Lowestoft-based business Scour Prevention Systems Ltd (SPSL) has attained ISO 9001 accreditation for its Quality Management Systems from the British Standards Institute. The company, based at the OrbisEnergy innovation centre, has developed an innovative and patented solution to remediate and elimin
Johnston’s Port 33, Inc., (JP33) is seeking leases and easements from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2667 and 2668, respectively, to dredge two areas and fleet barges’ inside channels along the Verdigris River in Pool 18 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Riv
SLPA has record a growth of 12.3% TEUs in transshipment operations during last year compared to the same period of 2012. Against 1,584,985 TEUs handled in this regard in 2012, SLPA has handled a total transshipment volume of 1,779,882 TEUs in 2013. SLPA has also shown a 1.8% growth in domestic opera
The southern breakwater at the Mackay Marina was reopened to the public over the festive season. However, as the general maintenance works have recommenced, it will now be closed until mid-February. Operations at the breakwater will be undertaken between the hours of 6:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Satu
With 11 thrusters, unrivaled payload, and a host of advanced technology features, the new Saab Seaeye Leopard is the most powerful ROV of its size in the world. Aimed at the compact work-class market, the Leopard can handle more tooling, cameras and survey equipment than any other ROV in its class.
Rula Deeb, Ph.D., BCEEM, PHP, has joined Geosyntec Consultants as a principal civil and environmental engineer based in California. She has more than 25 years of experience in private practice and academia addressing the cross-media fate and transport of contaminants and the remediation of complex s
On December 21, CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. won the bid for the main channel project in Gaolan zone of Zhuhai Port, with a contract value of 1.03 billion yuan and a construction period of 18 months. The project is located at Gaolan zone of Zhuhai Port. The main channel has a full length of [&h
CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently signed the contract for container terminal yard and housing construction at Karachi Deepwater Port, Pakistan, with a contract value of some $100 million and a construction period of 840 days. The company will be in charge of project construction.
On December 30, CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. won the bid for Lot I of the maintenance project of the south section of the outward channel of Guangzhou Port from 2013 to 2014, with a contract value of 80 million yuan and a construction period of 6 months. The project has a total maintenance leng
CHEC has recently signed two projects in Indonesia consecutively: alumina terminal EPC contract of Well Harvest Winning Alumina Refinery and marine engineering of the coal terminal project of the 1×670MW supercritical coal-fired power station in Bantam. With a contract value of over 50 million US do
The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for the Newark Bay maintenance dredging project. The proposed dredging will involve the removal of approximately 366,500 cubic yards of selected critical shoals from Port Newark and Port Newark Pierhead Channels to a dept
Brazil: LUSCHI Acquires Hopper Dredger LUSCHI has announced that it has added a 2,000 m³ hopper dredger “LUSCHI IX” to its fleet. DP World Highlights for 2013 2013 was a remarkable year for global marine terminal operator DP World. AMCS Welcomes Inquiry Into Gladstone Disaster (Australia) The Au
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is the latest organisation to join the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as a Corporate Marine Partner; and involvement with the initiative has had an immediate effect. This new partnership has already seen over 400 UKHO p
Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corporation ordered multiple main and auxiliary dual-fuel engines for efficient, emissions-friendly U.S. – Puerto Rico-trade ConRo ships. Each vessel will be powered by an MAN B&W 8S70ME-GI8.2 main engine and 3 MAN 9L28/32DF auxiliary engines. The ConRo ships – with co
