The annual sand dredging program at Tallebudgera Creek started this week with sand to be pumped onto Burleigh Beach over the next five weeks. Engineering Services Committee Chair, Councillor Daphne McDonald, said the work was an integral part of the program to maintain and replenish sand on the city
Four new Super Post-Panamax cranes are on the way to PortMiami. The new cranes were manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China. The cranes are scheduled to arrive at PortMiami in September. With an outreach of 223 feet, the new gantry cranes will service cargo ves
Antwerp experienced slight growth of 2% in the first two quarters compared with the same period last year. Liquid bulk in particular performed exceptionally well. Despite the difficult economic situation, the port of Antwerp handled a freight volume of nearly 95.7 million tonnes in the first six mon
The Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), Qingdao, has taken delivery of a Chelsea SeaSoar towed oceanographic system. The sale has been facilitated through Chelsea’s agents China ORES Co Ltd. The purchase of the SeaSoar system satisfies the requirement of the IOCAS for a larg
Contractors smoothed out the last of the sand on the beach here Aug. 1, completing a beach renourishment project that widened the buffer between punishing storm surge and the city’s homes, businesses and tourist attractions. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the city
A joint venture comprising BAM Nuttall and Van Oord has been awarded a contract valued at £75 million by Peel Ports as part of its £300 million scheme to create to new container terminal on the Mersey estuary in Liverpool. Once completed this new facility will accommodate some of the world’s largest
HOA Management announces a new advertising partnership with M.R.I. Underwater Specialists. M.R.I. is an underwater dredging, cleaning, and construction company serving clients in Florida. M.R.I. Underwater Specialists has partnered with HOA Management (.com) to advertise their services to community
On August 1, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she has included almost $30 million for Puget Sound cleanup and recovery efforts in the Fiscal Year 2014 Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. This
Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has complained that the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) is not taking action against dredging contractor to deduct liquidated damages for irregularities, causing a potential loss of Rs18.5 billion to the national exchequer. In a letter addressed to Shipping and Por
All boat ramps in the Bundaberg region, some extensively damaged during the January floods, will be reopened by Christmas thanks to a cash injection from the Newman Government. Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience Minister David Crisafulli today confirmed more than $500,000 had been s
Director General of Imam Khomeini Port (BIK) said that we managed to attract considerable amount of investment of private sector in the filed of loading and discharge of within previous 2 years. Mr. Idani added that private sector’s investment amounted to $ 7 million in development of the Imam Khome
Odfjell Terminals has entered into a Letter of Intent to purchase Chem-Marine Corporation of South Carolina. Chem-Marine controls a 25.3 acre/10.2 hectare site through a long term land lease, and is located adjacent to Odfjell’s tank terminal in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The property is
CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Lot B of Berth 20# and Berth 21# in Haicang area of Xiamen Port, with a contract value of 295 million yuan and a construction period of 600 calendar days. Located in Haicang area of Xiamen Port, with a coastline of 248.5 meters, [&
On August 2nd 2013, Euroports Italy’s terminal in Marghera, Venice welcomed the largest seagoing vessel ever to enter the port of Venice for handling operations. The MV TEN JIN MARU (LOA: 240 m x 38 m, deadweight: 98.000t), a bulk carrier, departed from South America on July 8th, with a record of 65