The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association is conducting its annual meeting with the Corps of Engineers/Industry on November 2 and 3, 2010 at the Hotel Monteleone. Last years’ meeting at The Westin was very successful, and we are looking to provide the same this year. Check WEDA’s We
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today announced Mike Pearson, Orion Marine Group’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the 9th Annual D.A. Davidson & Co. Engineering & Construction Conference on Tuesday, Se
The new lock, with dimensions of 225 m x 25 m, will make the Meuse between Namur and Liège more accessible for vessels up to 4,500 ton. The construction of the lock is challenging because it is located in the middle of the river Meuse. The first, existing lock in Ivoz-Ramet has to stay into [&hellip
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced today it will be presenting at the 9th Annual D.A. Davidson & Co. Engineering & Construction Conference on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. (ET)/4:30 p.m. (CT). A live webcast of the presentation will be
Ellicott Dredges, founded in 1885, celebrated its 125th anniversary by taking a dinner cruise around the Port of Baltimore aboard the “turn of the century” paddlewheel riverboat “The Black-Eyed Susan.” The Port (which Ellicott’s predecessors helped create in the 1700s with the first dredge, a two ho
Each year the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) singles out a specific project or programme amongst its members as an example of excellence in safety. This year the IADC Board is happy to announce that the 2010 Safety Award has been presented to Royal Boskalis Westminster NV. As
IDRECO has delivered last week in corporation with the Polish company LZG Leczyca a new Dredger to KGHM Polska Miedz in Lubin, Poland. KGHM is Poland’s biggest copper producer and is using the IDRECO Dredger to dredge sand for her Coppermine’s. Idreco delivered an ISD 300e Dredger with a working cap
The Panama Canal Authority has successfully completed the first round of tests in the installation of its new Electronic Navigational … [mappress] Source: directionsmag, September 17, 2010
The unique 3D sonar technology of the Coda Echoscope® is set for new decommissioning projects in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The benefits of the Echoscope’s 3D capabilities, which bring real-time visualisation to the underwater working environment, were substantiated in a successful role i
GE has submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a proposal for a full season of dredging in the Upper Hudson River in 2011, setting the stage for more clean-up progress as EPA and GE gather the additional information necessary to make final decisions about the second phase of the
Sunday evening, 12 September, the trailing suction hopper dredger Amerigo Vespucci of Jan De Nul Group was attacked by an armed gang. Despite actions of the captain, two crew members were kidnapped by the attackers. It concerns a Filipino and a Croatian. The origin of the armed men is unknown. The c
ABPmer (ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd), a recognised provider of physical processes advice to the offshore sector, has been awarded the hydrodynamics, sediment mobility and turbid plume study elements of the Humber and Greater Wash Area Marine Aggregates Regional Environmental Assessment (RE
Sierra Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it is now ready to commence dredging activities with all 4 dredges as soon as river levels permit. All equipment has been pre-located at initial selected sites and all licensing/permitting has been completed. Site prospecting is underway and will continu
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) was established in 1976 to provide integrated dredging services to the Major Ports of the Country. DCI is a Mini Ratna Category-I Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Shipping, Government of India. The Company has been