African Minerals Limited has awarded a contract for a site investigation related to the development of Freetown Port in Sierra Leone to… [mappress] Source: fugro, May 6, 2010;
BOSTON — Workers are preparing to dredge the Charles River Thursday in search of clues to what caused part of a water main to burst… [mappress] Source: wbur, May 6, 2010;
One of the largest cleanups in Great Lakes history kicked into high gear yesterday in North Toledo. At 8 a.m., crews began operating dredges… [mappress] Source: toledoblade, May 6, 2010;
IHC Beavers® for the Adani Group -As the main participant, developer and operator in India’s largest private port, the Adani Group faced… [mappress] Source: IHC Merwede, P&D Magazine
Vienna-based construction company Strabag has said that construction of a port in Croatia will be completed in 2013. [mappress] Source: worldnews, May 6, 2010;
Rebounding shipping rates due to seasonal factors and strong demand for iron ore on the back of the global economic recovery are expected to improve the performances of Thailand’s sea-freight carriers in the current quarter. Analysts have forecast the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the most closely watched
European Union ministers on Wednesday vowed to overhaul their 840-million-euro-a-year fishing subsidies policy by next year to avoid overfishing and make the industry more sustainable. In British waters alone, scientists estimate fish stocks have declined by 94 percent in the past 118 years and comm
IHC Hydrohammer®, a subsidiary of IHC Merwede and market leader in the field of pile driving equipment, is continuing to make a major investment in sustainable and innovative solutions. IHC Hydrohammer® invested a total of € 37 million to expand its fleet of rental pile drivers as well as the furthe
A ship carrying a giant metal containment box has set off for the site where a sunken oil rig has been leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil giant BP says it is hopeful the 100-tonne device will help to contain the oil and funnel it to a tanker. The US is to carry […]
Delaware tourism officials said it’s possible to make Lewes a port of call for small cruise ships, but it will take longer than they expected. State tourism Director Linda Parkowski said packaging Lewes with other ports of call such as Cape May, N.J., and Delaware City, the home of Fort Delaware, wo
A Russian oil tanker seized by pirates off Yemen was freed by Russian warship ‘Marshal Shaposhnikov’ late Wednesday with the vessel’s entire crew being released unharmed, officials told media. ‘MV Moscow University’ belonging to Novorossiyk Shipping Company was sailing from Sudan to China carrying 8
A CONSENT hearing to dredge and dump sediment at inshore locations has been adjourned so that overseas expert witnesses can attend. Pine Harbour Marina has applied to Auckland Regional Council for a 20-year consent to dredge up to 3000 cubic metres of sediment annually from the marina’s approach cha
Course of business Revenues in the first months of 2010 were about 10% lower than in the same period in 2009, which is in line with earlier expectations. However, from early March activity levels are improving underpinned by a strong tendering activity and an increasing backlog. Beside lower work vo
Fincantieri and the US cruise group Carnival Corporation have announced a new order to build two prototype ships for the Princess Cruises brand. The contract confirms a Memorandum of Understanding signed in February.
