Dredging
Brazil: LLX Awarded Construction License for Port Terminal at TX2
LLX announced that the INEA (State Environmental Department) has awarded a construction license for T-MULT, a port terminal for several types of cargo. Located at TX2, T-MULT will handle general cargo and project cargo, liquid and solid bulk and agricultural produce, amongst others. “The awarding of
USA: Little Lake Worth, Turtle Cove Not Part of Proposed Dredging Project
The Lake Worth Inlet Feasibility Study proposes to deepen and widen the Federal channel from Lake Worth Inlet to the Port of Palm Beach. Impacts to sea grasses and hardbottom resources are anticipated, therefore mitigation for these impacts are required. Little Lake Worth and Turtle Cove are two of
Turkey: Dredge Yard Delivers Heavy Duty Ball Joints to Van Oord
Dredge Yard has announced that it has delivered its heavy duty ball joints to Van Oord. The dredge ball joints are suitable for pipe inner diameter of 900mm and working pressure of 30 bar. Those ball joints are of heavy duty design for pumping water and sand for long distances. To assure high qualit
Jebel Ali Port Wins Its 19th “Best Seaport – Middle East” Award
Jebel Ali Port, the leading port in the Middle East has won the trophy for Best Seaport in the Middle East for the 19th year in a row. DP World’s flagship has been voted the “Best Seaport – Middle East” at the 27th Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA 2013). Four ports from the […]
Top News – May 27 to June 2, 2013
Lithuania: Klaipeda Port Dredging Completed May 2013 is a historical date for the port of Klaipėda as a record breaking dredging works of the port channel were accomplished, which shifted the port to a new qualitative level. VIDEO: “ALBERTO ALEMÁN ZUBIETA” Dredging Trials (Panama) IHC Merwede deli
USA: Workshop on Mississippi General Permits Set for June 19
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve are hosting a free workshop about updated Mississippi general permits on June 19, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Bolton State Office Building Auditorium, 1141 Bayview Ave., Biloxi. The workshop is designed to
Germany: Josef Möbius Wins Dradenau Land Reclamation Contract
Hamburg Port Authority AöR has awarded the Port of Dradenau land reclamation contract to Josef Möbius Bau-GmbH. This development program includes filling of the intermediate bearing silt Dradenau harbour area by installation of wet sand and silt. The Dradenau reclamation project also consists of bal
Elbe River Dredging Contract Awarded (Germany)
Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt Cuxhaven has awarded the Elbe River dredging contract to the Heinrich Hirdes GmbH. This major deepening program includes dredging works with a suction hopper dredger for the conservation and restoration of the required depth and width of the fairway on the Lower and Outer
The Netherlands: Havenbedrijf Rotterdam Announces Tender for Development Work
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV has announced a tender for the construction of a container terminal quay at the Rotterdam area. The work consists of supplying and applying a combined wall (about 300m including wing walls), delivery and installation of the anchoring, carrying out concrete work, supply and
UK: HHA Invites Bids for Harwich Dredging
Harwich Haven Authority has invited bidders to submit their offers for the ports of Harwich and Felixstowe dredging contract. This contract is for the provision of a suitable backhoe dredger to excavate approximately 112 trial pits for others to take samples and analyse. The trial pits lie within th
USA: Kings Bay Dredging Plan Introduced
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, introduced the details about the Kings Bay dredging plan. This development project consists of maintenance dredging of beach compatible shoal material from the Kings Bay Entrance Channel. The dredged material will be placed in the North Beach
CRP Announces Loss of USD 1.4 Million (New Zealand)
Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd today announced a loss of $1.4 million, reflecting the heighted activity of the company as it works towards gaining a mining licence and marine consent. The result compares with a loss of $741,000 in the comparative period last year. CRP is developing a seabed rock phospha
USA: Corps Announces Charleston Channel Dredging Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, has announced a plan for the Joint Base Charleston Channel dredging program. The work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 1,466,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from the Joint Base Charleston Channel located in Berkeley Cou
EPA Recognizes Coast Guard for Curtis Bay Cleanup (USA)
The U.S. Coast Guard has completed cleanup construction activity at the Curtis Bay Yard Superfund site in Anne Arundel County, Md., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday. EPA provided oversight of the massive 11-year cleanup project and the U.S. Coast Guard led the cleanup eff