GE will begin the second phase of the Upper Hudson River cleanup in May 2011. The approach to dredging and disposal will be similar to what was undertaken in 2009, when 286,000 cubic yards, or 329,000 tons, of river sediment was removed. In 2011, approximately 350,000 cubic yards, or 400,000 tons, o
Piedroba Marine Construction (PMC) today announced it has been selected for the award of the Dredging Fundamental Course. Luis Prieto-Portar, PhD, PE, PMC’s Principal and Chief Executive Officer, will be the Lead Instructor. The first Session/Class begins 11-15 April 2011 in Jacksonville. The award
Measutronics Corporation has opened a new office in Seattle, Wash. [mappress] Source: Measutronics , March 1, 2011
An excavator formed an unusual yet highly effective partnership with a dredging vessel on the Lincolnshire coast in England last summer. Working on the Lincshore project, the Hitachi ZX470LCH-3 crawler excavator and trailing suction hopper dredger, Vlaanderen XX, have helped to ensure that future ge
VOSTA LMG B.V. has received from Jordan Modern Industries Co. Ltd. (JMI) a repeat order for the delivery of a Dismountable Cutter Suction Dredge, of type ‘CSD 600 S’ to the Iraqi market. The turn key project will be executed by VOSTA LMG in co-operation with its co-maker Vantage in Malaysia. The new
Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation. The order, which was signed today in Hamburg, comes from prestigious Dutch-based marine contractor Van Oord, working on dredging, offshore and marine engineering projects worldwi
Nashville-based John W. McDougall Co., Inc. has expanded its reach into the dredging industry with the purchase of Dredge & Marine … [mappress] Source: John W. McDougall;
IHC Parts & Services, part of IHC Merwede has announced a new joint agreement with Bakker Sliedrecht for the condition monitoring of dredging vessels. This will see the two companies combining forces to supply a unique range of specialist and high-quality services to customers that in turn will enab
The Cochin Port Trust (CoPT) has issued a tender inviting bids for leasing of 22.94 hectares of land on an annual lease basis for setting up a cargo and logistics centre close to the international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam. The lease period is for 30 years. The land propo
The Hague, Netherlands – APM Terminals has signed a 25‐year concession agreement for the operation of the Port of Monrovia in Liberia, having been named the preferred bidder for the port management and modernization project last March. The now formalized agreement for the port’s privatization will r
IHC Dredgers has commissioned Siemens Industry Solutions in The Hague, the Netherlands, to provide the electrical installation on board DEME’s cutter suction dredger Ambiorix – under construction at the Hardinxveld-Giessendam yard. Apart from the electrical components, to be delivered to the yard in
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
Despite all the recent setbacks, plans to restart the stalled Hernando Beach Channel dredging project are moving forward, County … (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, September 30, 2010;
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today announced a contract award of approximately $23 million. Orion Marine Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, Misener Marine Construction, Inc., was recently awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to des
