Dredging
USA: Port of Bellingham Announces Whatcom Waterway Cleanup
Completing the $38.5 million Bellingham International Airport terminal expansion and launching the in-water work for the Whatcom Waterway cleanup will be the largest capital projects for the Port of Bellingham in 2013. The Port recently released its draft 2013 Strategic Budget for community review b
The Netherlands: Formaco, Irizar Forge Ink Contract
The Dutch company Formaco, which has been active for more than 15 years in the Dutch and Belgian market with primarily heavy quality forging- and casting works, recently signed a contract with the Spanish forge Irizar Forge from the Basque Country for the exclusive sale of special forged lifting hoo
USA: St. Petersburg to Host Echoscope and UIS Workshop
CodaOctopus is conducting presentations and live demonstrations of its leading edge Echoscope® and UIS™ (Underwater Inspection System) in St. Petersburg, Florida, on December the 6th and 7th. The patented Echoscope® is in use around the world and provides users with the capability to “see” in low-to
USA: Bad News for Port Orford Dredging
According to Congressman Peter DeFazio, the dredging future for Port of Port Orford will not be so bright this year. The Army Corps of Engineers says it can’t afford to dredge the port this year, nor in the near future, reports theworldlink.com. The several small ports in the Northwest will face sim
EPA Completes Grants Cleanup System (USA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Mexico Environment Department marked the completion of a new system to address contamination from a plume of chemicals in Grants, New Mexico. The chemicals, called chlorinated solvents, are believed to have come from a dry-cleaning business. The cont
UAE: Great Future for Khalifa Port
ADPC hosted nearly twenty different stakeholder bodies in October as part of its powerful plan to update partners on the developments at Khalifa Port since the commencement of commercial operations at the container terminal on 1st September. The ADPC initiative has been widely welcomed by key player
UK: ABP Announces New CEO
Associated British Ports announces that, after completing six years at the helm, Chief Executive Peter Jones has announced that he will retire at the end of March 2013. He will be succeeded by James Cooper, who has served as a Non Executive Director of ABP since May 2007. Over recent years, ABP and
USA: Corps Begins St. Maries’ Levee System Repairs
The first steps toward repairing the St. Maries, Idaho, levee system kickoff this week when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials begin work to repair about 1,810 total feet of levee damage at three sites along the St. Joe River’s left bank. The $2.6 million federally-funded project is split into
New Zealand: CRP Congratulates Namibian Phosphate Company
Chatham Rock Phosphate today congratulated Namibian Marine Phosphate on news it has received a mining licence from that country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. “It’s an exciting global milestone for the industry,” CRP chief executive Chris Castle said. “We hope to be in a similar position within a
USA: Grays Harbor Dredging Starts Tomorrow
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor is scheduled to begin the annual dredging of the federal navigation channel in Grays Harbor Nov. 5. Removal of about 770,000 cubic yards of material will begin in the inner harbor near Aberdeen, Wash., extending to the middle of the harbor. The Corps’ Seattl
Pakistan: Great News for Karachi Port
Karachi Port Trust has announced the increase in permissible draft to 13 meters at berths number 11 and 12 that will enable very large vessels to berth and their cargoes duly handled. Karachi Port is the repository of more than 60 percent of the entire maritime trade of Pakistan and efforts are afoo
USA: Mud Cat Announces New Multi-Function Dredge
Liquid Waste Technology, LLC has announced the launch of the newest Mud Cat dredge, the Mud Cat MFD-1000. This multi-function dredge has multiple interchangeable tool options, including an excavator bucket, a cutter basket with dredging pump, a weed rake, and a pile driver. This one-truck transporta
Egypt: Ministers Discuss Suez Canal Axis Development Project
The Ministers of Housing, Industry, Transport, Investment, Planning & International Cooperation, Higher Education and Communications met in al-Ismailia yesterday to discuss activation of the national project of Technology Valley East of the Suez Canal. “The visit by the minister, who form the minist
Ex-Minister Urges Niger River Dredging (Nigeria)
Former Minister of Transport, Rear Admiral Festus Porbeni considers dredging of the River Niger as a possible option for flood defence, reports thisdaylive. He discussed the dredging possibility as a good solution for the flood issues of the River Niger which is the third-longest river in Africa, ex