On December 14, CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd. won Section III of the reclamation works of Zone B of Phase 1 land forming project in Diaoliang, Xingang Park, Zhejiang Zhoushan Economic and Development Zone (ZSEDZ), with a contract value of 235 million yuan and a construction period of 205 days. Lo
ADPC will welcome global ports, key industry players and members of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) who will attend the third annual edition of the World Ports and Trade Summit to be held Abu Dhabi from 19-20 March 2013. The Summit, spearheaded by ADPC, brings the industry
An update on the major beach fill project being conducted in Avalon has been announced. The dredger “Charleston” owned and operated by Norfolk Dredging is currently moving up the New Jersey coastline and and is located near Hereford Inlet between North Wildwood and Stone Harbor. The dredg
The construction project at the Bay St. Louis Municipal Harbor and Pier is moving forward. The first phase of this project began on November 5, 2012 with the dredging of more than 150,000 cubic yards of sand to make way for the harbor basin. The sand is being used to add to the existing sand [&helli
Senator Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, the newly-elected state senate district representative, and new chair of the Senate Resources Committee, may have uncovered a solution to allow dredging to take place in certain flood-prone streams and creek beds, and thus significantly help the Seward area’s floo
DeepOcean UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced an award from Statoil AS for the installation and trenching of a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) System on the Snorre oil field in the North Sea, Norwegian Sector. The project represents DeepOcean UK’s largest ever
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine continues to work towards cooperation with all authorities of local and national level on issues of reforming Ukraine’s port industry: further development of maritime industry in Ukraine and implementation of reforms were discussed with representatives of lo
The Port of Dover is surprised and extremely disappointed by last week’s announcement from the Minister of State, Simon Burns, that he is declining the Port’s voluntary privatisation Scheme. Responding to the Minister’s statement, Bob Goldfield, Chief Executive of the Port of Dover, said: “The decis
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has extended the public comment period until Feb. 10, 2013 for those who want to submit comments on the Deepwater Wind proposal to construct five wind turbine generators and do other work off the southeast coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. In
Global ports, key industry players and members of the International Association of Ports & Harbours (IAPH) will return to the UAE capital from 19-20 March 2013. The third annual edition of the World Ports & Trade Summit – held in strategic partnership with the Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) – brings
Additional early restoration projects totaling about $9 million will begin along the Gulf Coast in 2013, according to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment trustees. Following a 30-day public comment period on the “Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Phase II Early Restoration P
Within the framework of International Cooperation of the FSUE “Rosmorport” with foreign sectoral partners in December 2012 in Antwerp (Belgium) the FSUE “Rosmorport” and Port of Antwerp International signed the Memorandum of Understanding. The document states directions and conditions of the parties
“A perfect conference”, “inspiring experience”, “very good atmosphere” reflected many of the participants on the past two days when they said good bye to the organisers of CEDA Dredging Days 2012. Entitled “Virtue, Venture & Vision in the Coastal Zone” this year’s edition of CEDA’s prestigious serie
The headline in Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper reflected the announcement by Tony Douglas, CEO, ADPC, that enquiries in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) saw a dramatic increase following the launch of the showcase and adjacent Khalifa Port on 12/12/12. A delighted Mr Douglas said of the
