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  • “Dredging in India – Needs & Requirements, Issues & Opportunities” Scheduled for August 25

    17 August 2011

    Indian Infrastructure magazine is organising the second annual conference on “Dredging in India- Needs & Requirements, Issues & Opportunities” on August 25-26, 2011, at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. The mission of this conference is to provide an update on the dredging industry in India, discuss the key issues and requirements, and highlight the emerging opportunities. It […]

  • Porirua Foreshore: New Dune and Wetland Area Introduced

    29 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Porirua Harbor Strategy Coordinator, Keith Calder, recently toured newly created dune and wetland area on the city foreshore of Te Awarua-o-Porirua. The coordinator was accompanied by Porirua Mayor, Mike Tana, Greater Wellington Regional Council Deputy Chair, Barbara Donaldson, and Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbor and Catchment Joint Committee Chairperson and Councillor, Anita Baker. It is the latest […]

  • Bangladesh: China’s Projects Run Into Rough Weather

    7 May 2012

    China has been funding major infrastructure projects across the Indian neighbourhood. But four of the major projects, including the Deep Sea Port (DSP) and a power plant in Bangladesh funded by Beijing, have run into serious trouble, according to the Mail Online. Besides the DSP, a dredging project in Gorai river funded by China Harbour […]

  • Italdraghe: New Dredger for Ethiopia

    19 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The start of May saw the commissioning of an Italdraghe SGT 250 dredger in Gorgora on the northern shore of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. The dredger, purchased by the National Ministry of Water and Energy, was assembled in and launched from the town’s port facilities. Following commissioning Italdraghe technicians stayed onsite to provide both theoretical and […]

  • Former Dredging Depot to Become Offshore Wind Hub

    17 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Amsterdam will turn a dredging depot at the former Averijhaven into an energy port to serve as a base for the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms. The port is carrying out the Energiehaven project in collaboration with the province of North Holland, the municipality of Velsen, Tata Steel, and the […]

  • Morehead City Harbor Dredging One Step Closer

    4 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    North Carolina will receive additional $4 million funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Morehead City Harbor dredging project. Governor Pat McCrory praised the teamwork that helped secure the funding for “desperately needed” dredging of the Harbor Channel. “Ensuring access to our ports is critical because it supports thousands of jobs in Eastern North Carolina. […]

  • USA: Governor Announces Bonner Bridge Reopening

    16 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Governor Pat McCrory and Transportation Secretary Tony Tata announced the reopening of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. North Carolina Department of Transportation engineers deemed the bridge safe for traffic after several sonar scans, driving two test pilings, and multiple inspections over the past week. The emergency repair […]

  • India: State’s Chief Minister Formally Inaugurates Dhamra Port

    19 December 2011

    The state’s Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik formally inaugurated Odisha’s Dhamra port, a joint venture between Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro. Senior Shipping Ministry officials and representatives from the joint venture partners were present on the occasion. Though the port handled its first vessel in September last year, commercial operations really took off in […]

  • HyCC launches H2era green hydrogen plant in Amsterdam port

    18 July 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Hydrogen company HyCC has launched Project H2era to construct a 500-megawatt green hydrogen plant at the Port of Amsterdam.

  • Damen to promote Bawat’s ship-based ballast water management system

    19 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Damen Green Solutions, a member of the Damen Shipyards Group, has been given the right to promote a green ship-based ballast water management system (BWMS) developed by water treatment supplier Bawat. According to Bawat, Damen was selected for the cooperation as it fits the supplier’s green approach in the new build and retrofit market. Currently, […]

  • New WAMSI Dredging Science Node Report

    29 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Results from a new dredging study in Western Australia’s Dampier Archipelago provide, for the first time, a framework for assessing likely impacts of dredging on coral populations, and for evaluating the timeframes and likelihood of population recovery from impacts. In April 2014 and March 2015 studies of coral populations were undertaken at Enderby and West […]

  • DP Energy joins forces with Japanese partners for Canadian tidal energy project

    4 August 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Irish renewable energy developer DP Energy has teamed up with Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) and power utility company Chubu Electric Power to develop the Uisce Tapa tidal energy project in Nova Scotia, Canada.

  • Bangladesh: Government OKs Mongla Channel Dredging

    2 August 2012

    The Bangladesh Government has announced plans for the dredging project on the Mongla channel. This project will include dredging of 41.96 cubic metres from the Mongla channel at a cost of Taka 126.51 crore. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith presided over the meeting. Mongla is the main sea port in the Bagerhat District of […]

  • Italdraghe: New Dredger for Ethiopia

    3 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is experiencing rapid population growth and this is placing ever greater demands on the country’s already limited water resources due to increasing needs for crop irrigation, drinking water and hydroelectric power. Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile River, is located at a height of 1,786 metres above […]

  • Phase­ II of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Dredging Project Begins

    9 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India’s No.1 container terminal, has already started the Phase­ II Dredging Project on its 33.54 km long navigational channel. The port has successfully completed the Phase I Dredging Project in April 2014, including the deepening and widening works on the existing channel for accommodating vessels of +6000 TEU. This second phase will allow bigger […]

  • UK: PFI London 2014 Conference Approaches

    27 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Port Finance International’s African Port Opportunities 2014 conference is scheduled for 28 – 29 January 2014, in Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, London. This highly focused event will investigate the challenges ahead – as well as placing a strong focus on the impact of these developments and their wider implications. PFI London 2014 will […]

  • TGS Names New Executive Team After Spectrum Acquisition

    30 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    TGS-NOPEC Geophysical has announced a new executive team following the finalization of acquisition of Spectrum. The company completed the acquisition of Spectrum, creating a global multi-client geophysical data provider, on August 14. The team, led by CEO Kristian Johansen, consists of the following executives: Katja Akentieva – EVP Onshore; Fredrik Amundsen – EVP Europe & […]

  • Imotec, Reliance Naval Sign MoU to Build Dredgers in India

    25 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    India and the Netherlands have announced a wide range of MoUs/Agreements and Initiatives across different sectors during the two-day visit of Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte. During the visit, Imotec Projects, a Dutch company which operates in the maritime and offshore market, and Reliance Naval & Engineering Ltd., signed a MoU to make […]

  • Maritime, mining, and energy majors to create a green corridor for iron ore

    22 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    A new consortium comprising UK-based mining company Anglo American, Tata Steel, CMB, VUKA Marine, Freeport Saldanha, and ENGIE plans to explore the options for developing a maritime green corridor for the zero-emission shipping of iron ore between South Africa and Europe. The initiative has been described as the first of its kind from Africa and an important step in the […]

  • World’s 1st bulker powered by wind sails into Port of Newcastle

    24 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    The world’s first bulk carrier to be partially powered by wind, the Shofu Maru, sailed into the Port of Newcastle this morning on its maiden voyage. The 100, 422 dwt bulker, owned by Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), was delivered on October 7, 2022. The vessel is the first of its kind and […]

  • Great Lakes Nabs $20.3M Beach Nourishment Project

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $20.3 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC of Oak Brook, Ill. for the beach nourishment project north of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island to protect this vulnerable stretch of N.C.12. The contractor will use two dredges to expedite the project, which is expected […]

  • New offshore partnership targets cleaner North Sea

    27 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Various parties from the offshore sector have formed a partnership dedicated to sustainable decommissioning and recycling of offshore and maritime installations.

  • Midwest Region: USD 4.5 Million in Grants to Boost BIG Program

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Recreational boaters received good news lat week week when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $4.5 million in Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program competitive grants to the Midwest Region. Four projects including three in Michigan and one in Ohio will take home 33% of the total BIG funding distributed this year. Nationwide, […]

  • Bawat finds JV partners for Freedom Ballast in the US

    7 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Danish ballast water management specialist Bawat, the US venture builder Green Swan Partners, and the US ballast water reception company Monstrant Viam have formed a joint venture company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  • Shipping Minister Praises Bashundhara Dredging (Bangladesh)

    8 August 2013

        Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has launched a drive to remove wastages including polythene from the Buriganga by operating three newly-collected long boom excavators. Shipping minister Shahjahan Khan inaugurated the drive on the Buringanga adjacent to Shyambazar in the capital. BIWTA sources said about 31,500 cubic meter wastage would be removed from […]