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  • Deltares: Unique Anti-Piping Experiment Successful (The Netherlands)

    12 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Geotextile positioned vertically in a dike can stop piping. That has been proven by an experiment with the textile on IJkdijk in Bellingwolde (the Netherlands). Geotextile has been used in hydraulic engineering for some time now but using it for piping is new. The experiment has shown for the first time in the field that […]

  • DSC Dredge Delivers Wolverine Duo

    19 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The General Authority for Fish Resources Development (GAFRD) in Egypt recently took delivery and received training in the operation of two 10-inch Wolverine Class Dredges, designed and manufactured by DSC Dredge facility in Michigan. The GAFRD, responsible for Egypt’s fisheries management, will use the Wolverine dredges to improve the water quality of three wetland lakes in […]

  • USACE Updates Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion CPP

    3 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, announced yesterday that it has updated the environmental and regulatory coordinated project plan (CPP) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. In accordance with Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, the CPP includes a comprehensive schedule for completing all environmental reviews and authorization decisions needed […]

  • Shell gets green light for Brent Alpha jacket decommissioning plan

    23 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Heavy lifting, Operations & Maintenance, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    UK authorities have approved Shell’s decommissioning plan for the Brent Alpha jacket, located in the UK sector of the North Sea.

  • Egypt to maximise gas production and LNG exports to Europe following deal with Eni

    13 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Italian oil and gas company Eni and Egypt’s EGAS have agreed for the latter to increase the production and supply to Europe.

  • Busy Year for Coastal Restoration in Louisiana

    21 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Restore the Mississippi River Delta organization said in their latest announcement that 2017 has been a busy year for coastal restoration in Louisiana. Louisiana’s 2017 Coastal Master Plan passed unanimously and progress was made on several large-scale restoration projects. In their latest post, The Restore the Mississippi River Delta presented a few of the […]

  • Groups Urge Congress to Adopt Obama’s Proposal to Fund Louisiana Wetlands Restoration

    20 July 2010

    Conservation groups today urged the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to pass President Obama’s budget proposal to begin funding Coastal Louisiana restoration projects when it marks up the spending bill for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other public agencies for Fiscal Year 2011. Last week, the House Energy & Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee did […]

  • CRP Announces Loss of USD 1.4 Million (New Zealand)

    31 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd today announced a loss of $1.4 million, reflecting the heighted activity of the company as it works towards gaining a mining licence and marine consent. The result compares with a loss of $741,000 in the comparative period last year. CRP is developing a seabed rock phosphate resource on the Chatham Rise, […]

  • Hutchison’s acquisition of APMT Rotterdam gets green light

    22 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Netherlands Authority for Consumer and Markets (ACM) has cleared Hutchison Ports Netherlands to acquire container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam. The Netherlands-based terminal operator APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Maersk Group, signed a letter of intent to divest its container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam in December 2019. As informed at the time, the parties have […]

  • Global shipping industry signs declaration to curb piracy in Gulf of Guinea

    18 May 2021
    Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    After more than 95% of sea kidnappings happened in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020, almost 100 shipping companies, organizations, and flag states have signed a new declaration calling for and to piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The violence, scope, and sophistication of the attacks on shipping have continued to increase and today take […]

  • Shell signs deal to sell Philippines business to Udenna

    20 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Oil major Shell has signed an agreement with Udenna Corporation’s subsidiary for the sale of its 100 per cent shareholding in Shell’s arm in the Philippines.

  • Mid-Breton Contractor Selected

    9 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) selected the Louisiana Diversion Company (LDC) to provide Construction Management At-Risk (CMAR) services for the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project, the agency announced Monday. The CMAR model integrates the construction contractor during the early design phase of the project to obtain input on cost, scheduling and constructability, a process that […]

  • CEDA-IADC: Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Book Available

    26 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    The book Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure gives state-of-the-art guidance on how to design, implement and manage a water infrastructure project with a dredging component. Presented insights result from a wealth of up-to-date knowledge pooled by a team of scientists and practicing industry experts which was moderated by an Editorial Board comprised of CEDA and IADC […]

  • Officials Introduce DREDGE Act to Deepen Mississippi River (USA)

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., introduced the Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports (DREDGE) Act of 2013 in the Senate and House to direct the Corps of Engineers to achieve, operate and maintain a 50-foot channel from Baton Rouge to the mouth of the Mississippi […]

  • USACE Maximizes Mississippi River Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

    4 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, created approximately 850 acres of wetlands in 2014 through the beneficial placement of approximately 60 percent of the material dredged from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. “With Louisiana continuing to lose its coastal wetlands, the Corps established new goals for maximizing the amount of dredged […]

  • Netherlands boosts industry consortium with €7.8M for offshore floating solar development

    17 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck and its consortium partners have received a €7.8 million project subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to develop, test and validate the Merganser floating solar energy platform in harsh North Sea weather conditions.

  • CPRA Presents Louisiana Coastal Basins Report

    1 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Louisiana’s coastal basins need help, the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) reported at the biennial State of the Coast Conference at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center yesterday. During a panel discussion led by CPRA Operations Chief Ignacio Harrouch, officials also said that much has been done in each of the basins, and […]

  • Abbot Point Wetlands at Risk, Says AMSC

    12 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) today released a wide-ranging report into the iconic natural values of the Caley Valley wetlands that will be at risk if dredge spoil from expansion of the world’s largest coal port at Abbot Point is dumped there. Dr Lissa Schindler, AMCS Great Barrier Reef campaigner, said that while it […]

  • Seacor liftboat capsized while lowering legs – preliminary report

    19 May 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    A U.S. government safety investigative agency has issued a preliminary report following the incident with the Seacor Power liftboat.

  • Boskalis Wins EUR 100 Million Worth of Contracts in Africa

    4 November 2010

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded three contracts on the African subcontinent with a total value of approximately € 100 million. The largest contract was awarded in Nigeria by Saipem and involves dredging and equipment maintenance support work for an operational oil facility. Two other recently awarded projects located in Morocco and the Republic […]

  • Scientists Predict Long-term Disastrous Effects of Oil Spill (USA)

    3 August 2010

    Contrary to recent media reports of a quick recovery in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists and biologists are “deeply concerned” about impacts that will likely span “several decades”. “My prediction is that we will be dealing with the impacts of this spill for several decades to come and it will outlive me,” Dr. Ed Cake, […]

  • APM Terminals Signs Monrovia Concession (Liberia)

    15 October 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    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 result in the investment of $120 million USD in […]

  • Belgium: WODCON XX Attracts Massive Numbers of Participants

    3 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The 20th edition of the World Dredging Congress and Exhibition, also known as WODCON, took place on 3-7 June 2013 at the Square – Brussels Meeting Center in Brussels, Belgium. It was organised by CEDA one of the constituent associations of the World Organisation of Dredging Associations, WODA. During 4 days delegates could meet with […]

  • BP Goes Ahead with Atlantis Phase 3; Eyes Na Kika Subsea Tiebacks

    8 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    BP said it has approved a major expansion at the Atlantis field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and has also identified significant additional oil resources that could create further development opportunities around the production hubs it operates in the region. The $1.3 billion Atlantis Phase 3 development is the latest example BP’s strategy of […]

  • IADC: Highlights of 2014

    23 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), exclusively for Dredging Today, looks back at 2014 and forward to 2015 when it will celebrate its 50th anniversary. IADC is the global umbrella organisation for contractors in the private dredging industry. As such IADC is dedicated to not only promoting the skills, integrity and reliability of its […]