Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) achieved a record revenue of EUR 3.1 billion in 2012 (2011: EUR 2.8 billion). Net profit amounted to EUR 250 million, thus remaining virtually stable compared to 2011 (EUR 254 million). Despite the slight decline in net profit and a substantial increase in
Septentrio announced yesterday that they have obtained, based on live ICD compliant Galileo messages from the four Galileo IOV satellites, a first autonomous real-time Galileo PVT calculation. The standalone position was calculated from in-orbit navigation messages using a standard PolaRx4 GNSS rece
The Florida Ports Council has announced a new publication the State of Florida Ports, a resource of detailed information on each Florida seaport. The report provides an updated port profile for each of Florida’s seaports, including economic impact information and status updates for their major proje
The dredge fleet operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul District performed channel maintenance on the Mississippi River at the St. Paul Barge Terminal, May 20-29. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The fleet consists of the
The Canal & River Trust has managed to avoid the costly removal of over 1,000 tons of sand generated by the recent dredging work on the River Weaver. The sand will now be used as construction material for a nearby waterfront development. “We started dredging the River Weaver in May to maintain its d
World Dredging Congresses (June 3-7, 2013, Square Meeting Centre, Brussels, Belgium) are organised once every three years by WODA, the World Organisation of Dredging Associations. First organised in 1967 in New York and held throughout the world since, this series of congresses has become the unique
The big dredge has pipeline laid from the Democrat Point side of Fire Island Inlet onto the north side beaches and then running down to Babylon town beaches. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. There are plenty of floating pipes and work buo
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State inaugurated the Secretariat-Bodija Bridge in Ibadan, with a pledge that his administration would put a stop to the wanton destruction of lives and properties occasioned by flooding. The bridge, which is in the heart of Ibadan, was one of the bridges washed away b
In the City of Carlsbad, more than 350,000 cubic yards of new sand was placed on two stretches of beach in fall 2012. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. In North Carlsbad, approximately 218,000 cubic yards of new sand was spread on 3,000 fe
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Dredging in India 2012” report to their offering. The report “Dredging in India” provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date study on this sector. The demand for dredging in India is growing, driven by investments in the maritime sector, the
Foy-Johnston announces that it now has the two exploration dredges on site and in operation in the Eastern Region of Cameroon. The company has now successfully transported the second phase of equipment from the staging area in USA via container to Cameroon. This finishes the movements needed of the
The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, visited the construction site of the new locks in Colon province, in the Atlantic, where he observed the progress Panama Canal Expansion works. Moreno, accompanied by IDB delegates, is in Panama to participate in the Fi
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that four major New York coastal protection projects worth over $1 billion dollars will receive full federal funding, after a month long campaign led by Schumer. The Sandy relief bill that was signed into law required only that the feds pick up 65% of the pr
The Corps’ latest reservoir regulation studies indicate additional drought conservation measures will be enacted for the Missouri River Mainstem System as the navigation season is set to begin. Minimum navigation flow support will likely be provided for the first half of the Missouri River navigatio
