Dredging
Grasse River Dredging Approved (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that they will release their Record of Decision (ROD) for the Grasse River cleanup today. During a conference call on Thursday April 4, 2013, they indicated to tribal officials that they would be implementing Remedial Option number six which calls fo
Contractors Sought for Port of Gravette Dredging (France)
Commune de La Plaine-sur-Mer has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Port of Gravette dredging program. This development project includes dredging of approximately 160,000 m3 (maximum value) of materials in the harbour basin of the Port of Gravette, with disposal of the dredged sediments
Germany: Officials Announce Plan for Hamburg Port Backfilling Works
Hamburg Port Authority AöR has announced a plan for the backfilling works in the southern area of the Port of Hamburg. This project includes: – Silt removal in the range of hotspots and below a planned UW-overflow threshold; – Construction of a UW-overflow threshold across the harbour, Installation
USA: Panel of Global Port Experts to Convene in Los Angeles
In an era of global economic uncertainty, changing trade patterns, evolving ship size demands and ever-tightening government budgets, the financial viability of port capital investments is a topic of much discussion, particularly among the world’s top port financial managers. At the International As
Kongsberg to Introduce New EM 2040 Compact (Norway)
Kongsberg Maritime will introduce the new EM 2040 Compact, a sophisticated multibeam echo sounder for high resolution mapping and inspection applications, during Ocean Business 2013. Based on the state-of-the-art EM 2040 multibeam, the EM 2040C is a significant development in acoustic technology tha
The Netherlands: Cargill Expands in Rotterdam Botlek Area
Cargill and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have reached agreement on expanding the current site in the Botlek area by 28,000m2. Cargill has been operating from the Botlek area since 1984, and has both an inland shipping jetty and a sea jetty there. Thanks to a previous agreement with the Port of Ro
ADBP Assists Port of Waterford with License Application
Continuing its long association with the Port of Waterford, Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) are assisting the Port of Waterford in South-East Ireland in their application for a new multi-year disposal at sea license. The license application covers a range of areas within the port’s limits, includ
CEDA’s First Webinar Announced (Belgium)
CEDA has added online seminars to its palette of platforms to exchange knowledge and best practice experience. The first CEDA Webinar will take place on 23rd of April at 3:00 pm, Europe Summer Time (Brussels). The impacts of underwater sound on aquatic life have become a very important environmental
UK: M&M Transport on Right Track
For over ten years, local container haulier M&M Transport (Southern) Limited has been partnering with major shipping lines, agents and freight forwarders to help transport the goods that arrive in Southampton to locations around the UK. During that time its team have earned a reputation for cost eff
USA: MassCEC Hosts Meeting on New Bedford Terminal Project
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in partnership with the City of New Bedford, hosted an informational public meeting regarding the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. Once constructed, the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal will be the first facility in the nation designed to sup
Irish Ports Association Welcomes New Ports Policy
The Irish Ports Association (IPA), the representative body for the Irish ports sector and an affiliate of IBEC, today welcomed the publication by Leo Varadkar, TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of the new national ports policy which sets out the policy framework for the future developmen
IHC Merwede: Healthy Profit Margin (The Netherlands)
IHC Merwede has revealed a healthy net profit margin of 4.1% per cent in 2012 and a positive sales forecast for the year ahead. The company develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries, which have been per
Usace to Issue IFB for Monmouth Beach Project (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) Seabright Erosion control for the placement of 700,000 CY of sand with an option of an additional 400,000 CY to restore the Sea Bright to Monmouth Beach project to its initial fill profile, for a grand
USA: Ocean City Beach Renourishment Plan Introduced
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for the Ocean City beach renourishment program. This project consists of an offshore ocean-going, hopper or hydraulic, deep depth dredging of one million cubic yards of sand for beach renourishment of the Ocean City shoreline in response to damage ca