Bakker Sliedrecht recently obtained an unique order for delivering the total electrical installation including the complete automation for a 32 000 m3 hopper dredger. For the first time in Bakker Sliedrecht’s history an order this size has been obtained for a foreign yard and foreign dredging compan
The Army Corps of Engineers just received the federal hurricane supplement money they need, seven months after Irene hit, WWAY News Channel reports. A channel is an underwater highway that must be dredged to allow safe access for commercial and private boaters. Ray Bleam, a dredge captain who is wor
The Dredger Humen was successfully redelivered on March 9 after well repaired by CIC Boluomiao Shipyard. The subject vessel is a large-scale dredger, which arrived to the yard for repair in the late of February. The main repair project included the repair of main engine, 3 motors, mud pump diesel en
Per the request of Congressman Jeff Landry, the U.S. House Budget Committee has added language to its Fiscal Year 2013 budget that would fully allocate all Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) proceeds for its intended purpose: dredging the nation’s waterways. Landry, who led a bipartisan coalition
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, announced the award of a $46.5 million contract to restore and reinforce the existing shoreline of Scofield Isl
LBX Company, LLC, maker of the Link-Belt excavators, has announce the recipients of the 2011 Parts Dealer of Excellence Awards. The awards are LBX’s highest honor recognizing sales and program participation within its dealers’ parts departments. The winners of the annual award are: Dealer Location A
The South Carolina State Ports Authority has approved additional work on a $525 million container terminal at the old Charleston Naval Base, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The $43 million job, awarded to Massachusetts-based construction company Jay Cashman, will see the material moved from a dredge
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II is targeting first pole erection (ground breaking) for the construction of three new ports in 2012. The three projects are North Kalibaru Port (Jakarta), Sorong (Papua), and Batam (Riau Islands) with a total funding requirement of Rp 16.75 trillion (USD 1.9b) . Th
The Water Resources Department’s Director General Jatuporn Burutpat said every country attending the latest World water Forum showed their concerns for the quality of water. In the meantime, Thailand is prepared to to tackle flooding in 20 provinces this year. Mr. Jatuporn said that the objective of
Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP), on behalf of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), has completed a pilot presentation at the University of Plymouth on the 19th March to increase the awareness of the dredging industry, and its merits as a career path, among graduating engine
On March 24th, STX France Lorient yard has floated out the St Pierre trailing suction hopper dredger ordered in July 2010 by STFMO, subsidiary of Sablières de l’Atlantique. Following her keel laying held last September, this floating out is another important milestone in the contract, before her del
ABPmer has been commissioned by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to develop a 3D water quality model of the Forth Estuary. The model, once validated, will provide SEPA with a suitable tool to assess options to address and mitigate water quality issues as they arise. As Scotland’s en
Maritime Agenda 2010-2020 provides for development of two hub ports each on West and East Coasts, i.e., Mumbai (Jawaharlal Nehru Port), Kochi, Chennai & Visakhapatnam. A request was received from the Chief Minister, Government of Kerala for development of a Port or Shipyard project in the State. The
A new 12″ suction dredge arrived Wednesday at the East Bank launch ramp. The new dredge has been named “Brutus” by the Grand Lake St. Marys dredge staff. The dredge was manufactured by Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Maryland at an approximate cost of $670,000. “Brutus” will replace the 1968 “St. Mar
