The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren NV has on 25 November 2011 renewed the powers delegated to the board of directors to redeem shares for a period of 5 years. In the framework of these powers, Ackermans & van Haaren has concluded a liquidity contract with Kepler Cheuvr
Last month, Mr Paul Gerard, MD, Port of Oostende and C.E.O. of REBO (Renewable Energy Base Oostende), was on hand to officiate at the opening of GEOxyz’s new forward operating hub in the Port of Oostende. In July, the GEOxyz Operations department completed their move into a new operations hub in the
Work to mend and strengthen Ford Levee is set to begin today, when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials begin repairs to a 175-foot-long damaged segment located on the Puyallup River south of Orting, Wash. The $136,000 project will address scour damage which reduced the levee’s flood defense to a
To optimise the chances of the successful completion of a dredging or reclamation project, all contracting parties should, from the start, fully understand the requirements of the project. With this mission in mind, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) launched its seminar 20 y
Prepared by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) from data exclusively collected for this purpose, Cost Standards for Dredging Equipment Indexation 2013 gives the replacement value for ex-works, yard or importer, exclusive of VAT, for the most important types of dredging equipm
Along the banks of the Cemetery Resaca in the historic Old City Cemetery in Brownsville, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) officially recently marked the launch of the Resaca Restoration Project. BPUB General Manager & CEO John S. Bruciak served as master of ceremonies at the event, intr
The first stage of a multi-million pound flood defence scheme to improve the safety of an important flood storage reservoir dam at Whittlesey has started. The £26 million Environment Agency lead project will strengthen the dam of the flood storage reservoir downstream of Peterborough by reshaping it
Broward County is known for its twenty-three miles of award winning beaches. Broward’s beaches attract an estimated 7.2 million visitors and contribute $548 million annually to Broward County’s economy. But, like beaches worldwide erosion is a problem and beach renourishment is necessary. Broward Co
The state Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a public meeting to discuss the proposed disposal of dredged material from the Detroit Harbor Navigation Channel. The meeting will be held at the Mosling Recreation Center, 1877 Lakeview Road, Washington Island at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday August 27. T
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, the first of 20 EEE-Class 18,000 TEU capacity vessels now being delivered into the global container ship fleet, brought its first cargo of containers from the Far East to the APM Terminals Rotterdam terminal, in Europe’s largest and most important container port. At 400
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) became the Port of Baltimore newest auto customer after agreeing to a five -year contract with auto processor Amports that will bring approximately 65,000 vehicles a year to Maryland from its assembly plants in Japan. The vehicles will be handled at the Amports
The Redland City Council received an OK from the State Government for the Toondah Harbour dredging project. According to baysidebulletin.com, the Cleveland MP Mark Robinson, Redland mayor Karen Williams and Transport Department officials, met last week with the Straddie Flyer owners, the Groom famil
As of Aug. 14, Enbridge has closed the Kalamazoo River from Paddler’s Grove Park to the Kalamazoo Dam at Battle Creek. That section had temporarily re-opened Aug. 9. Although the dredge permit for the Mill Ponds area has not been issued, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality gave permission t
Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘A’ rating to Miami-Dade County Florida’s $377 million in Seaport Revenue Bonds, series 2013A and 2013B, and Seaport Revenue Refunding Bonds, series 2013C and 2013D. The revenue bonds are secured by net revenues from PortMiami. The Rating Outlook on the revenue bonds is Stab