IHC Merwede will exhibit a broad range of its innovative vessels, advanced equipment and lifecycle support activities on stand number 2625 at the forthcoming Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2012, which runs from 30 April to 3 May in Houston, USA. As a reliable supplier of custom-built vessels a
Members of the Senate Transportation Committee yesterday said they are in favor of spending $300 million out of the budget that begins in July for the deepening of Charleston’s harbor to try and win back port business, reports Greenvilleonline.com. CEO and president of the State Ports Authority, Jim
As Platts reports, the construction of Colombia’s first deep-water river coal port near Barranquilla will begin by year’s end, general manager of project operator Sociedad Portuaria de Bocas de Ceniza Rosy del Dago said. The Superpuerto project is to be built at the mouth of the Magdalena River and
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is postponing Thursday evening’s public meeting to discuss a draft environmental assessment of proposed nearshore sediment placement sites near the mouth of the Columbia River. The meeting was to be held at the Port of Ilwaco but the Corps determined a larger venue i
The Senate yesterday approved a resolution calling on Congress to address the chronic backlog of harbor maintenance projects, embracing the approach of legislation introduced by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. The “sense of the Senate” resolution is included in the surface transportation bill that the Sena
Citing numerous instances in which Federal officials have ignored environmental laws, regulations and rules of procedure; improperly driven up the cost of the Lower Fox River cleanup; and generally prevented the company from having its day in court, Appleton Papers Inc. (API) sought a new approach f
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. achieved a record revenue of EUR 2.8 billion in 2011 (2010: EUR 2.7 billion). Net profit declined to EUR 254 million (2010: EUR 311 million), though it should be noted that the 2010 result included exceptional pre-tax gains of EUR 33.6 million. In spite of the decline
The House of Representatives wants its Committee on Marine Transport to ask the Minister of Transport to explain the actual position of the dredging work on the River Niger, reports Business Day. The Committee will also have to invite the Managing Director of National Inland Waterways and the contra
During Oceanology International, Coda Octopus Products and the world’s largest marine electronic equipment rental company, Seatronics, have signed an agreement with an initial investment worth over $1.5m to increase the number of Echoscope(R) systems available for rental worldwide through a joint Te
A 22-ton digger from Axminster Excavators was rescued after sinking in the mud of West Bay on Friday, reports Bridport News. The digger was conducting annual dredging work in the harbour when it got stuck in the mud. At first, contractors were unable to get it out since the water rose, however they
Caterpilllar announces the Cat© 3500C Diesel Electric Propulsion (DEP) generator sets have entered full production at the Piracicaba, Sao Paulo manufacturing facility, delivering on a commitment to offer superior Cat power solutions products to the burgeoning Brazilian offshore market. Within the pa
As Gulflive.com reports, a bad weather has delayed a beach renourishment project on the north shore of West Ship Island, said Susan Rees, program manager of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program. The $7 million Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program is to move a
The World Organisation of Dredging Associations has made the first announcement for call for papers for World Dredging Congress XX (WODCON XX). Under the theme “The Art of Dredging”, the congress and exhibition will be held in the Square-Brussels Meeting Centre, Brussels, Belgium from 3-7 June 2013.
Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise (LPLE) and International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the operation of the container terminal of Tolaram Port@Lekki. ICTSI has been selected as the preferred operator for a sub-concession to equip and operate
