In January, the Drachten transport company MSC started the construction of a container terminal in Leeuwarden. The sheet pile wall is already in place and the pile driving has begun. The terminal will be alongside the Van Harinxma Canal and will cost € 8.5 million. The canal will get a turning basin
DP World welcomed yesterday Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the international body responsible for World Fairs and Expos, to its flagship facility, Jebel Ali Port, actively supporting the UAE’s bid to host the 2020 World Expo. Mr. Lo
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has approved the dredging of parts of the Kumadugu-Yobe River for the purpose of increasing the flow of water into the river, reports allAfrica. The governor held an interactive session with elders and community leaders from the 17 local government areas of the
Enthusiastic Bahamians turned out with a record amount of investment cash to grab a share of the company now developing the 56-acre Nassau Container Port and 15-acre Gladstone Freight Terminal. In the initial public offering (IPO) for the port’s holding company, Arawak Port Development (APD), invest
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor, today reported a net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2011, of $5.2 million ($0.19 diluted loss per share). These results compare to net income of $3.0 million ($0.11 diluted earnings per share) for the same period a year
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week announced start of the Kings Bay Entrance Channel maintenance dredging project. Project information: – Maintenance dredging will occur in the federal channel from the jetties to approximately 7nm seaward, – Project limits are from Cut IN Station 80+00 to St
St. Augustine Beach Mayor, S. Gary Snodgrass, has expressed his happiness about the beach renourishment project scheduled to begin on Friday, should the weather conditions allow it, reports The St. Augustine Record. As part of the third cycle of a 50-year project, approximately 2.1 million cubic yar
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment addressing the impacts associated with a proposal to raise the spillway crest elevation of the Sediment Retention Structure, located near Mount St. Helens in Cowlitz County, Wash. The purpose of the proposed SRS
Dredging works undertaken in the Royal Harbor were interrupted when a backhoe went into the canal. The workers stated that they were dredging in the canal behind a home in the 1500 block of Blue Fin Court when the backhoe, placed on a dredging barge, fell off and slipped into the water. A crane [&he
Port of Tauranga is to buy a seventh ship-to-shore gantry crane for its Sulphur Point fleet to handle the growing container volumes at the Port. The Port will also expand its fleet of straddle carriers and increase the capacity of its rail terminal at Sulphur Point as it is increasingly used as a hu
Australian Greens environment spokesperson Senator Larissa Waters will challenge the Government today in Question Time on their plans to make profits from the dumping of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. “The Australian Government has responsibility for protecting our World Heritag
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers announced that they have recently delivered two Echoscope 3D Sonars to DI-MEDCO, a joint venture between Dredging International and Middle East Dredging Company for the planned shore protectio
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the project of deepening and widening of Mumbai Harbour Channel and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Channel (Phase-I) of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at an estimated cost of Rs.1571.60 crore with a direct dredging cost of Rs.1398.97 crore (including
Caterpillar Inc. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced that Caterpillar Japan Ltd. (CJL) and MHI have agreed to complete a second phase of a share redemption plan in the second quarter of 2012, resulting in Caterpillar becoming the sole owner of CJL. The estimated value of the second
