DSC Dredge LLC, a leading U.S. dredge manufacturer, is excited to announce the recent delivery of several dredges to international customers. With DSC equipment in more countries than ever, the company is not only expanding worldwide, but is also evolving its own culture. DSC’s W&S Division is sched
Titanium Resources Group is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement in principle (the “Agreement”) to resolve the dispute between its subsidiary, Sierra Rutile Limited (“SRL”), and the Government of Sierra Leone (“GOSL” or “Government”) which related to funds loaned by the GOSL to SRL.
Skanska has been commissioned to replace a pier at the U.S. Navy facility in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia. The contract amount totals approximately USD 164 M, about SEK 1,150 M, which will be included in order bookings for the third quarter. The customer is the U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering Comm
Underwater noise and other forms of energy 1. Identify and review existing data and monitoring methods on underwater noise The work should be based on a review of experiences within MS for different sources and the knowledge within the scientific community in this field. It should be related to the
The number of Viking software modules has been expanded with several new additions. Directly based on market demand these new modules add enhanced capabilities and solutions to the Viking software. These software modules can be added to an existing Viking Navigation or Viking Dredge system. Anchorin
In the past few weeks visitors to the website www.debestetraineeships.nl have cast their vote for their favourite traineeship. As in 2007 Van Oord has won the title in the category Technique. Together with the other winners Van Oord will compete for the overall title, which will be awarded during th
After an extremely difficult period for the families that lasted more than 19 days, it is with great relief that the crisis management team of Jan De Nul Group confirms the release and good health of the 2 crewmembers of the trailing suction hopper dredger Amerigo Vespucci. The two crewmembers were
The Board of Titanium Resources Group Ltd is pleased to announce that it yesterday appointed Jan Castro and Michael Barton as Non-Executive Directors of the Company with immediate effect. Jan Castro Mr. Castro is the Managing Director of Pala Investments AG, the exclusive advisor to Pala Investments
Nashville-based Hunter Marine Transport, Inc., has completed the purchase of the Ohio River dredging business of IMI-South’s Delta Division… (tennessean) [mappress] Source: tennessean, September 30, 2010;
Piedroba Marine Construction (PMC) today announced Luis Prieto-Portar, PhD, PE, PMC’s Principle and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the 16th Annual Florida Remediation Conference on Friday, October 15, 2010 in Orlando. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. (ET). Dr. Prie
Damen Dredging Equipment has replaced the submersed dredge pump drive of the sand mining dredger “Maas”. The dredger, built by Damen back in 1986, is still owned by its first owner, the dredging company Geluk. The operation included the removal of the former hydraulic drive, the engineering and fitt
Western India Shipyard today announced that it has secured a new order from its client Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) worth Rs 56.3 million. The order work includes repair of one of their large vessels, DCI Dredge Aquarius at its shipyard at Marmugao, Goa within the next 40 days. Western India
An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author was presented to Yoshiyuki Haseyama at the WODCON XIX, held at the Beijing International Convention Center in Beijing. WODCON is organised by the World Dredging Association, the umbrella group for the CEDA, WEDA and EADA, and is held once in 3 years on alt
The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association is conducting its annual meeting with the Corps of Engineers/Industry on November 2 and 3, 2010 at the Hotel Monteleone. Last years’ meeting at The Westin was very successful, and we are looking to provide the same this year. Check WEDA’s We
