IHC Merwede, the global market leader for efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment, and reliable supplier of custom-built ships and supplies for offshore construction, officially opened its new Singapore office at the PSA Building. The Singapore base will be the corporate headquarters for
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a penalty to PacifiCorp for failing to monitor water quality and keep accurate records during dredging operations at the Red Blanket Creek and Middle Fork Rogue River diversion dams in August 2011. Dredging operations are permitted at both da
Dredging project of the Navua River will cost the Government $4 million. Another $60 million is expected to be spent on dredging works on rivers around the country. Following this, China Railway First Group (CRFG) Fiji Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mr. Mason Smith, the permanent
Queensland Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney’s comments today on removing Gladstone Harbour from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area show the LNP is prepared to sacrifice the Reef for mining profits, and put the spotlight on whether the federal government will remain complicit. “Mr Seeney’s comments
At a total cost of $1 million of which $500,000 from the federal funds and an equal amount form the state grant, the dredging will commence in the Westbrook Harbor. According to Hartford Business, it was announced on Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers will execute the work on a harbor tribut
After 15 years of study, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that it had released the final documents for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) for review by state and federal agencies and the general public. Following the report, some officials made these comments: Ri
Local environmental restoration projects will get a boost thanks to an agreement signed today by federal, state and tribal natural resource trustees to jointly conduct Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) activities within Port Angeles Harbor. The NRDA process involves evaluating injuries to na
The legal battle over the ownership of the canals in the Cherry Grove section of North Myrtle Beach could finally be over. With the state Supreme Court’s decision that the state owns these canals, the planned dredging from 2004 could continue. The North Myrtle Beach started working to dredge the can
Shipyard Kooiman will build a mono dredger pontoon for Martens & van Oord. The pontoon will have the measurement of 60 x 15 meters and will be delivered on the 1st of February 2013. About Kooiman Group Versatile, all-round and customer orientated. These are the keywords of what the Kooiman Group is
On March 16, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for the hydraulic engineering of 3, 4 and 5 universal berths at Shengrong Operating Area of Jiangdu Port area of Yangzhou Port with a contract value of 180 million yuan. The project is located at the site 2.5km away from Jiaying, where
A state project in and around Lahaina Harbor will begin this week. The project includes dredging work in the entrance to the harbor and removal of a 50-foot section of the pier. A meeting to discuss this $1.1 million project was held on Friday between Sen. Roz Baker, Rep. Angus McKelvey and Eric Yua
As a small child, building and figuring out how something worked appealed to Tricia Campbell. “While I was growing up, I was either building things or taking them apart to see how they operated,” said Campbell. “Eventually I discovered I wanted to be an engineer and I feel very blessed for having th
Recognizing that Appleton Papers Inc. (API) did not assume liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability (CERCLA) Act when it purchased Appleton Papers Division from NCR, Federal Judge William Griesbach yesterday granted API’s Motion for Reconsideration, ruling
Recently, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the Section B Construction of the Land Area Forming Project of Shimenao Operating Area at Meizhou Bay, Fujian with a contract value of 387 million yuan. The project is located at Xiuyu District, Meizhou Bay, Putian, Fujian, where
