As part of the ongoing conversations with the shipping industry, a Panama Canal Authority (ACP) delegation headed by Administrator Jorge L. Quijano met with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), a global organization that looks after the interests of ship owners and operators, and the Interna
With reference to the press release of 26 November 2012 in which Boskalis announced its intention to make an offer for Dockwise, Boskalis today reconfirms its intention to make an all cash voluntary public offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares (the Shares) of Dockwise (the Offer).
The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) is seeking bids for Folly Beach County Park Renourishment Stabilization Project. Project is contingent on permit approval. Work to include the provision of labor, materials, equipment, and services required to complete beach nourishment st
WTR proposes to mine and export 407,000 tonnes per annum of ilmenite and 44,000 tonnes of zircon rich concentrate from the Ranobe Mine to a new port site near Toliara (Tuléar). To date, BMT has completed a Port Options Study, the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the marine works, and concept engineer
The harbour dredger used by Moray Council has been sold. In recent years the MV Shearwater had become too costly to maintain and its frequent breakdowns made the operation of it unreliable. The vessel was used to keep harbours in Moray clear, and was frequently contracted out to other authorities th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract to Orion Marine Construction Inc. in the amount of $8,876,000 for maintenance dredging of the Matagorda Ship Channel to include a critically shoaled area of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near the entrance channel in Matagorda
Physical work on the feasibility phase of the Tangier Jetty program is set to begin this week, weather dependant. A Norfolk District survey crew will operate in the water where the jetty is to be built at the federal navigation channel entranceway on the western side of the island. “We just received
Reef Subsea announced today that one of its Norwegian subsidiaries, Reef Subsea Norway, has been awarded a major contract by Statoil for the full seismic system installation of the Grane field offshore Norway. The contract – worth over 2OOMNOK (over £22M) – will see all capabilities of the Reef Subs
After introduction of the IHC Beaver 65 DDSP last week the new standard dredger was now also presented at the exhibition on the CEDA Dredging days in Abu Dhabi. At this exhibition more technical data were made available. In a first reaction Robert Jonk, general manager IHC Middle East located in the
Together with UNESCO-IHE, Deltares organised a coastal erosion course in Delft this week for a group of Colombians from research institutions and a number of regional government authorities. The course consists of passing on information, but there are also workshops during which possible solutions a
HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi (C), participates in the opening ceremony of Khalifa Port in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD). Seen with HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice-President Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai (L)
China Dredging Group Co. Ltd., one of the leading independent providers of dredging services in the PRC, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2012. Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 Highlights – Revenues of $166.0 million, a 1.1% year-over-year increase; – Gros
Speaking at Taweelah – the site of Abu Dhabi’s megaproject of Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan honoured Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) by expressing his pride at the completion of projects that are of benefit to the
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced adoption of two Basin Management Action Plans in southwest Florida, one for Hendry Creek and Imperial River and the other for the Caloosahatchee River. Department Secretary Herschel Vinyard joined city and county officials at the celebrati