Last week DSC Dredge LLC welcomed two guests from Colombia, Nestor Fabio Osorio of Buceo Industrail y Dragados de Urabá, S.A.S and Julian Lopez Palacio of CHEC. Both visited the company to inspect CHEC’s newly purchased 10” Wolverine class dredge, which will be used in an upcoming environmental dred
IHC Merwede is delighted to announce that alternative fuels have been used in the dredging process for the first time. The company ran a pilot test in which energy derived from hydrogen was the sole source used to power the electrical equipment on board a dredger. The sustainable energy test took pl
A middle-of-the-road option to create 4,370 acres of sandbars is the preferred alternative in an Army Corps of Engineers plan to provide … (rapidcityjournal) [mappress] Source: rapidcityjournal, December 13, 2010;
The rehabilitation and upgrade of the Agus and Pulangi hydroelectric power facilities will cost around P3 billion, an official said… (malaya) [mappress] Source: malaya, December 13, 2010;
A campaign by Gambol Industries to build a $50 million shipbuilding and repair business at the Port of Los Angeles may be torpedoed this … By Art Marroquin (presstelegram) [mappress] Source: presstelegram, December 13, 2010;
Contracting Without Limits to be held on 23-24 June 2011 in London, UK will bring together the main players of construction projects – project owners, contractors and consultants – for an in-depth exchange of knowledge to explore the benefits of adopting the philosophy of “contractual partnering”, a
While Jefferson County officials get closer to building a park facility at Keith Lake, local industry plans to utilize a portion of the … By Sherry Koonce (panews) [mappress] Source: panews, December 13, 2010;
Syria will invest US$800 million to develop ports and ships by 2015, to capitalise on traffic and transport from the reconstruction process… (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, December 13, 2010;
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been awarded the contract to supply the propulsion equipment for a new, state-of-the-art, research vessel. The vessel will be operated by the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), and is to be built at the C.N.P. Freire S.A.
The $5.25 billion being spent on widening of the Panama Canal is only the beginning of expenditures in the rush to accommodate giant … (newsroompanama) [mappress] Source: newsroompanama, December 13, 2010;
The results are in from the first beach nourishment survey and the Board of Aldermen concluded there is not as much support for the proposed… By SUZANNE ULBRICH (jdnews) [mappress] Source: jdnews, December 13, 2010;
Critics claim a council could put lives and taxpayers’ money at risk at a waterside tourist spot as it tries to make amends for a bungled… (walesonline) [mappress] Source: walesonline, December 13, 2010;
Dubai A proposed new container port in the western Indian state of Gujarat built on a public-private partnership could tap funding from expatriate Indians or Indian-owned institutions for its development. There could even be opportunities for GCC-based port operators with the proposed project open t
It’s taken several years longer than originally anticipated, and the final reports could rival a couple of New York phone books in size. But, in the end, the economics… By Mary Carr Mayle (savannahnow) [mappress] Source: savannahnow, December 13, 2010
