Business & Finance
Portage Cove Harbor Dredging Underway
In an effort to keep the public informed with regard to the Portage Cove Harbor Expansion Project, the Haines Borough (AK) has released the latest update on the project. According to the update, Pacific Pile & Marine will be continuing inner harbor dredging this week. “Our dredging operations will b
Project ¡VAMOS! Module Assembled
Construction works on the ¡VAMOS! (Viable Alternative Mine Operating System) project underwater mining prototype are now complete. According to the project site, with assembly now being complete and gantry attached, the ¡VAMOS! deployment module is now ready for testing. Working together, the ¡VAMOS
Morehead City Beach Project Nearly Completed
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) has been working steadily over the last week to complete the Morehead City Harbor beach nourishment project. The Carteret County (NC) reported yesterday that the second nourishment reach extending from Oceanana Fishing Pier westward to the Circle in Atlantic
Qld to Build New Rock Groyne at St Helens Beach
The Queensland Government has just announced that a $1.7 million contract has been awarded for the upgrades of the popular St Helens Beach boat ramp. Main Roads and Ports Minister Mark Bailey announced today that Queensland marine civil contractor, Pensar Building won the contract to complete the wo
Three Delaware Beaches to Receive New Sand
U.S Senator Tom Carper yesterday joined representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DNREC’s Tony Pratt to announce that a long-awaited beach replenishment project in Delaware’s Bethany Beach, South Bethany and Fenwick Island will begin this fall. In January 2016, winter storm Jonas res
National Marine Dredging Profit Dips in 2017
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) yesterday reported a sharp year-on-year decline in its profits by 85.2% in the first three months of 2017. According to the company filing to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), NMDC’s profits fell to $421,900 (AED 1.55 million) in Q1-17, from $2.85 milli
Sioux Falls to Host MRRIC’s Next Meeting
The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold its 37th meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 23-25, 2017. The meeting will be at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, and concluding at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25. A major milestone in th
Willoughby Spit Beach Nourishment Almost Complete
The Willoughby Spit and Vicinity coastal storm damage reduction project is now in its final week of pumping sand onto the beach, reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District. According to the Corps, the week 12 appears to be the final week for sand to be pumped up onto the beach. “We a
The First Complete Section of Rossall Sea Defenses
The first whole section of new sea defenses, from promenade to beach, has been completed at Rossall as work to replace two kilometers of defenses enters the final stages. Wyre Council is replacing sea defenses from Rossall Hospital to Rossall Point in a £63 million coastal defense scheme that will p
Second Round of Public Consultation on the Centerm Expansion
The second round of public consultation as part of the application review phase of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s proposed Centerm Expansion Project started yesterday, May 15. According to the port, the public consultation period is open until June 2, 2017. During the Review Phase – Round 2 –
Conference on Inland Ports Begins This Week in Buenos Aires
The Second Hemispheric Conference on Inland Ports, Waterways and Dredging: Inland Transport as an Engine for Competitiveness will take place this week, from May 17-19, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Organized by the Under Secretariat of Ports and Waterways of Argentina (SSPYVN) the event will focu
Casablanca Port Project Wrapped Up
Vinci, a French concessions and construction company, said that Dumez Maroc (Vinci Construction International Network) has handed over the new fishing port in Casablanca to Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports – ANP. The works included construction of a main breakwater (655m), a secondary breakwater
Boskalis Announces Head Office Layoffs
Boskalis has completed the previously announced study into the costs of its head office organization, which will target total cost savings of EUR 30-35 million – resulting in the loss of around 230 jobs. This restructuring is part of the Corporate Business Plan 2017-2019 which Boskalis presented at
Bakker Sliedrecht Equipment for CWB’s New Dredger
GIW Industries, a manufacturer of heavy-duty dredge pumps, has ordered two powerful submersible motors from Bakker Sliedrecht. The motors are destined for a new hopper dredger, which is being built at Wenchong Shipyard in China for the Chang Jiang Waterway Bureau (CWB). According to Bakker Sliedrech