Business & Finance
GLDD Cost Savings Initiatives on Track
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) today announced financial results for the last quarter of 2017, reporting revenue of $191.7 million and net loss from continuing operations of $8.8 million. “Excluding the charges relating to our previously announced restructuring, for the three months en
USPA Introduces New Branch: Dredging Fleet
Established as a separate unit under the command of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA), a new branch named Dredging Fleet has begun its operations. According to the official announcement, Mr Serhiy Bomchak has been appointed as the head of the division. Mr Bomchak was previously in charge
De Urbanisten Takes Part in Randers Flood Prevention Project
Danish architect firm C.F. Møller Landscape will lead an international team to design a new landscape along the Guden and Randers Fjord that protects the city of Randers from floods, the company said in its latest release. In the next four month, the team – involving the Dutch firm De Urbanisten – i
Zvezda Shipyard Deepening Project Receives Approval
Russia’s General Board of State Expert Review (Glavgosexpertiza) recently issued a positive assurance based on engineering survey results and design documentation for the new phases of the ZVEZDA shipbuilding construction project. The project includes rebuilding of a deep-water pier, Shallow and Sou
Spotlight on Ellicott City Floodproofing Study
Howard County’s Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, February 21, to discuss the results of an Ellicott City building floodproofing study. The meeting will take place in the George Howard Building’s Columbia/Ellicott City Room at 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicot
CCCC Making Good Progress on the Lamu Port Project
China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) is making good progress with the construction of the first three berths for the new Lamu Port. According to the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (Lapsset) Corridor Development Authority director general Sylvester Kasuku, the dredging w
HMSML Gleaner Decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base
HMSML Gleaner, the Royal Navy’s smallest ship and with a crew of just eight sailors, has decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base after 35 years of service. The vessel began her career as the Royal Navy’s Inshore Survey Vessel in 1983. Since then she has operated in the majority of ports around the UK
Exmouth Dredging Works Kick Off
The Exmouth Marina dredging project, aimed to collect mud from the bottom of the marina and drop it off at Sprey Point, started earlier this week. WM Plant Hire has just released this beautiful photo from this very important cleanup scheme. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted a mar
Protecting Thai Coastal Areas
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has addressed erosion along 559 kilometers of coastal areas in Thailand, NNT- National News Bureau of Thailand reports. The Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Jatuporn Buruspat, said that erosion preventive measures have
Jan De Nul: Another Milestone for Kriegers Flak
The first Gravity Based Foundation for the offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak was installed in Denmark this weekend, marking another milestone in this project, Jan De Nul said in its latest release. It concerns a 8,000 tonnes GBF which was floated off the semisubmersible barge and towed to the install
Cashman/Dutra JV Wins Boston Harbor Dredging Contract
The Joint Venture comprising of Cashman Dredging Inc. and Dutra Group was awarded last week a $122.2 million Boston Harbor dredging contract. According to FedBizOpps, the project includes dredging of approximately 11,700,000 cubic yards of silt, blue clay, till and weathered rock from the harbor are
L’Ancresse Coastal Protection Scheme Progresses
The Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services of the States of Guernsey has just released the latest update on their L’Ancresse coastal protection project. The work has entailed the formation of a rock armor protection over the existing toe of the wall, predominantly in front of panels 4
IJmuiden Sea Lock Project – February Update
Construction works continued this month on the new sea lock at IJmuiden, the Netherlands, with the new control building slowly beginning to take shape, reports the Port of Amsterdam. The control building (no. 1 in the picture) is starting to take shape by now. The lock gate chambers (no. 2 in the pi
Ellicott Equipment for Malawi
The U.S. Embassy in Malawi said in its latest announcement that Ellicott Dredges LLC, of Baltimore, MD, recently won a $7 million contract to supply dredging equipment to the Kapichira Hydropower Plant. The main goal of this project, conducted by the Millennium Challenge Account of Malawi (MCA-M), i