Cargotec has received a further order from Santos Brasil S/A for 12 Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. The agreement confirms one of South America’s leading container terminal operators as the biggest customer of Kalmar E-One RTGs worldwide totalling 41 machines. The units were ordered
It’s called a boat ramp, but you’d be hard-pressed to even get a canoe in. At low tide, the water at Brunswick River Park’s ramp is only kne… By Andrew Dunn (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, May 6, 2011;
Satisfied that emergency dredging in Oregon Inlet has restored the waterway to sufficient depths for the summer fishing season, the Army Cor… By Erin James (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, May 6, 2011
A Salem, Mass. dredging company has agreed to pay a penalty of $105,000 to settle EPA claims that it improperly disposed of dredged sediments. EPA asserted that Burnham Associates violated the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, commonly known as the Ocean Dumping Act, as part of a dred
The dredging of Burnaby Lake is now complete and already local rowers and canoeists have been making use of the deeper water, said the City… By Wanda Chow (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, May 6, 2011
A marina development just begun at Port Nelson has raised “grave concerns” among rowers and a tide of questions from power boat and small c… More info: stuff BY BILL MOORE [mappress] Source: stuff, May 6, 2011;
On 6 May, the Sand Motor information centre will be opening in The Hague. Visitors can learn everything about the construction and effect of the Sand Motor, as well as ‘building with nature’. The information centre The information centre covers topics including innovation, marine engineering, resear
Member for Cleveland Mark Robinson has called on the State Government and Redland City Council to “stop buck passing” and deliver a major up… (baysidebulletin) [mappress] Source: baysidebulletin, May 5, 2011;
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor, today reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011, of $… More info: orionmarinegroup [mappress] Source: orionmarinegroup, May 5, 2011;
On Friday, May 6, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will convene an official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force in Mobile, Alabama. The meeting will further the task force’s ongoing commitment to supporting the conservation and restoration of
The News reported that Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited aims to get back on its feet with scores of new projects including a fir… (steelguru) [mappress] Source: steelguru, May 5, 2011;
Sri Lanka will develop the Kankesanturai port in the Tamil-dominated northern Jaffna peninsula with Indian aid, a government spokesman has s… (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald, May 5, 2011;
Authorities are rushing to unsnag snarled shipping traffic and prevent accidents along the drought-stricken Yangtze River, a key route to fa… (moneywatch) [mappress] Source: moneywatch, May 5, 2011;
With the Mississippi River on the rise, shippers, ports and the gas and oil industry are keeping a close eye on the commercial artery, hopin… By ALAN SAYRE (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, May 5, 2011
