Dredging
Nigeria: Officials OK Aba River Dredging
The commissioner for Information and Strategy, Eze Chikamnayo, has announced that the Aba river dredging project should commence very soon. This dredging project was approved on September 5, according to allafrica.com. The Abia government statement said that the abattoir by the edge of the river in
Philippines: Group Against Manila Bay Land Reclamation
The contractor that won the P 14-billion land reclamation project at the coastal areas of Las Pinas and Paranaque is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has never submitted any financial statement to SEC, the Fisherfolk Alliance stated. Fernando Hicap, the Pamalakaya
Utica Harbor Cleanup Resumes Soon (USA)
National Grid and the DEC will soon continue work on the next phase of cleanup at the Utica Harbor. “This is a construction project that will address contamination left by a previous company, Utica Gas and Electric,” DEC stated. According to centralny.ynn, the most of the contaminated sediment was r
Royal HaskoningDHV Wins Contract in Colombia
Project management, consultancy and engineering service provider Royal HaskoningDHV has been commissioned by NL Agency to study the 18 km long Agua Blanca dike near Cali in Colombia. The dike protects Colombia’s third-largest city against flooding from the nearby Cauca River, but is very old. Colomb
UAE: Abu Dhabi to Host Port Management Strategy Summit 2013
Fleming Gulf Conferences in association with aiVP and ASC presents the most sought after ports and docks conference – The Port Management Strategy Summit 2013. This one of its kind forum will provide a unique opportunity for the port authorities, dock yards, government bodies, stakeholders, service
Army Corps Nears Completion of Levee Safety Inspections (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is nearing completion of a comprehensive evaluation of seven federally-constructed levees in Alice, Freeport, Lynchburg, Matagorda, Port Arthur, Texas City and Three Rivers, Texas, as part of the Corps’ Levee Safety Program. Using state-of-the-art
USA: DEC to Discuss Flood Mitigation Strategies for Mohawk River
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is holding a public meeting on Thursday, September 13, 1 p.m. at Herkimer County Community College (HCCC), Herkimer, NY, to discuss Mohawk River flooding and flood mitigation strategies, the agency announced. The meeting will include
Deltares: Successful Test at IJkdijk (The Netherlands)
On 26 and 27 August, two test dikes at the IJkdijk location Bad Nieuweschans in Groningen, the Netherlands collapsed entirely according to plan. Both dikes collapsed because of microstability, where water forces its way into the body of the dike. The dike then softens and shifts at the dike toe (at
UK: Modus Welcomes New Head of Projects
Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd has named subsea industry specialist Pat Haggerty as its new Head of Projects. Pat takes on this newly created position to meet the demand for Modus’ services from across the energy sectors and the growth the company is experiencing in these markets. Formerly Regional G
Indonesia: Two Mini Dredgers from PMS
PT Pelindo Marine Services (PMS) has produced two mini dredgers with dredging capacity of 360 cubic meter (m3) per hour valuing IDR1.5 billion. The subsidiary of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III also managed to book IDR81.8 billion until June 2012. The two mini dredgers will be tested for maintenance of p
Australia: BMT Bags Exmouth Boat Harbour Contract
BMT JFA Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has won a contract with Western Australia’s Department of Transport (DoT) to provide construction management services at Exmouth Boat Harbour and Coral Ba
General Director Visits Port of Vyborg (Russia)
During the working trip to the North-West Region on the 4th of September,2012 General Director A. Lavrishchev paid a visit to the sea port of Vyborg, where he examined the North-West Basin Branch Vyborg-Vysotsk Subdivision berth constructions and navigation means objects, located in the Saimen chann
Reef Subsea on Right Track (UK)
Reef Subsea announced today that its subsidiary company. Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, has placed an order for a Heavy Duty Cable Plough, which will expand the company’s capabilities and position it as a true leading contractor in subsea trenching and cable installation. Reef Subsea Power & Umbilic
ESS Increases Size of Its Engineering Division (UK)
Energy technology company, Ecosse Subsea Systems, (ESS) has increased the size of its engineering division in response to client demand for specialist engineering packages. Aberdeen-based ESS specialises in trenching, deepwater installation and subsea lifting technologies for the oil and gas, marine