Dredging
Singapore: Dredging Underway at Temasek Fairway
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Temasek Fairway dredging works, located at Jurong Island, are currently underway. Dredging works will be undertaken by the grab dredgers which will be
Norway: New Crane to Arrive at Port of Larvick
An outsize load left the port of Antwerp yesterday morning on its way to Norway. A container crane with a height of 69 metres was loaded on board a pontoon in the Delwaide dock. The crane was transported with a bascule laid horizontally, giving the convoy the extraordinary dimensions of 145 metres l
USA: Houston to Host DTC Cutter Suction Dredger Simulator Training
For the second year in a row, Dredge Technology Corporation (DTC) is bringing its one-of-a-kind simulator training to the USA (April 7th, 2014, Houston, Texas). The training will run for three consecutive weeks, starting April 7, and each training takes 3 days. There are three training levels availa
Grays Harbor Dredging: Public Comment Period Extended (USA)
A public comment period for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Project draft limited reevaluation report including a draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement has been extended through April 8. The Corps investigated the feasibility of dredging the channel f
USA: NJDOT Announces Multi-Year State Channel Dredging Program
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced the start of a multi-year, multi-million dollar State Channel Dredging Program that will begin to return New Jersey’s waterways affected by Superstorm Sandy to a state of good repair. Typically the state would not dredge in the summ
CARIS, Kongsberg Maritime Sign Renewed MoU
CARIS and Kongsberg Maritime put pen to paper on an enhanced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Oceanology International 2014 in London, United Kingdom. Expanding upon previously signed agreements, the renewed MoU will continue to facilitate the migration of Kongsberg Neptune users to the CARIS HI
Port of Cleveland Urges Corps to Start Dredging (USA)
The Port of Cleveland approved a resolution at its March Board of Directors meeting directing the Port’s management to work with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the timely start and completion of dredging necessary for the 2014 shipping season utilizing existing confined facilities for dispos
The Netherlands: HollandMT Introduces Plain Suction Dredger
HollandMT has developed a Plain Suction Dredger (PSD) for the purpose of dredging and deepening of inland lakes, estuaries and mining & tailing ponds. The PSD350 Plain Suction Dredger is fitted with a 350 mm dredge pipeline system and is designed for dredging up to –40 m below water level. Reduced d
Ellicott Dredges Gets OPIC Impact Award
In a ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation’s (OPIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L. Littlefield presented Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC and its Ellicott Dredges LLC entity with OPIC’s inaugural “Impact Award” for Ellicott’s work i
Swedish Companies Visit Singapore Ports
Business Sweden recently led a business delegation compromising of Swedish companies focusing on material handling equipment, power equipment and transport solutions for ports. The aim of the visit was to learn more about the expansion plans for the port of Singapore and to explore opportunities for
Egypt: Officials to Form Committee for Suez Canal Development
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb issued a decision No 377 for 2014 to form a ministerial committee for the Suez Canal Development Project. The committee will be headed by Prime Minister and include Ministers of Housing, Local Administration, Industry, Planning, Civil Aviation and Transport, as well as
Port of Gdansk Secures Expansion Funds (Poland)
On 11 March 2014 in Warsaw, the Centre for EU Transport Projects and Port of Gdansk Authority SA entered into a grant agreement for the Project Expansion of the intermodal container terminal in the area of the Szczecinskie Quay in the Port of Gdansk. On behalf of the beneficiary, the agreement was s
UK: Moray Council Gets Deadline Extension for Seawall Repair
Moray Council has been granted an extension to the deadline for repairs to the damaged seawall at Lossiemouth. The Scottish Government agreed to fund half of the £450,000 estimated cost of a permanent repair to the structure, which was breached by heavy seas during stormy weather in December 2012. H
USA: Shark River Dredging Not Economically Feasible?
The Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners was notified that the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has determined that a preliminary engineering and cost analysis of dredging and drying the dredge material at Shark River Park is not economically feasible. “The projected cost to proc