China will finance the expansion of Hambantota Port in the island’s south with two loans of 600 million US dollars and one billion yuan, cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwelle said. The dollar denominated loan will come from the Exim Bank of China and the yuan loan will come from the government of C
A&P North East recently welcomed a number of clients to their two facilities, one on the Tees near Middlesbrough and one on the Tyne near Newcastle. Among those visiting the Tyne yard were Van Oord, with their vessel Ham 601. Arriving towards the end of July for a short stay the vessel underwent str
PortMiami and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed the construction agreement that will allow the Deep Dredge project to go out for bid. The Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) was executed on August 21, 2012. “The project agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the final step pri
Ocean Dredging DSM Inc began recently the dredging in the Bay of Sept-Iles, near the Cliffs Wabush Mines’ platform in Pointe-Noire. This is the first step in a 20-month project for the realization of a multi-user dock capable of accommodating larger ore carriers. This is a $220 million construction
Jed Patrick Mabilog, the major of Iloilo City, has announced that the dredging of the Dungon Creek and Calajunan Creek shall be done as soon as possible. According to iloilotoday.com, a “top dredging priority” will be given to these creeks by using the Water Master dredging machine bought for that p
Bill Whitley, the Middlesex County Administrator, stated that the Jackson Creek dredging project in Deltaville is complete. “The county-owned spoil site in Deltaville used to store dredged materials is full, and the sand will need to be removed. This will not be a cost to the county and should gener
According to hammondstar.com, a South Tangipahoa Port Commission’s $1.5 million development plan for the Manchac Port has been submitted to DOTD and is awaiting approval. “This plan includes a new steel wall bulkhead and lay down yard,” said William Evans Jr., the engineer who designed the port’s bu
The Redondo Beach replenishment project is progressing very well, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started moving one million cubic yards of sand from the entrance channel of Marina del Rey. This project, which will last about 40 days, calls first for depositing roughly 85,000 cubic yards of m
According to timesunion.com, authorities reopened the Mississippi River to some boat traffic yesterday. Ryan Tippets, the Coast Guard Petty Officer, stated: “A trickle of barges had begun heading north as of late afternoon, but clearing all 33 northbound tows and 72 southbound barge strings was goin
Ocean Dredging DSM Inc (DSM) owns one of Canada’s most important fleet of marine equipment and offers world-class integrated marine services including: dredging, harbor towing, pilot boat services, salvage, marine construction and repair, equipment rental, welding and machining, mechanics, short and
The Port of Rio de Janeiro will receive around R$ 3 billion in investments by 2016, which should increase its capacity by 80%. The announcement was made on August 20 by the State Government. The funds will come from the private sector and all three levels of government (Federal, State and Municipal)
After a devastating rainstorm killed 79 people last month, Beijing will step up flood-control efforts by dredging river channels and reinforcing dikes and reservoirs. According to CRJ English, the workers will have cleared sludge and other waste that was washed into rivers by the July 21 rainstorm.
On August 17, 2012 a working meeting on implementation of measures for construction of Olympic objects included into the Federal Program of Preparation for the 2014 Olympics and Development of Sochi as a Mountain Resort headed by Deputy Director of Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport was he
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $469,000 contract to Ceres Environmental Services, Inc., of Brooklyn Park, Minn., Aug. 20 to complete repairs to the Mouse (Souris) River levee system damaged during the 2011 flood. The project will restore multiple sites in Burlington,
