Business & Finance
Choppy waters ahead for multipurpose and heavy-lift shipping
Multipurpose and heavy-lift shipping is facing numerous uncertainties and is most likely to see a stagnation over the coming period, according to the UK-based consultancy Drewry. The market outlook is heavily reliant on the timing of the global economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pande
EPA Inks Detroit River Sediment Cleanup Deal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed a $2.9 million agreement to remediate contaminated sediment along the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan. The contaminated sediment is within the Detroit River Area of Concern (AOC), identified by the United States and Canada as one of 43 tox
EPA Modifies Grasse River PCBs Cleanup Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has modified a plan to address sediment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the Grasse River Superfund Site in Massena, New York. The modification calls for removal of an additional 90,000 cubic yards of sediment from an area of the ri
Dyna-Mac hired to build two upper hull sections for offshore vessel
Singapore’s provider of engineering, fabrication, and construction for the oil and gas industry Dyna-Mac has received an order for the fabrication of two upper hull sections for an offshore vessel.
MSC resolves network outage
Swiss-based container shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has resolved its network outage issue which has kept some of the company’s digital tools down for five days. The company said that all internal systems were fully functional and that all its booking options and the website msc
Total picks eDrilling for well construction planning technologies
eDrilling, a supplier of AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics solutions to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract by French oil major Total for its well construction planning technologies.
Temporary Deviation to Support Kissimmee River Restoration Gets OK
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District has just announced the approval of a planned temporary deviation to the 1981 Lake Kissimmee, Hatchineha and Cypress Interim Regulation Schedule. Major General Diana Holland, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division
Preparing for High Water on Lakes Erie, Ontario
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is preparing to respond to lakes Erie and Ontario high water within the limits of its Regulatory, Emergency Management, Program and Project Management, and Operations and Maintenance programs. Lake Erie water level set a record for this time of yea
CPRA Webinar on Decade of Restoration
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) will host a webinar named ‘Deepwater Horizon 10: A Decade of Restoration’ today. “Join CPRA’s Chief of Engineering, Rudy Simoneaux, for a presentation on CPRA’s efforts to restore our coast since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occur
Tema Land Reclamation Complete
With about 126m² of land reclaimed from the sea, the reclamation works of the Ghana Tema New Container Terminal Project, undertaken by China Communications Construction’s subsidiary CHEC, were successfully finished recently. As the largest hydraulic project in Ghana at the moment, the project – whic
Advancing Del Mar’s Sand Replenishment Program
City of Del Mar, CA, is advancing a program to streamline the placement of high-quality sand on the city beaches and has released an environmental document for public review. With mitigation and monitoring, the Sand Compatibility Opportunistic Use Program – or SCOUP – would not cause significant imp
Fremantle’s Port Beach Ready for Winter Storms
The City of Fremantle, WA, has successfully completed the construction of a temporary rock wall to protect coastal assets at Port Beach from erosion. In December last year Fremantle Council approved the construction of a temporary rock wall as the preferred interim measure to protect facilities incl
Asa River Dredging Begins
The Western Nigeria’s Kwara State Government has kicked off the dredging operations on the Asa River in Ilorin, the state capital, to prevent the annual flood disaster in the metropolis. According to local media, it was noticed on Monday that – in spite of the lockdown of the state – workers dredgin
Timaru Dredging Wraps Up
Dredging operations at Timaru’s port have been successfully wrapped up, New Zealand’s news site Stuff reports. According to the PrimePort Timaru chief executive, Phil Melhopt, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Albatross was stationed in Timaru where it had been keeping the main channel into