The Dredge Potter, the eldest member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging fleet, was welcomed home to the St. Louis District … [mappress] Source: teamsaintlouis, September 8, 2011;
On 1 September 2011, Xiangyu PRC and the PRC Operational Entity as purchasers entered into the Agreement with the Vendor, pursuant to which… (hkexnews) [mappress] Source: hkexnews, September 2, 2011;
A&P Tees ship repair yard has given another TV star a much-needed “makeover”. The Middlesbrough yard is gaining a reputation for giving vessels which have appeared on the small screen a new lease of life. Last year they restored the Tall Ship winner Christian Radich, star of the BBC TV series The On
IHC Merwede B.V. announces that it will hold naming and launch ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 01, on Saturday 10 September 2011. The ship is being built for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT at the IHC Dredgers yard, Smitweg 6, 2960 AA Kinderdijk, T
In a bid to speed up the progress of Lianyungang Seaport’s 30-ton shipping lane construction project, the Nanjing Yangtze River Waterway Eng… By Liu Xiaoning (peopledaily) [mappress] Source: peopledaily, August 25, 2011;
DSC and its customer, the Port of New Orleans, were recently recognized in the 2011 Hot-Dip Galvanizing Excellence Awards for use of galvanized steel throughout the dredge design. The Dredge Edward S. “Ned” Reed was awarded in the water and marine category of the annual competition, representing the
Gibbs & Cox, one of the world’s leading independent naval architecture and marine engineering firms, announced the award of a contract to support BAE Systems, Southeast Shipyards Alabama, by providing functional engineering and detailed production support during the design and construction of a hopp
BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards announced its first contract to build a new ship from scratch at its Mobile River facility. By Dan Murtaugh (al) [mappress] Source: al, August 19, 2011
The historic Mississippi River dredge William A. Thompson is being given one last chance to be used as a floating museum before it’s sold… By John Weiss (postbulletin) [mappress] Source: postbulletin, August 16, 2011
Van Oord, the renowned, globally operating dredging, marine and offshore contractor from the Netherlands has engaged the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg for the final fitting-out and commissioning of its new flexible fallpipe vessel, “Stornes”. This special offshore vessel was transferred to the port of
The O’Farrell government has dumped plans to buy a dredge for Swansea Channel, sending waves of discontent across Lake Macquarie’s… (theherald) [mappress] Source: theherald, August 4, 2011
SOUTH AMERICAN MINERALS, INC. has been advised that its wholly owned subsidiary North American Resources Ltd. Inc. (NARIL), has formed a Limited Partnership for the purpose of purchasing a Cutter-head dredge and associated equipment to be placed in operation on the 25 square mile concession on which
Middle East Dredging Company Q.S.C. announced the successful takeover of the Al Jarraf, a new heavy duty suction dredger in Singapore Shipyard on the 20th July 2011. The new vessel will provide MEDCO with a powerful, competitive tool for future projects across the Gulf and beyond. The Al Jarraf vess
Acta Marine has recently upgraded the functionality of its Ultra Shallow Support Vessel “Coastal Enterprise” with Dynamic Positioning. This system allows the Coastal Enterprise to automatically maintain its position and heading by using only its own propellers and thrusters. Coastal Enterprise is th
