Brazil’s Paranaguá and Antonina port authority Appa is planning 165mn reais (US$106mn) in work for Antonina port, a spokesperson from the… (bnamericas) [mappress] Source: bnamericas, July 4, 2011;
APL, the world’s seventh largest container shipping carrier, today confirmed a land purchase in the city of Joliet, Illinois, to develop its latest intermodal container terminal in the United States. The 43 acres of space was acquired from CenterPoint Properties within the CenterPoint Intermodal Cen
Sand and silt that damaged Banana River boat propellers and sailboat keels may become a new terrestrial hazard for errant golfers… (floridatoday) [mappress] Source: floridatoday, July 4, 2011;
The Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input about operations along the 36-mile stretch of the Kaskaskia River in southern Illinois… (wvgazette) [mappress] Source: wvgazette, July 4, 2011;
The battle against erosion has a new ally – a pipeline that will pump 30,000 cubic metres of sand from Mooloola River to Mooloolaba between… (sunshinecoastdaily) [mappress] Source: sunshinecoastdaily, July 4, 2011;
Xiangyu Dredging Holdings Limited, the largest privately owned dredging company in China in terms of dredging volume in 2010, announced … (itnews) [mappress] Source: itnews, July 4, 2011;
The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that grant applications are now being accepted for watershed protection and restoration and Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) projects under the Growing Greener Plus program, which allows applicants to seek funding for
Representatives in Tripoli are hoping to revive the city’s old port, arguing that this could have tremendous economic potential for an area… (dailystar) [mappress] Source: dailystar, July 4, 2011;
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered 4 cutter suction dredgers to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. The Ministry, who already had several Damen dredgers in their fleet, will use the dredgers for maintenance dredging on the rivers and throughout the central plains. The 4 cutter suction dredger
OSD-IMT, the UK arm of Offshore Ship Designers, has been chosen by Samsung and Boskalis-SMIT Engineering to develop the basic design, detailed design and production drawings for a 99 m cable laying vessel. Neil Patterson, managing director of OSD-IMT, says, “This project illustrates perfectly the st
The key laying of two CSD’s 500 will take place on Thursday June 2 in Sharjah (UAE). VOSTA LMG signed a contract with Jordan Modern Industries (JMI) for supply of two CSD’s 500 in March 2011. The two dredgers will be built at APT Global Marine services LCC, and will be used by the […]
After taking part in a competitive tender process, CARIS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the National Survey Storage System project from Rijkswaterstaat. Rijkswaterstaat, the executive body of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment in the Netherlands: ensures safe and smooth
IHC Merwede has been awarded the contract to design and construct a backhoe dredger for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). In its bid, IHC Merwede was successful against a strong field of international competitors. The contract is worth US$43 million, and thanks to such projects, the development of t
GE has selected Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, a leading national provider of environmental, capital improvement and maintenance dredging services, to perform environmental dredging in the Upper Hudson River in 2011. GE announced in December that it would perform the second and final
