Business & Finance
Executive Order to Further Protect Lake Erie
Governor John R. Kasich yesterday signed an executive order to require Ohio EPA to create emergency rules that will further protect Lake Erie, its aquatic life and the fishing industry, while ensuring shipping can continue in the Cuyahoga River. The executive order provides the Ohio EPA Director the
Newborough Sand Dunes Restoration Begins
After years of decline work has begun to help restore one of Wales’ finest sand dune systems. Over the last 60 years Newborough Warren on Anglesey has lost a staggering 94% of open, mobile sand dunes as they became over-grown with grass and trees. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has already removed de
Projects Threatening GBR Not To Be Funded
A coalition of scientists, business owners, Australian elected officials, and civil society groups from the U.S. and Australia, including the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth U.S., have sent a letter to U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) Chairman Fred Hochberg calling on the Bank to reject any prop
Takoradi Port Dredging 75 Pct Complete
Following the arrival of Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger ‘Niccolo Machiavelli’ on January 2, the Takoradi Port dredging program is already 75 percent complete. This dredging scheme, which will pave the way for other development projects to follow, is on track for completion by late March or earl
Boskalis Sells De Jong
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Boskalis has sold its road maintenance company Aannemingsbedrijf De Jong en Zoon Beheer B.V. and the associated De Jong subsidiaries (De Jong) to the management and Foreman Capital. The De Jong activities were taken over at the end of 2011 as part of the acquisit
New Suez Canal: President Invites Russian Investors
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi gave an interview to Russia’s Sputnik news agency yesterday, on a number of issues including the bilateral relations and Egypt’s role at the Arab and African levels. In the interview, the President reviewed the New Suez Canal project, highlighting the “marvelo
Residents Support Port of Georgetown Dredging
Georgetown County residents voted recently to implement a 1 percent Capital Project Sales Tax to help fund vital capital projects, including dredging at the Port of Georgetown. According to the official Georgetown County Government website, the sales tax will begin being applied to taxable purchases
VIDEO: Reuse of Dredged Materials by DEME
DEME has just released a video about the reuse of dredged materials on its two projects, namely on the river Seine, Courval in France and London, Gateway in the United Kingdom. In the case of the London Gateway approximately 27 million m³ of soil was dredged during the project. The material that was
Custom-Made Cabin for ‘Manu Pekka’
In 2014, Merford supplied a cabin to Boskalis for its Manu Pekka dredger. In 2015, a new backhoe dredger will be installed on the ship and Merford was asked to develop an operator cabin for this crane. This type of crane is normally used in the mining sector. Therefore, a standard cabin was not an [
Melbourne Dredging Scheme Starts Soon
Maintenance dredging works are scheduled to begin on 19 February 2015 in the South Channel West, South East Dredged Material Ground and North Port Phillip including river Yarra, Williamstown Channel, Port Melbourne Channel. According to Victorian Notices to Mariners, the dredging works will be condu
2014 Outstanding Year for Port of Gdansk
In January, Port of Gdansk published a brief preliminary overview of the year 2014. The port’s outstanding throughput performance saw an over 70 percent rise over the last 6 years, and it was a year of exceptional investment projects launched over the past 12 months or commissioned in that period. A
Photo Update: Work on New Suez Canal
The New Suez Canal development program is progressing according to schedule. The new canal is part of the Suez Canal development mega project, which includes the development of several seaports in the three governorates bordering the canal, Suez, Ismailia and Port Said, in addition to a seaport in t
Public Meeting on Mill River Cleanup
First Selectman Mike Tetreau has announced that the Town of Fairfield will host a Public Informational Meeting regarding the Mill River Cleanup on Thursday, February 26, 2015. During this meeting, representatives from the Exide Group, the owners of the property on the Post Road where the cleanup is
ICWRCOE 2015 Approaches
The International Conference on Water Resources, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICWRCOE 2015) will take place from March 12-14, 2015, in Surathkal, Mangalore, India. This conference will provide a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists and academicians as well as industrial professionals fr