J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. (Brennan) has finalized the asset acquisition of the dredging and dewatering division of Infrastructure Alternatives, Inc. (IAI). The purchase brings dewatering, water treatment, and treatability testing services into the organization for the first time. Environmental serv
The Houston Ship Channel expansion project, also known as Project 11, continues to make significant progress. Port officials announced yesterday that dredging of the first segment extending from Bolivar Roads to Redfish, known as Segment 1A, is now wrapped up. The work was completed on schedule and
Over the years, tourism has been proven to be a lucrative industry that contributes a big chunk to the Philippine economy, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reports. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed 2.65 million international visitor arrivals in 2022, surpassing its 1.7 million target
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The facilities of Utrenny terminal for LNG and gas condensate built in Sabetta seaport on the Yamal peninsula under the Arctic LNG 2 project are to be put into operation in May 2023, according to the official portal for Russia’s national projects. Equipment for the first technological train of about
Royal IHC has published its delayed Annual Report 2021. This delay is due to the outline agreement with the company’s financial stakeholders, concluded at the end of 2022, which had to be incorporated into the report. In 2021, Royal IHC’s focus was on successfully completing the large and complex pr
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari officially commissioned the $1.5 billion newly completed Lekki Deep Seaport yesterday, located at the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State. With the official commissioning, the port has become eligible to begin commercial operations of receiving imports and shipping ex
Ahead of the commissioning of the Lekki Deep Seaport by President Muhammadu Buhari – set for today – the largest container vessel has already berthed at the port. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) announced the arrival of the vessel, owned and operated by the French shipping firm CMA/CGM, on Sunday
Mike Hooks, LLC, a family-owned Louisiana-based dredging company, is moving forward with the largest marsh creation project in the history of the State of Louisiana – the Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project (LBMC). Yesterday, their Senior Director of Government Affairs, Michael Gerhardt, and Chief Fi
Te Pūwaha, the Whanganui Port revitalisation project continues to progress, with consent for a priority dredging area lodged recently by Whanganui District Council and the Whanganui Port Operating Company. The application requests consent to dredge the areas immediately around the three main wharves
Boskalis’ giant backhoe dredger Magnor is currently very busy in Klaipeda, Lithuania, working on a capital deepening project. Dredging of the navigation channel up to 15.5m – 16m is essential in order to increase the capacities of Klaipėda Seaport and enhance the security of maritime transport for l
Innovation has always been the growth engine for DEME Group. The world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, land reclamation, marine infrastructure, offshore energy and environmental remediation, last week released this amazing video named ‘The story of DEME’. According to Luc Vanden
U.S. dredging contractor Weeks Marine has been acquired by Kiewit Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska, one of North America’s largest construction and engineering organizations. The acquisition, which was completed on Jan. 1, 2023, includes the purchase of Weeks Marine and its subsidiaries Healy Tibbitts
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has issued a request for proposals for a contractor to undertake annual maintenance dredging of the Fraser River main navigation channels and port berths. According to the port, timely and efficient dredging is essential to maintain the navigation channels
