Dredging
DeepOcean UK Expands Its Presence in Aberdeen
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced two key appointments, to strengthen its Management Team in Aberdeen. Mervyn New joins DeepOcean as Trenching Business Line Manager – Aberdeen. Mervyn brings over 30 years’ experience in the subsea oil & gas industry, with a st
USA: Maritime Development Center, LLC Files Application for Coastal Wetlands Permit
Maritime Development Center, LLC has filed an application with the Department of Marine Resources requesting permission to conduct regulated activities under the provision of the Coastal Wetlands Protection Law Act, Title 49, Chapter 27, Mississippi Code of 1972. The applicant is proposing to expand
USA: Corps to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Miami-Dade Renouishment Project
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management will hold a public meeting on Friday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss using sand from offshore of St. Lucie County and other South Florida areas for the renourishment of beaches in Miami-Dade County.
Sri Lanka: Colombo South Harbour Opens Today
A $500 million Colombo South Harbour will open today. The massive terminal in Colombo is located mid-way on the lucrative east-west sea route and has facilities on a par with Singapore and Dubai. The Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT), which is 85 percent, owned by the state-run China M
China: Yichang Port Expansion Plan Moves Ahead
CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the terminal expansion project in Xiakou operation zone of Xingshan area of Yichang Port in Hubei Province, with a contract value of 136.5 million yuan and a construction period of 685 calendar days. The terminal expansion project
CCCC Fourth Harbor Nabs Huai River Contract (China)
CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently signed the construction project for the civil works of Huai River outward channel expansion project with the Huaian Transportation Bureau, with a contract value of some 196 million yuan and a construction period of 36 months. The civil works of t
Pallone: New Policies to Rebuild Shore (USA)
On August 2., U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined with local officials at the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) in Union Beach and reviewed important federal updates to the Sandy recovery process. Pallone and Menendez discussed a new revision to C
CCCC Second Harbor Inks Nicaragua Canal Feasibility Study Contract
CCCC Second Harbor Consultants Co., Ltd. has recently signed the contract for the feasibility study project of the port part of Nicaragua canal, with a contract value of 4.32 million US dollars. The project won by the company involves the feasibility study report, engineering survey, geographical su
Marfa Port Expansion Plan Includes Dredging (UAE)
ADPC has announced an AED 17M investment for Marfa Port, for the first phase development of the port infrastructure and maritime leisure facilities for the local community. The port is at the north end of Marfa city with direct water access to the Gulf, in the Al Gharbia region, 125 km west of Abu D
CCCC Tianjin Dredging Wins Huanghua Port Dredging Deal (China)
On July 24, CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. won the bid for Lot 3 of Phase 1 channel project in the integrated area and bulk area of Huanghua Port in Hebei Province, with a contract value of 1.163 billion yuan. The project is widening and dredging the 48.3-kilometer 100,000t channel in the integrate
AMCS: Dredge Dumping in Great Barrier Has to Stop (Australia)
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has delivered a pledge to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s office to end dumping of dredge material in the Great Barrier Reef. The pledge has been delivered with a demonstration of dumping and dredging by protesters from the AMCS who staged a mock dump of sludge
Boskalis Bags EUR 80 Million Dredging Contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by Daewoo E&C for the dredging and reclamation of new land for Songdo International City on the waterfront of Incheon, South Korea. The total value of the contract amounts to approximately EUR 80 million. The project consists of
New Gates for Panama Canal
The first four new gates for the Panama Canal’s Third Set of Locks will be arriving to Panama from Italy. The Third Set of Locks has a total of 16 rolling gates (eight for each new lock complex).The new gates weigh an average of 3,300 tons each. They were constructed in Italy by subcontractor Cimola
Top News – July 28 to August 4, 2013
Corps Awards Contract for Deepwater Channels Dredging (USA) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $6.6 million contract July 31 to Vortex Marine Construction Inc. of Oakland for maintenance dredging along the Sacramento and Stockton deep-water ship channels. Tetra Tech Wins