The city of Salem is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with continued work on a water transportation terminal and dredge material disposal in Salem, Mass. The city of Salem proposes to continue t
On August, 24 2012 an interdepartmental meeting was held in the FSUE “Rosmorport” Sochi Branch to discuss execution of the Russian legislation in the field of transportation security during the construction of the sea transport facilities in Sochi included into the Federal Program of Preparation for
On August 23, 2012, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) announced the winners of its Singapore Environmental Achievement Awards (SEAA) 2012. Komatsu Asia & Pacific Pte Ltd (KAP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Komatsu, was honored as the Merit Winner in the manufacturing category. SEAA was launche
The Mützelfeldtwerft Nord GmbH, Cuxhaven, and the Kundt ServiceGmbH, Dormagen, will start working together in Cuxhaven under the joint brand name “MKS dredging” manufacturing and assembling excavator pontoons (“Backhoe Dredger”). “MKS dredging” benefits from the geographical advantages in Cuxhaven T
DHI is currently working on an exciting new project – taking measurements of the marine environment and conducting laboratory experiments to measure the optical effects of the dredging work. Through this project, DHI should improve the ability of ot the computer models to predict possible effects of
As requested, the Corps of Engineers has extended the public review period for the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) Ecosystem Restoration Final Environmental Impact Statement and Feasibility Study report for an additional 10 days, now ending September 6, 2012. This extension allows additional ti
The 16th of August last, the “Ocean Traverse Nord”, was christened. The remarkable dredger is the result of an even more remarkable international collaboration. This inspired the busy christening ceremony. The christening ceremony took place at Quebec, Canada, along quay near the Ocean head office.
On August 15, CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co. Ltd. signed a contract with Shanghai Mudflat Reclamation Co. Ltd. for (Phase 6) enclosed reclamation works in Hengsha Dongtan, with a construction period of 39 months. Located on the eastern shoal in Hengsha Island between the north port and north waterway of
The Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) reached a major milestone this week with 8 million cubic metres of material now dredged out of the Gladstone harbour which is just over 30% of the total 26 million cubic metres. The backhoe dredging works for this project are now complete. All
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, recently awarded phase 2 of the Steele Bayou Channel Relocation to Tri-County Contractors, Inc. of Jackson, Mississippi. The work is part of the flood control efforts in the Yazoo River Basin and will consist of constructing the Steele Bayou chan
Executives from Caterpillar Inc. and leaders from the state of Texas celebrated the grand opening of Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art hydraulic excavator facility in Victoria, Texas. The new, 1.1 million-square-foot operation represents a $200 million investment by Caterpillar to increase excavator ca
The EGS Group and GeoSystems Middle East announced the signing of an Exclusive Partnership agreement between the two companies. The exclusive partnership will allow EGS to provide its complete range of survey services to clients of GeoSystems in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and other Middle
Reef Subsea announced yesterday that it is set to fully rebrand and align its companies in Norway, namely Technocean and Scanmudring-Rotech Subsea, to position itself as a dynamic and integrated contractor in the subsea market. Coupled with an extension of its geographical footprint, the Group is we
The board of directors of Ackermans & van Haaren NV announces that the consolidated net result (group share) for the first half of 2012 amounts to 67.8 million euros (compared to 93.4 million euros at the end of June 2011). If the non-recurring profit of 27.9 million euros of Bank J.Van Breda & Co t