Dredging
Dredge Yard: Improved Website (The Netherlands)
Dredge Yard unveiled its redesigned website this week, featuring major enhancements to its popular site. The new website’s appearance is fresher, with many new pictures collected from all Dredge Yard offices, foundries and machine shops. Dredge Yard supplies several dredging components needed for th
USA: Port of Long Beach Sets Another Record
The Port of Long Beach is setting another record for welcoming the largest megaships in North America with the visit this Sunday, September 30, of the MSC Beatrice. The vessel, 1,200 feet long, 167 feet wide and capable of carrying 13,798 container units, was docked in the early morning at Long Beac
UK: ABP Launches Capital Investment Project at Southampton
Southampton’s frontline role in global trade was being underlined on Friday with the official launch of a £150m investment project at the port by Associated British Ports (ABP) who is the port owner and joint venture partner in DP World Southampton – the container terminal operator. The ceremonial l
USA: Dredging at Port of Vicksburg About to Begin
According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials, the dredging project at the Port of Vicksburg is scheduled for tomorrow. This project should help vessels to deal with low water in the Mississippi River. “The river levels will oscillate in the coming weeks but remain low. The rain in the upper r
Kooiman: Open Day for Reimerswaal (The Netherlands)
On Saturday 6 October 2012 the Kooiman Group is celebrating the commissioning of their biggest project to date, with a unique Open Day. The Kooiman Group and Reimerswaal Dredging welcome guests, and involved and interested parties on Saturday 6 October between 10.00 and 14.30 hrs, to see the Reimers
USA: Army Corps Awards East Rockaway Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a contract for $4.6 million to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill., for the maintenance dredging of the East Rockaway Inlet federal navigation channel with the dredged sand being placed along eroded areas of Rockaway
Germany: Dredger “Eke Möbius” Christened
The suction dredger “Eke Möbius” built by the Sietas shipyard was today ceremoniously christened at the Cruise Center at Hamburg’s harbour. It is the second such vessel built by Sietas for Josef Möbius Bau-GmbH. The design and construction of these complex ships marks a successful premiere for the s
Keokuk Dredging Halted (USA)
After the contractor rooted up parts of a vehicle from the Mississippi riverfront in Keokuk, the dredging project was halted. “We called in the Keokuk Emergency Volunteer Corps,” said Keokuk Police Chief Dave Hinton. “Their divers located a car, but they couldn’t get anything hooked on because it wa
Russia: ULCT Reaches New Milestone
Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT), a part of NCC group, handled the first CMA CGM call. Containership CHRISTOPHER with the capacity of 1440 TEU came to Ust-Luga port from Hamburg and then proceeded to St Petersburg. Within the first call to the terminal, CHRISTOPHER delivered 75 TEU. The new schedu
Vietnam: Dredging Projects Ease Floods in Ho Chi Minh City
According to the HCM City Steering Centre for the Anti-Flooding Programme, flooding has been prevented in eight areas where the city has built new drains and dredged canals and sewers. The Viet Nam News reports that the city also plans to do similar work on two other flood-prone spots this year. The
USA: Hudson River Dredging Surpasses 2012 Goal
The largest dredging project in the United States, the Hudson River dredging, has surpassed this year’s goal. According to saratogian.com, the officials had set a goal of removing 350,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the river this year, but 466,000 have already been taken out. Tim Krup
Panama Canal: Expansion Project Nearly Half Complete
The Panama Canal Authority announced that its expansion program was estimated at 44.5% completion as of August 31. To date, three of the four dry excavation projects have been completed and the 4th project reached 67% through August 31. The dredging of the Pacific and Atlantic entrances and of the G
USA: Imperial Beach Replenishment Nears End
SANDAG’s Shelby Tucker said that the sand replenishment is expected to finish in Imperial Beach by October 5. This project started on September 5, and will provide new sand to eight beaches on San Diego’s coastline. According to imperialbeach.patch.com, roughly 300,000 cubic yards of sand has been d
China: Van Oord’s Stingray Named
Today Van Oord’s first shallow water pipe lay vessel Stingray was named at the COSCO shipyard in Nantong, China. The naming ceremony was performed by Mrs A. Athmer-Albersen, wife of Managing Director Offshore, Mr J.B.E.M. Athmer. Stingray is designed in accordance with the highest quality and safety