Australia: BAM Clough Bags Port Hedland Wharf Contract Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has awarded the BAM Clough Joint Venture (BAM Clough) a design and construction contract for a fifth iron ore loading berth at its Anderson Point Facility (AP5) in Port Hedland, Western Australia. UK: Environment A
Russia needs to become strategically independent of the services provided by foreign dredging companies, said Evgeny Leonov, BoD member of Zavod Gidromekhanizatsii CJSC, at the International Forum of Dredging Companies organized by media-group PortNews. Leonov believes that Russia should obtain its
Société du nouveau port de Metz has invited bidders to submit their offers for the new Port of Metz la Maxe development project. This contract will consist of the following activities: – Creation of a multimodal platform connected to the dock (about 26,000m2); – Extension of wharf bulkheads; – Rehab
The construction of the Dredger 5000 DF has officially kicked off, according to the OJSC Zelenodolsk plant’s press centar. This vessel will be used primarily for sand and gravel excavation, reports portnews.ru. The main characteristics of the vessel will be: length overall – 79.13 m, waterline lengt
The volume of dredging operations during the Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) development project will be around 16 mln cbm in 2014-15. This was announced by the Country Manager for Royal Boskalis Westminster in the Russian Federation Mr. Mark Bakker at the Forum of Dredging Companie
25 new dredging vessels should be built for operation at inland waterways of Russia, said Igor Zlobin, head of IWW department of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency, at the Forum of Dredging Companies organized by media-group PortNews. According to Zlobin, the following equipment is required:
Communities in southern, south west and central England remain at risk of flooding, with further heavy rain expected to affect the country today and tomorrow. Continued heavy rainfall means that flooding will remain for several days. Although water levels may fall throughout today, they are expected
Prime Minister David Cameron has chaired the first Cabinet Committee meeting on Flooding. The new Committee was set up by the Prime Minister earlier this week to coordinate strategic long-term plans on flood recovery and flood resilience, following the severe weather. Following the meeting, Prime Mi
Total volume of dredging operations needed for the creation of the new dry cargo district of Port Taman is 49.3 mln cbm, said Igor Rusu, Director General of RMP-Taman LLC (managing company of the project), at the Forum of Dredging Companies organized by media-group PortNews. According to Rusu, the m
At the start of 2014, an agreement was reached between Huta Marine Works, the leading marine contractor in Saudi Arabia, and the Training Institute for Dredging (TID) and IHC Parts & Services – both part of the IHC Merwede group. This agreement concerns the delivery of an extensive life-cycle suppor
The Port of Wells has announced that the main channel dredging project is scheduled to begin on 17th February 2014. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be p
The scope of dredging operations of FSUE Rosmorport is expected to exceed 170 mln cbm in 2014-17. This was announced by Rosmorport Executive Director Andrei Lavrishchev at the International Forum of Dredging Companies organized by media-group PortNews. Lavrishchev said that the volume of dredging op
The demand for dredging operations at inland waterways of Russia is estimated at 90 mln cbm, said Igor Zlobin, head of IWW department of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency, today at the Forum of Dredging Companies organized by media-group PortNews. According to Igor Zlobin, the volume of dred
Further development of the port sector in Russia will be primarily driven by the construction of specialized deepwater transshipment complexes focused on servicing of large capacity vessels, said Deputy Transport Minister of Russia Victor Olersky. According to Olersky, current capacity of seaports i
