Dredging
Unlawful sand dredging racket busted in Mumbra (India)
THANE: In a unique incident of its kind, the Mumbra police seized a dredger boat along with suction machine on Sunday evening to unearth an unlawful sand dredging racket off the coast of Mumbra… Source: Times of India, November 20, 2009;
Japan to Fund Procurement of Indonesian Dredgers
The Japanese government is ready to disburse Rp 6 billion for the procurement of dredging boats for the South Sulawesi provincial government in 2010… Source: Tempo Interactive, November 20, 2009;
UK: Volker Stevin / Westminster Dredging joint venture scoops wave energy deal
A joint venture of VolkerStevin Marine and Westminster Dredging has been named as preferred contractor for the design and construction of the Siadar Wave Energy Project on the Isle of Lewis… Source: Construction News, November 20, 2009;
Dutch build more dunes against rising seas
MONSTER, Netherlands — On the beach at Monster, bulldozers painstakingly turn sand dredged from the bottom of the North Sea bed into dunes in an ambitious effort to safeguard the Netherlands from flooding… Source: AFP, November 20, 2009
Adani Group/Mundra Port plan to invest Rs 800 cr in Hazira Port (India)
AHMEDABAD: Adani Group arm Mundra Port and SEZ will develop non-LNG port facilities at Hazira in South Gujarat. The group will commission 13 berths for bulk cargo and containers that will be developed in phased manner… Source: The Econimic Times, November 20, 2009
Qatar: Qatofin inauguration, Archirodon responsible for marine works
Qatofin inauguration to give exports a fillip… Source: Gulf Times, November 19, 2009;
USA’s Stone Harbor beach fill by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock comes just in time
AVALON CONDITIONS WORSE THAN EXPECTED… Source: Shore News Today, November 18, 2009;
United States Court: Army Corps of Engineers liable for Katrina flooding
The Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to properly maintain a shipping channel linking New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal court ruled Wednesday… Source: CNN, November 19, 2009;
Huge Baltic pipeline project expected to launch soon, Boskalis will excavate 320.000 tons of rock
Europe’s largest energy project, Nord Stream, this month received vital approvals from Sweden and Finland when they gave their OKs for the twin underwater pipelines to pass through their exclusive economic zones in the Baltic Sea… Source: ENR, November 18, 2009;
Venice Port Authority (IT) rebukes claims that dredging work can damage historic city
Following the Venice Port Authority’s push for a 16 metre draught in one of its navigation channels, the authority has rebuked claims that its dredging works in the Venice lagoon area could destroy the historic city… Source: Port Strategy, November 19, 2009;
Weeks Marine awarded $61M to deepen Texas City Ship Channel
TEXAS CITY — A New Jersey-based marine construction firm was awarded a $61.8 million contract Wednesday to deepen the Texas City Ship Channel… Source: The Galveston Daily News, November 19, 2009;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Weeks Marine dumped the first load of sand on Harvey Cedars Beach
HARVEY CEDARS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractor Weeks Marine dumped the first load of sand Tuesday morning on the borough’s 86th Street beach, marking the beginning of the long-awaited beach-replenishment project… Source: Press of Atalantic City, November 17, 2009;
Premier explains cost rises at Bermuda Dockyard cruise ship dock
The Premier has disclosed further details on the $60 million cruise ship dock, saying “a slew of contract variations caused the project to escalate”… Source: The Royal Gazette, November 18, 2009;
Boskalis and Allseas begin works in Argentina on Straits of Magellan gas pipeline
Companies in Argentina have started building a key natural gas pipeline to connect two areas near the Straits of Magellan in southern Argentina, the gas regulator, Enargas, said in a statement Sunday… Source: Downstream Today, November 16, 2009