The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District awarded a contract for $867,500, on Sept. 25, 2013, to Luedtke Engineering Company LLC, for dredging of the Burns Approach Channel. Luedtke Engineering Company LLC is certified as a small business concern under the U.S. Small Business Administration
The construction work of the main quay structure of Qatar Doha New Port Project has achieved substantial progress on August 31. The quantity of wharf concrete blocks installed reached 17468, accounting for 50.13% of the total quantity, which was ahead of the project reference plan. This provides a p
The Environment Agency is due to start maintenance work on the Leominster Flood Alleviation Scheme at Osborne Place on 1 October 2013. To ensure public safety, Herefordshire Council has issued a footpath closure notice on behalf of the Environment Agency starting 1 October. The work is expected to t
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the contract has been awarded and work will begin in December on an $18.3 million beach replenishment project from Asbury Park to Avon-by-the-Sea. This Army Corps of Engineers project, which is funded at full federal expense, will restore beaches
This month Jan de Nul Dredging has put into service a third No Limit vessel. The DN97 is the first No Limit 1640 Pro Crewtender having seats for 13 passengers. In the past No Limit Ships Shipyards built two type 1640 survey vessels for Jan de Nul. The vessel, now put into service, will be […]
Trading in pre-owned vessels continues to be a popular choice for many customers. Damen Trading facilitates the sale and purchase of both Damen and third-party vessels. Recent deals highlight how trading in vessels results in a win-win situation for buyer and seller. Under these arrangements vessels
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea and Minister of the Environment Leona Aglukkaq opened the first small craft harbour in Nunavut in a ceremony on Baffin Island. “The new harbour in Pangnirtung will benefit the community immensely by supporting local fishers and providing a more efficient an
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has published a preliminary timeline for the construction of the new Cowes breakwater. The breakwater will be delivered under a design and build, fixed priced contract. Construction is likely to take around eight months, depending on the methodology employed by the con
The Port of Barcelona’s Management Board approved the awarding of the tender to build and operate a pleasure boat marina at the North Entrance Mouth to the company Formentera Mar. Formentera Mar plans to invest over EUR 30 million to develop the infrastructure and the works are expected to last 24 m
Late last night Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on creating modern facilities for the production of liquefied natural gas on the Yamal Peninsula, the Yamal LNG project, and building the Sabetta seaport. The meeting was attended by Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov, p
The 37th Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of Dredging Corporation of India Limited was held today in Siri Fort Cultural Complex, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi. “The first and second of the three state of the art trailer suction hopper dredgers of 5500 Cu.M hopper capacity each ordered have
Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd., a Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary and a leader in the underwater acoustic industry, announces the release of M3 Sonar Software V1.4 with a split-beam profiling mode and improved GeoTIFF export capabilities. Developed to support various applications, the new software features p
Charleston Harbor has been a key economic driver for more than 300 years. With the deepest water in the region today, Charleston offers a maintained harbor of -45 feet (13.7 meters) of depth at mean low tide throughout the main shipping channel and -47 feet (14.3 m) in the entrance channel. A five t
A key House committee unveiled legislation that would clear the way for the long-stalled Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. The Water Resources Reform and Development Act, released today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, authorizes the final steps necessary to deepen the harb
