Dredging
USA: Officials to Resume Lake Decatur Dredging
The Decatur City Council on Monday approved a plan that is expected to solve the city’s long-term water supply needs. Council members voted 7-0 in favor of a wide-ranging water capital investment plan to provide critically important new water supply in the event of an emergency and fund maintenance
PMO: Execution of 150 Port and Coastal Projects (Iran)
Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Transportation and Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said that currently as many as 150 projects on port and coastal areas are underway in the country in partnership with the private sector. These project mainly concern port infrastructures
BAE Systems: Latest Shipbuilding Activities (USA)
BAE Systems has offered an insight into the latest shipbuilding activities which includes major shipping companies that supply the offshore energy industry, dredging operations and cargo transportation. “Having completed in 2012 the American Phoenix¸ a 616-foot-long chemical tanker, we are now under
USA: Orion Marine Group Wins USD 13 Million Contract
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, announced a contract award of approximately $13 million. Orion Marine Group was recently awarded a turnkey contract to design, build, and dredge a new ship berth for a private customer in the Gulf Co
CCCC Posts 2012 Annual Results (China)
On March 27, CCCC held a release conference for 2012 annual business report. Present were Chairman Zhou Jichang, Executive Director & CFO Fu Junyuan and Chief Economic Engineer & Board Secretary Liu Wensheng. In 2012, with a focus on improving business quality, CCCC stepped up business restructuring
China: CCCC Receives Two Important Awards
On March 21, The Asset Financial Award Ceremony took place in Hong Kong. As a result, CCCC won the “Award for Best Working Capital Management of Construction Group”. Executive Director & CFO Fu Junyuan was listed among the “Top Ten CFOs in 2012”. As one of Asia’s most influential financial magazines
Australia: Premier Delivers Major Boost for Port of Hastings
A key component of Victoria’s future economic security was significantly boosted today with Premier Denis Napthine announcing $110 million to progress the Port of Hastings development. Visiting Hastings with Minister for Ports David Hodgett, Dr Napthine said today was a landmark occasion that reaffi
Army Corps: 16 Project Implementation Reports Completed (USA)
In response to Tropical Storm Debby and Hurricane Sandy impacts to Florida’s beaches, 16 project implementation reports (PIRs) were initiated and completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. The PIRs were used to determine which Hurricane/Shore Protection Projects (HSPP) sus
Hall Named “Host Employer of the Year” (Australia)
The accolades keep on coming for Sunshine Coast based business Hall Contracting, with the dredging and civil contracting company having taken out the 2012 Host Employer of the Year award at the Acclaim Apprentices and Trainees awards evening held recently. Hall Contracting Director Cameron Hall said
Belgium: Ackermans & van Haaren – Redemption of Shares
The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren NV has on 25 November 2011 renewed the powers delegated to the board of directors to redeem shares for a period of 5 years. In the framework of these powers, the company has in the period from 25 until 29 March 2013 redeemed a total o
USA: Officials OK Savannah Harbor Dredging Funds
The $50 million in additional port deepening funds proposed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has been approved by the state legislature and now awaits the governor’s signature. Along with previous funding, Georgia has allocated $231.1 million toward the state’s portion of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Pr
Delaware Bay Beaches Restoration Underway (USA)
Supported by grants from conservation groups, the Department of Environmental Protection and partners are working to re-establish Delaware Bay beaches that were eroded by Superstorm Sandy. The project is being conducted in two phases that together will address a large sweep of the bay shoreline in C
VIDEO: Dredger “Artemis” at Oude Maas (The Netherlands)
At the 1st of April 2013 Van Oord’s Cutter suction dredger Artemis sailed at the Oude Maas, South Holland, the Netherlands. She was heading to Moerdijk. This video was shot near Barendrecht. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, April 2, 2013
USA: Corps Proposes Hyannis Harbor Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing maintenance dredging of the Hyannis Harbor Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Hyannis, Mass. The authorized FNP provides for a stone breakwater 1,170 feet long lying about 0.7 miles offshore; dredging to 15.5 feet deep in a protect