evidence before it. It gave careful and sympathetic attention to the cultural evidence,” Judge Pr
In addition to reliability, efficiency and environmentally friendly operations, benefits of a Siwertell ship unloader recently ordered from Cargotec include reduced jetty construction costs. A rail-mounted Siwertell ship unloader with a rated capacity of 1,500 tph will be used to discharge coal at a
The Burleigh County Highway Department has unveiled plan for the dredging of the channel across a sandbar on the south side of Fox Island. Regarding this plan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set a 15-day public comment period. According to the Burleigh County Highway Department, the plan inclu
A study has been conducted in cooperation between Nord Stream, the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Nature Protection Agency, in order to establish the underwater noise levels in the sea close to the Natura 2000 area at Norra Midsjöbanken, to the south of Gotland. Noise emanatin
Herrera Environmental Consultants Inc. has won a US$5 million contract for the environmental services, sediment sampling and analysis in western Washington, western Oregon and southeastern Alaska. According to hydroworld.com, this work is to include characterization of various marine, brackish and f
New figures released today by Minister for Ports Denis Napthine show another record year of trade at the Port of Geelong with the Port handling a total throughput of 16 million tonnes in the 2011-12 financial year. Dr Napthine was in Geelong this morning today to launch the Victorian Regional Channe
On September 7, the consortium of Fourth Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd. CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. and CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. signed the contract for dredging, reclamation and soft foundation treatment works of Phase 3 project in Nansha port zone of Guangzhou Port, with a total value
Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. has recently commissioned its eighth ship to shore container crane at Exolgan Container Terminal in Buenos Aires. The Liebherr crane was officially welcomed to Exolgan in a ceremony at the terminal which saw participation of the president of Argentina, Cristina Fernand
