Dredging
Bahrain Bay looking forward
Bahrain Bay’s CEO Bob Vincent says despite a tough year, the US $2.5 billion mega project has delivered on its infrastructure requirements and greater momentum is forecast for 2010… Source: Arabian Business; December 5, 2009
Fiji: Nadi dredging works on schedule
THE completion of the second phase of a dredging exercise in Nadi is expected to reduce the frequency of floods in that town… Source: Fiji Times, December 6, 2009;
Dredging Improvements to the beach and shoreline for Judges Bay (NZ)
Judges Bay beach is set to win back its status as a popular family destination after Auckland City Council’s upgrade of the area next year… Source: Stuff; December 4, 2009
USACE (NY district) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid to award the Anchorage Channel Navigation Improvement
The project consists of deepening of the existing elevation of -45 to -47 feet (MLW) Federal Navigation Channel System to a depth of -50 feet (MLW), S-AN-2 CT 10… More info: USACE
Rotterdam World Gateway says Dubai’s financial problems to have ‘no impact’ on development
DP World Project on Target in Rotterdam Dubai World’s financial problems will not affect the construction timetable of Europe’s biggest container terminal in which its subsidiary DP World is the largest investor, the port of Rotterdam said Dec. 4… The Journal of Commerce, December 4, 2009
Boskalis Seen Raising Bid For Smit Internationale
AMSTERDAM -Netherlands-based dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster is expected to spice up its EUR1.35 billion all-cash bid for maritime services provider Smit Internationale, as it looks to diversify into other businesses… Source: The Wallstreet Journal, December 4, 2009
Smit: Expects Boskalis To Finish Due Diligence By End-2009
AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–Dutch maritime services company Smit Internationale NV (SMIT.AE) said Friday it expects the due diligence by dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (BOKA.AE) to be finished by the end of this year… Source: Wall Street Journal, December 4, 2009;
Asian carriers think Santos PAC (Brazil) is a dredging booster
Rio de Janeiro: Asia’s top container carriers – and possibly a Chinese dredging company – could gain from a plan by Brazil’s Port Minister Pedro Brito to make sure the South American country’s key port of Santos is dredged down to 17 metres within the next two years… Source: Asia Maritime News, Dece
China launches 13.000 cbm Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Chang Jing 6, one of the country’s largest trailing suction hopper dredgers, is to be launched in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu Province… Source: Window of China, December 4, 2009
Bangladesh will seek $10 billion in Copenhagen to fight climate changes
Bangladesh will seek Tk 70,000 crore from the international community at the Copenhagen conference to deal with the impacts of climate change, said the chief of a parliamentary committee yesterday… Source: The Daily Star; December 4, 2009;209
Ottawa river (USA) $43M dredging project will start within days
Ottawa River cleanup nears! Crews are days away from mobilizing for the Ottawa River’s historic $43 million restoration effort… Source:toledoblade.com;December 03, 2009;
Saudi Aramco takes measures at the Manifa project to minimize the environmental impact related to dredging, construction and operation
DHAHRAN — Saudi Aramco has issued an overview of measures taken to safeguard the marine habitats close to its shallow-water Manifa field development in the Arabian Gulf… Source: Offshore, December 3, 2009
Vulkan equips TSHD Gateway
In September 2009, the suction dredger Gateway was launched at the IHC Merwerde Offshore and Marine Shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. The dredger, completed for Royal Boskalis Westminster N.v., has been fitted out with Vulkan couplings… Source: Synfo, December 03, 2009
USA: Ocean City beach repairs doubles to $20M
OC emergency dune repair planned in next 30-60 days OCEAN CITY — Resort officials say shoreline damage caused by the mid-November nor’easter will double the estimated cost of Ocean City’s 2010 beach replenishment effort from $10 million to about $20 million… Source: Delmarvanow, December 3, 2009;