Dredging
MPA: China’s Senior Transport Official Visits Singapore
Singapore plays host to Mr Yang Zan, Director-General of the Department of International Co-operation, Ministry of Transport, People’s Republic of China, under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s (MPA) Distinguished Visitors Programme (DVP) from 31 July to 2 August 2013. Mr Yang held seve
Enbridge Starts New Kalamazoo River Dredging Project (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Enbridge has begun a new round of dredging in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River to clean up oil from the company’s July 2010 pipeline spill. The cleanup work is required by EPA’s March 2013 administrative order, which requires Enbridge to complete add
USACE, Partners Host Stream Restoration Workshop (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Philadelphia Water Department hosted a stream restoration workshop July 22-24. The multi-agency and disciplinary group included staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, Ne
NYNJ Harbor Dredging Set for September (USA)
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Company was awarded a $4,227,400 contract on July 26, 2013 for maintenance dredging on the New York and New Jersey Harbor and Adjacent Channels, Upper Bay Shoal Removal (S-SR-1) Contract #1, NY NJ Navigation Improvement 50ft. Project. The project was awarded and
Sand Weaver Arrives to Bahrain
Redwise reported the successful repositioning of three ships globally, relocating an OSV, a dredger and a landing craft. The well maintained and sturdy 1975 built dredger “Sand Weaver” recently departed from the UK port of Swansea. This after several days of vessel & voyage preparations, involving f
USA: Cashman Secures New Bedford Harbor CAD Cell Deal
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Company was awarded a $5,689,000 contract on July 30, 2013 for the New Bedford Harbor, Lower Harbor CAD cell. Approximately 32,000 cubic yards of contaminated material will be removed from the top of the CAD footprint and deposited into existing CAD cells. An ad
USA: Cashman Bags St. Lucie Inlet Dredging Contract
Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Company was awarded a $6,465,000 contract on July 30, 2013 for maintenance dredging on the Sandy O&M Supplemental, Maintenance Dredging, 7-ft Project, Impoundment Basin and Entrance Channel Cut-1, St. Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida. The project was awarded
Britain’s New Deep Sea Container Port on Right Track
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was today welcomed to DP World London Gateway by DP World Vice Chairman Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah and London Gateway CEO, Simon Moore, as new figures show that the development will deliver 27,700 jobs in London and the wider South East region as well as contribute £
MMDA Solicits Bids for Marikina River Dredging (Philippines)
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is calling on bidders for its proposed P49.9-million project to dredge the Marikina River downstream of Rosario Weir in Pasig City, reports philstar.com. Marikina River is a river in eastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a tributary of Pasig Ri
UK: Ecosse Subsea Systems Prepares for Business Growth
Subsea technology specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has moved to larger premises as it prepares for significant business growth. ESS was established in 1996 and has a number of innovative patented technologies, including the SCAR plough and trenching system, which is in demand for specialist p
DCI Reports Second Quarter Financial Results (India)
Dredging Corporation of India, an Indian public sector company engaged in the business of dredging, reported second quarter financial results. Net profit of Dredging Corporation of India reported to Rs 10.06 crore in the quarter ended June 2013 as against net loss of Rs 6.68 crore during the previou
DEC Releases Plan to Guide Restoration Activities in Great Lakes Region (USA)
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released a draft of New York’s Great Lakes Basin: Action Agenda 2013, a five-year action plan to guide restoration, conservation, and sustainable development activities in New York’s Great Lakes region. Stakeholder input on the dr
Obama Praises JAXPORT Deepening Project (USA)
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announces that U.S. President Barack Obama visited MOL’s TraPac Jacksonville terminal with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on July 25, as a part of his economic tour. President Obama and Secretary Foxx were met by TraPac General Manager Dennis Kelly, JAXPORT inte
USA: No Money for Essex River Dredging
Merrimack River Beach Alliance members have started an initiative to ensure help to rivers to the south, the Ipswich, the Essex and the Annisquam, however the future is not very bright due to financial constraints of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, reports salemnews. Edward O’Donnell, navigation d