Van Oord was recently awarded the dredging works for the Cape Lambert Port B Project by Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd. The project comprises the construction of a new port facility adjacent to the existing Cape Lambert Port facility in Western Australia. This will involve the construction of a new train un
All sea routes lead to the port of Hamburg – the largest port in Germany and second biggest in Europe – on 7-10 September for the biennial Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology (SMM) international trade fair. IHC Merwede will be taking its place on Stand 300 in Hall B4 as one of the leading ex
Extraction of sand in the waters of Cagayan continues to threaten one of the country’s most expensive fish, whose dwindling population is… By Charlie Lagasca (philstar) [mappress] Source: philstar, September 3, 2010;
The Port of Savannah is falling behind in the race to deepen its busy shipping channel by the end of 2014, when cargo ships too large to … By Russ Bynum (wnct) [mappress] Source: wnct, September 3, 2010;
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MDMA) will start this Friday its massive clean-up campaign dubbed “MMDA Lingap sa Barangay” to stem the dire effects of flooding and the reported spate of dengue cases in the city. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said that at least 600 personnel of the
The Free Port of Riga started elaboration of the draft design for the ship access channel reconstruction. The dredging project aims at … (crewing) [mappress] Source: crewing, September 3, 2010;
Hurricane Earl will apparently have little effect on a project to dredge the Merrimack River channel and rebuild beaches here and in … By Victor Tine (newburyportnews) [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, September 3, 2010;
We have now been busy on the expansion of the Rotterdam port for two years. More than twenty trailing suction hopper dredgers have been depositing their cargo of sand day and night on the bed of the North Sea. Cutter suction dredgers have been making their contribution from the depths of the docks.
The Port of Houston Authority needs to spend about $2 billion in the next decade to handle increased trade from Asia, take advantage of the… By Jenalia Moreno (chron) [mappress] Source: chron, September 3, 2010;
It will be at least another six weeks before Launceston sees the promised state government money for silt dredging in the Tamar… By Alison Andrews (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, September 3, 2010;
Plans to build a giant container ship terminal in Liverpool may have to be scrapped because of new environmental guidelines designed to … By Ben Schofield (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, September 3, 2010;
Within the maritime infrastructure industry, the companies that comprise the International Association of Dredging Companies are known for their high-levels of expertise. But outside the industry dredging in general is often little known and undervalued. Important progress is being made to communica
The consent hearing for Port Otago’s Project Next Generation harbour-dredging application may be put on hold for up to six months because… By John Lewis and Rebecca Fox (odt) [mappress] Source: odt, September 2, 2010;
The Coast Guard has closed a portion of the Illinois River, Tuesday, for dredging operations… (coastguardnews) [mappress] Source: coastguardnews, September 2, 2010;
