Dredging
USA: $ 41.95 Million Federal Contract Awarded to Weeks Marine
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 — Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., won a $41,947,500 federal contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas, for the repair of the Placement Area No. 5 and 6 on the Texas City Channel under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act… Source: USACE, November 5,
Seacontractors (NL) introduces ‘Speed & Stability’, a new type of multicat
Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Seacontractors presented ‘Speed & Stablity’, a new type of multicat… Source: Baird Maritime, November 5, 2009;
Nakheel (UAE) offer casts doubt on Palm Jebel Ali project
Nakheel has offered investors in the stalled Palm Jebel Ali development alternative homes on other projects, casting further uncertainty over the future of the vast reclaimed island… Source: The National, November 5, 2009;
Nexans supplies Belgium subsea cable worth € 39 million to van Oord
Nexans has won a contract worth approximately €39m (£35m) to supply the subsea power-export cables for Phase I of the Belgian Belwind Offshore Windfarm project, located on the Bligh Bank, 46km off the coast of Zeebrugge… Source: The Engineer Online, November 5, 2009;
$ 10 million Shore Protection Project in Florida (USA) awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., was awarded on Nov. 3, 2009, a $10,478,880 firm-fixed-price contract for the Shore Protection Project… Source: Defpro, November 5, 2009;
UK: Tyne dredger guide captain ‘ over limit’ – court
A SEA captain was today accused of being drunk as he guided a massive dredger up the Tyne ahead of work on the second Tyne Tunnel… Source: Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette, November 5, 2009;
Caddell Dry Dock (USA) gets $3.9M in funding to dispose of dredged materials
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Empire State Development Corporation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently agreed to provide $3,895,500 of Bi-State Dredging Funds to the Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Company… Source: SIlive, November 4, 2009;
UAE: DP World postpones Jebel Ali’s 3rd Terminal expansion project
DP world has decided to postpone implementation of a 3rd terminal in Jebel Ali till 2013… Source: Port Technology, November 5, 2009;
Nigerian Government will build six ports in N’Delta
SIX additional ports are to be built by the Federal Government along the lower River Niger in the Niger Delta region… Source: The Guardian, November 5, 2009;
Vietnam: Major upgrade to ease HCMC-Mekong Delta traffic flow
The government has agreed to grant more than VND4 trillion (US$224 million) from the state budget for a project to upgrade the main waterway between Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta, a local official said Tuesday… Source: Thanh Nien News, November 4, 2009
Bangladesh request for Indian assistance on dredging of the country’s rivers
Containerised traffic between Kolkata port and Bangladesh soon… Source: The Hindu Business Line, November 4, 2009;
Indian govt tightens norms for new ports, harbours
In a bid to prevent further erosion along India’s coastline due to uncontrolled development, the government has tightened the norms for approving new port projects or expansion of existing ports or harbors… Source: Indian Express, November 4, 2009;
USA: Orion Marine Group, Inc. Reports Record Backlog
Orion Marine reported that the backlog of work under contract as of September 30, 2009 was a record $224.3 million which compares with backlog under contract at September 30, 2008 of $160.5 million… Source: Orion Marine;
Update: Crew escape burning dredger
The crew of the 100-metre-long dredger Antigoon escaped unhurt when the vessel caught fire on its way from Singapore to India on Sunday evening… Source: New Straits Times, November 5, 2009;