Dredging
Greens: Government Deserves Fail Mark on Reef Homework (Australia)
Today’s State Party Report on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area shows the Australian Government has failed to meet key UNESCO recommendations to keep the Reef off the World Heritage in Danger list, prompting the Australian Greens to announce they will move amendments to federal environmenta
New Zealand: Chatham Rock Phosphate Expands Its Board
Chatham Rock Phosphate is appointing three new directors who will contribute valuable expertise and experience to the company in the run up to applying for a marine consent later this year and on-going financing of operations. They are senior Royal Boskalis executive Ko de Blaeij, marine mining entr
USA: Avalon Gets 302,000 Cubic Yards of New Sand
The first phase of a major beach nourishment project in Avalon and Stone Harbor has been completed. The beach fill project in Avalon was completed Tuesday, January 29th at 4:30am; a larger project on the Stone Harbor beachfront is scheduled to begin on or about April 12th, 2013. A final w
Spain: IEO Report against Mao Harbour Dredging
IEO believes that the material to be dredged in Maó harbour has very high pollution levels, and can have a negative impact on fishing and the marine environment. Oceana has published a report by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), the public organisation for marine research, stating that th
WWF: Governments Put on Red Alert (Australia)
WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society say governments have failed to address key concerns raised by the World Heritage Committee, as UNESCO’s deadline runs out today. As part of their joint campaign Fight for the Reef the two organisations have released a scorecard assessing e
Boskalis: 90 Pct Shares Committed to Dockwise Offer (The Netherlands)
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announces that it has acquired 182,654 shares in Dockwise in the course of trading yesterday. All these shares were acquired through Euronext Amsterdam and were purchased at an average price of EUR 18.50 per share with a maximum price of EUR 18.50 per share (which equ
Australia: Reef Scorecard Highlights Risk to World Heritage Status
As part of their joint Fight for the Reef campaign, WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society today released a scorecard assessing the performance of both the Queensland and Australian Governments’ management of the Great Barrier Reef. Last year, UNESCO gave Australia a deadline t
VIDEO: “Amazone” – DEME Cutter Suction Dredger (Singapore)
In November 2012, DEME’s new cutter suction dredger “Amazone” was christened in Singapore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4aoI_uY8Q0 This is the official video for the name giving ceremony. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, January 31, 2013
Chief Minister Inaugurates Kattupalli Port (India)
The Rs.3,375 crore Kattupalli Port and Shipyard have been inaugurated on Wednesday by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. According to nydailynews.com, this very important construction project has been undertaken by Larsen and Toubro, Tamil Nadu Investment Development Corporation Ltd (TID
The Netherlands: Boskalis Closes Debt Financing for Dockwise Acquisition
With reference to the press release of 30 January 2013, in which Boskalis announced its decision to make an all cash mandatory public offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Dockwise at a price of EUR 18.50 per share cum dividend, which equals NOK 137 as per the date of this anno
Quonset Dredging Completed (USA)
Sen. William A. Walaska (D-Dist. 30, Warwick), who co-chaired a commission that studied the potential of Rhode Island ports, applauded an announcement from the Quonset Development Corporation that a major dredging project has been completed. The QDC announcement was coupled with a report that, for a
VIDEO: Dredger “Quibian I” at Work in Panama
The cutter suction dredger “Quibian I” at work in Panama. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Operated by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and designed and build by IHC Beaver Dredgers. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, January 31, 2013
VIDEO: Truxor dredging Adderbury Lakes (UK)
Short video of the Truxor machine using a clamshell attachment to place dredged sediment behind created margins. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. New banks have been created using a geo-textile and will be backfilled and dried ready for p
London Gateway: Major Opportunity for Innovation (UK)
Peter Surtees, European Supply Chain Director of manufacturing giant Kimberley-Clark has hailed the UK’s new multi-billion dollar deep-sea port as a major opportunity for innovation. Speaking at the Logistics Leaders Network Forum, hosted by London Gateway on Thursday, Surtees described the success