IHC Merwede B.V. announces that it will hold naming and launch ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 01, on Saturday 10 September 2011. The ship is being built for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT at the IHC Dredgers yard, Smitweg 6, 2960 AA Kinderdijk, T
DREDGE YARD’s components and equipment are designed using FEA in order to optimize the design and ensure low stress forces in the material. In this way the life time of the equipment is increased and the cost price is reduced. By the late 70’s, FEA – Finite Element Analysis was limited owned by the
Xiangyu Dredging Holdings Limited, the largest privately owned dredging company in China in terms of dredging volume in 2010, announced the unaudited interim results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for the six months ended 30 June 2011(the “Reporting Period”). – Revenue of RMB461.6
Royal BAM , the largest construction group in the Netherlands, reported a higher-than-expected rise in first-half profit on Thursday as it s…More info: Royal BAM [mappress] Source: bam, August 25, 2011;
DP World today announced financial results from its global portfolio of marine terminals for the first six months of 2011, reporting profit after tax before separately disclosed items of S281 million, 36% ahead of the same period last year. After separately disclosed items, which include a significa
The board of directors of Ackermans & van Haaren NV announces that the consolidated net result (part of the group) is 93.4 million euros for… More info: AvH [mappress] Source: AvH, August 25, 2011;
DSC and its customer, the Port of New Orleans, were recently recognized in the 2011 Hot-Dip Galvanizing Excellence Awards for use of galvanized steel throughout the dredge design. The Dredge Edward S. “Ned” Reed was awarded in the water and marine category of the annual competition, representing the
MHF Services (MHF), a leading provider of packaging, transportation and logistics, has been awarded two contracts by General Electric Company to provide railcars and railcar liners for the 2011 phase of the Hudson River Sediment Remediation Project. The Hudson River Sediment Remediation Project is
Gibbs & Cox, one of the world’s leading independent naval architecture and marine engineering firms, announced the award of a contract to support BAE Systems, Southeast Shipyards Alabama, by providing functional engineering and detailed production support during the design and construction of a hopp
APM Terminals earned $2.212 billion USD in revenue during the first six months of 2011, representing a 6% increase over the same period in 2010, and generating $304 million USD in profits as the company continued to aggressively expand into high growth markets. Portfolio expansion In the first half
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. realized a good result in the first half of 2011, with net profit coming in at € 114.1 million on revenue of € 1,250 million (first half of 2010: € 123.9 million and € 1,135 million respectively). Compared to the end of 2010 there was a decline in the order book [&hel
During today’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, Mr. J.M. Hessels was appointed to the Supervisory Board of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. for a four year term. He will also chair the Supervisory Board. Mr. Hessels (68) fulfills the function of chairman of the Board of NYSE Euronext, I
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced today it will be attending the WJB Capital Industrial Conference in Lake Geneva, WI on Thursday August 18, 2011. Jonathan W. Berger, Chief Executive Officer, will be participating in one-on-one meetings. The Company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporatio
BMT Consultants India, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is celebrating five years in business. To date, 145 ports and logistic projects at 35 coastal locations across India worth an aggregate value of Rs 72,000 Cro