Dredging
The Army Corps of Engineers in Wilmington (USA) awarded a more than $20 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Wrightsville Beach could get sand in its stocking this Christmas… Source: Lumina News, November 25, 2009
The dredging of Melbourne’s shipping channels (AU) will continue for another six months
The dredging of Melbourne’s shipping channels will continue for another six months and return every five years despite the controversial project being declared complete… Source: Herald Sun, November 25, 2009;
Ports America to Invest $1,3 billion in US Port Expansion
A private investment group led by Highstar Capital has agreed to invest as much as $1.3 billion to expand the Port of Baltimore as ports in the eastern U.S. push to make changes needed to serve a new generation of supersize cargo vessels… Source: The Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2009
South Africa: Subtech made history with the removal of tunnel sections to attain required dredging depth
Subtech has once again made history when they removed the last section of the sub-aqueous tunnel from beneath the Durban harbour mouth. This is the first time that a sub-aqueous tunnel has been removed in its entirety… Source: Subtech
USA: $3.75 Million Federal Contract Awarded to Manson Construction
WASHINGTON — Manson Construction Co., Seattle, won a $3,751,000 federal contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Ga., for maintenance dredging. Place of performance will be at Charleston Entrance Channel, Charleston county, S.C… Source: Targeted News Service, November 24, 2009
Kuwait will provide full support to Bangladesh for the procurement of dredgers
Kuwait yesterday assured Bangladesh to provide all necessary support for the economic development of Bangladesh and procurement of dredgers for implementing the government’s capital and maintenance dredging in the country’s major rivers… Source: The New Nation, November 25, 2009
Dredging International starts work on the deepening of Liepaja Port in Latvia
Work on the deepening of Liepaja Port has begun, LETA was informed by the Liepaja Special Economic Zone’s public relations specialist Liga Ratniece-Kadege. The work is being carried out by Belgian company Dredging International N.V… Source: Baltic Zone, November 25, 2009;
IHC Merwede (NL) temporarily closes shipyard
Shipbuilder IHC Merwede BV closes in mid March 2010 the slope of the former Merwede Shipyard in Rivierdijk Hardinxveld-Giessendam indefinitely… Source: Het Kompas, November 24, 2009
The controversial dredging of Port Phillip Bay (AU) is complete
THE controversial dredging of Port Phillip Bay is complete, at a cost of $969 million… Source: Herald Sun, November 25, 2009
North Stream pipeline project starts removal of underwater mines in the Finnish Gulf
The removal of underwater mines by exploding them starts in the Finnish Gulf along the route of the North Stream gas pipeline… Source: RZD-Partner, November 23, 2009
World Bank offered $135 million aid for the Jakarta Emergency Dredging Initiative
Director General of Debt Management at the Ministry of Finance Rahmat Waluyanto said the World Bank offered aid for coping with flood in Jakarta. The offer will be included in the Jakarta Emergency Dredging Initiative… Source: VIVA News, November 24, 2009;
Louisiana (USA) urges Corps to stop dumping dredged material
NEW ORLEANS — State officials are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to stop discarding sediment it dredges from the Mississippi River and use more of it to restore Louisiana’s eroded wetlands. Source: USA Today, November 23, 2009;
European banks fear shipping loan defaults
Banks in Europe are breathing easy after it was confirmed much of the continent has emerged from recession… Source: Associated Press, November, 2009;
The Netherlands: Boskalis benefits from Smit’s broader portfolio
Following a hostile takeover, Smit’s salvage business will remain in the group for three years. But what then?… Source: Fairplay, November 19, 2009