Today, the LNP Government will take the first steps to allow the Trinity Inlet dredging. “The Ports North would lodge an Initial Advice Statement with the Queensland Co-ordinator General for dredging of the inlet to be declared a significant project,” said Cairns MP Gavin King. According to cairns.c
WEDA’s Eastern Chapter Annual Meeting is scheduled for October 9-11 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach. The theme of this year’s conference is “Partnering for the Future of America’s Maritime Infrastructure and Access to the World’s Markets”. The WEDA program begins Tuesday at 1:00 PM and concl
Hajiya Aishatu Binani, a member of the House of Representatives, has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite the River Benue dredging project. According to vanguardngr.com, she stated: “Sometime this year, I sponsored a motion at the House of Representatives calling on the Federal Government
SeaRobotics Corporation has teamed with a private equity group led by Ocean Investments Capital to fund the expansion of the company’s core business, including the production of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), the commercialization of its Robotic Hull Cleaning systems, and the development of new pr
Dr Kevin Black (Director, Partrac Group) will be presenting at Dredging 2012, a four day speciality dredging and dredged material disposal conference in San Diego, CA from 22nd – 25th October 2012. The presentation will focus on Partrac’s unique dual tracer particle tracking technique which has appl
A new technology is being deployed by U.S. Geological Survey scientists this weekend to map urban flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac. Called “terrestrial lidar,” or “T-lidar”, this new capability will enable scientists to collect highly detailed information in select population areas in Louisiana, M
The dredger “Nisr Al-Khaleej”, one of the most important equipment in marine projects and the latest in its model, has arrived at Dhuba Port. Its arrival marks the beginning of the project of containers’ wharf at Dhuba port, signed recently in Riyadh by the president of Sea Ports Authority H.E. Eng.
Cargotec has received a large repeat order for four Kalmar quay cranes from the French Bolloré group, through its wholly-owned Unicaf subsidiary. The deal follows an order received in 2011, which at the time represented Cargotec’s first ever quay crane delivery in West Africa. Both parties have agre
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program $597,333 each to assist in the restoration of disappearing coastal habitats along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas. The National Estuary Program (NEP
Years of meticulous planning and disciplined execution culminated with the commencement of commercial operations on September 1st, 2012, by Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) at the state-of-the-art flagship Khalifa Port, the most technically advanced port in the MENA region. Khalifa Port is one of the
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board of Directors announced the appointment of engineer Manuel Benítez as the new Deputy Administrator of this entity, beginning on September 4, 2012. “The Board of Directors considers that Benítez´experience and knowledge will contribute to the management of the Pa
According to pilbaraecho.com, the Environmental Protection Authority toured Port Hedland last week to meet with community and business members. Together with Deputy Chairman Chris Whitaker and members Denis Glennon, Rod Lukatelich and Elizabeth Carr, the independent board toured several development
G.K. Vasan, the Union Shipping Minister, stated that the new guidelines have been issued to streamline security clearance proposals to remove bottlenecks in award of port development projects. According to thehindubusinessline.com, the Ministry plans to award projects to create 244 million tonne of
Neptune™ Flotation, innovators in flotation solutions, has released its full line of pipe, cable & hose floats with Clamp Tite™. Many dredgers have found that it is common for pipe floats to slip around the pipeline and eventually bunch up together. When this happens, part of the pipeline becomes su
