Imagine having to dredge nearly 50 miles of waterway. Officials in Iberia Parish are trying to do just that, and some in Vermilion Parish are hoping to benefit.The massive project is expected to take place sometime next year starting at the Port of Iberia and ending at the Gulf of Mexico. But, a com
The Port of Tampa has completed an expansion of its container cargo terminal from 25 to 40 acres and hopes to quadruple the size of the terminal in the next several years… [mappress] Source:examiner,April 9,2010;
Second 1.2 mln TEU terminal will start operating in 2013 and Port working 24-hrs, turnaround time improves… [mappress] Source:sg.news,April 9,2010;
Incat Crowther, Australia, has launched its latest vessel, a 29-metre ferry, ‘Freedom Monarch’. Built by Aluminium Marine/Reefmaster Boats, ‘Freedom Monarch’ will be operated out of Rosslyn Bay in Queensland, Australia, by Freedom Fast Cats, servicing the Keppel Islands. ‘Freedom Monarch’ is a low f
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading ship power systems integrator, has received several orders for propulsion systems from Russian organisations recently. The most recent contracts include repeat orders for integrated electro-propulsion packages for new state-owned Multipurpose Salvage Vessels,
DONG Energy submitted a binding tender to the Danish Energy. Agency for the concession to build a 400 MW offshore wind farm off the Danish island of Anholt in the Kattegat. If the concession is awarded to DONG Energy, the total investment is expected to represent up to DKK 10 billion. “Building Anho
In March 2009 Boskalis announced a fleet rationalization program and in connection with this over 2009 she carried out an assessment of the fleet’s cost structure and efficiency. The first step was to take the WD Severn, a 1,324 cubic meter trailing suction hopper dredger, out of service and it will
THE Marine Accident Investigation Board’s (MAIB’s) investigation report on the loss of the tug Ijsselstroom in the port of Peterhead on 14 June 2009, was published today. The tug Ijsselstroom had been working on the construction of a new berth and breakwater in the Port of Peterhead. On the morning
MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announces that it has signed an agreement with Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines, an international shipping company based in Norway, to outfit its entire fleet of ships, Balmoral, Boudicca, Black Watch, and Braemar, with MTN’s state-of-the-art VSAT equipment and services pro
In February this year Samho Shipbuilding confirmed an order with Cargotec for a series of folding weatherdeck hatch covers for six 32,000 dwt bulk carriers; this follows a contract from December 2009 for 24 MacGregor cranes on the same vessels “We are pleased that Samho Shipbuilding has also specifi
Killcohook, a dusty dredge disposal site owned by the U.S. Army Crops of Engineers, is a no-man’s land. Deer, rabbits, ospreys, bald eagles and beavers roam the treeless, untamed area that serves no purpose except to receive the build-up of silt and sand that occurs naturally in the bottom of the De
Two Port of Olympia shipping berths dredged free of dioxin last year are showing signs of recontamination, according to a port consultant’s report.Dioxin-contaminated sediments underneath the pier and inaccessible during the dredging project have sloughed off several feet from the face of the pier…
Jim Wooder, chair of the Sydney Marine Group, said the company, which tabled a $38-million bid, has a 100-year history and one of the world’s largest fleets of advanced suction hopper dredging vessels… [mappress] Source:capebretonpost,April 9,2010;
Phase 2 of Growth Acceleration Program opens up great prospects for 2011-2014.Brazil launched the second phase of its national Growth Acceleration Program (PAC 2), opening up US$ 220.2 billion in opportunities for foreign investment in Brazil over the period from 2011 to 2014… [mappress] Source:kgun
