Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, said that the expansion and modernisation of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) remains on stream, with geotechnical work being undertaken. Speaking during Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, Dr. Omar Davies informed t
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a heavy civil marine contractor, today reported a net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2013, of $0.9 million. These results compare to a net loss of $1.6 million for the same period a year ago. “We are pleased with our solid level of backlog and bid opportuniti
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services Andrew Stoner has announced a call for tenders to dredge Swansea Channel. “Swansea Channel is the gateway to Lake Macquarie and dredging it will ensure it remains accessible,” Mr Stoner said. “We are hoping for work to get underway
Essar Ports Ltd., part of the Essar Group, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended September 2013. Speaking on the key highlights for the quarter, Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, Managing Director, Essar Ports Ltd. said: “Our performance is consistent with the growth targets we have set for o
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up soil contaminated with trichloroethylene and other volatile organic compounds at the Ellis Property Superfund site in Evesham Township, New Jersey. The contaminated soil is polluting ground water underlying the site. The gro
The Newman Government’s expanded mine water strategy, announced today, will see more mining waste water flow into Queensland’s rivers and the Great Barrier Reef, say the Australian Greens. “This is Campbell Newman putting our waterways at risk to save the big mining companies a few dollars,” Senator
Dredge Yard will take part in one of the largest maritime exhibition worldwide that will take place in world port city of Rotterdam from 5th to 8th November. More than 30,000 maritime professionals from all over the world will be attending Europort to present, discuss and share information on innova
Finnish survey company Finnish Consulting Group Ltd (FCG) has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, UK. The 14-meter catamaran will be known as the Nordic Sonar and it is now being built to meet the specialized needs of the FCG survey teams. It will be [
Colliers International Chief Economist and thought leader K.C. Conway highlighted the S.C. Ports Authority as an emerging dominant port in the East during a conference call focusing on bright spots and blind spots for the nation’s ports. Conway’s comments were discussed on a Stifel Financial Corpora
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is currently working through more than 100 responses to the draft East marine plans, logging all the comments individually so that they take all views into account. “Our first ever marine plans consultation – a real milestone for the organisation – closed on
HollandMT has announced that they developed the Solar-Powerpack for the purpose of the remote hydraulic power-requirements. This 12V DC -electric driven powerpack provides hydraulic power to remotely located equipment which is not continuously operated or only at lengthy time intervals, such as hydr
Lindorm, Inc. has announced that they released two new SediMeter versions. The SediMeter measures a vertical turbidity profile through the bottom using an array of 36 OBSes, with 1 cm spacing. The bottom level is also estimated based on the collected data. These SediMeters are optimized for monitori
Sediments and debris as a result of frantic upstream development activities in Cameron Highlands forces Tenaga Nasional Berhad to spend more than RM180 million over the past five years for dredging and cleaning up the Ringlet Lake and Sultan Abu Bakar Dam. Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister
Deltares is aiming to team up with the corporate sector and top research institutes to launch an international research project focusing on the safe burial depth of sea cables against encounters with ships’ anchors. The R&D project will be conducted in the form of a Joint Industry Project (JIP) name