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Duxbury: Public comment period opens for proposed dredging project
(959watd) A proposed dredge of the Duxbury Harbor would remove an estimated 135 thousand cubic yards of sandy and silty material from Duxbury Bay. “The United States Army Corp. of Engineers is proposing to perform maintenance dredging of the Duxbury Harbor Federal Navigational Project in Duxbury, Mass.,” said New England District spokesman Tim Dugan. Dugan says the proposed ...read full story...
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Recruiting fresh talent for the dredging industry
Within the maritime infrastructure industry, the companies that comprise the International Association of Dredging Companies are known for their high-levels of expertise. But outside the industry dredging in general is often little known and undervalued. Important progress is being made to communicate the dynamism of the dredging sector to a new generation and to underscore how essential dredging is to improve a country’s socioeconomic well-being and living standards.
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Important Australian contract
(Van Oord) Rotterdam, the Netherlands – 3rd September 2010 – Van Oord was recently awarded the dredging works for the Cape Lambert Port B Project by Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd. The project comprises the construction of a new port facility adjacent to the existing Cape Lambert Port facility in Western Australia.
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Offshore firm IHC hopes for return to profit
(nebusiness) Offshore engineering specialist IHC Engineering Business (EB) is “absolutely” confident of being back in profit this year after investment in new technology and the opening of a new site pushed it into the red. Figures just published by the Northumberland-based business show it made a pre-tax loss of £2.8m in the 12 months to September 30 last year, compared with a £2m profit in ...read full story...
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Flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes launched
(Van Oord) On 20 August 2010, flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes was launched at the CIMC Raffles yard in Yantai, China. A naming ceremony will be held at a later date. Final building operations will be conducted at the same yard. The ship is scheduled for completion in 2011 after which it will be operational on the offshore market.
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Orion Marine Group Announces the Christening of its Newest Dredge
(GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Orion Marine Group, a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today announced the christening of its newest dredge the Linda LaQuay. Orion Marine Group will christen the dredge Linda LaQuay Friday morning, August 27, 2010, in its new north yard in Port Lavaca, TX. The dredge Linda LaQuay, is a 24" cutter suction dredge with the capability of dredging depths up ..read full story...
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Sand berm defense gets $60 million financing installment
(Nola) Louisiana received its third $60 million check from BP on Tuesday to pay a share of the cost of building berms along barrier islands, and the state's coastal czar again defended the controversial use of sand as an effective tool in capturing oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico ...read full story...
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Jan De Nul is awarded the Pacific Entrance North Access channel works
 On Monday August 16th Jan De Nul NV was awarded one of the last large tenders for the Panama Canal Expansion. Jan De Nul is already very active in Panama and is a.o. working on the construction of the new locks on the Panama Canal, one of the most prestigious infrastructure works in the world.
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ECNEC gives nod to dredging scheme under $ 1b Indian loan
(Thefinancialexpress-bd) he government Tuesday approved a project under the much-talked-about one-billion-dollar Indian credit aiming to procure dredgers for improving river draught on the Kolkata-Ashunganj water route to facilitate transshipment. The government's highest body on project approval -ECNEC-also endorsed the cross-border power transmission grid scheme, which would be ...read full story...
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Manila lawmaker probes Belgian dredger
(Allvoices) MANILA, Philippines- A militant lawmaker wants a Belgian dredging firm to be investigated on the controversial 3-million dredging contract in Laguna Lake. Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano last week filed House Resolution No.203 directing the House Committees on Oversight and Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources to conduct an investigation on the P 18.7 billion loan agreement between the ...read full story...
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Boubyan port project enters third stage |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 |
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(kuwaittimes) KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works finalized preparations to launch the third stage of Phase One of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer port development project, reported Al-Rai. The stage is scheduled to begin at the start of next year, announced the head of the advisory studies division of the major projects department, Sorour Al-Otaibi yesterday. The third stage of the project includes expanding the ...read full story... |
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Firms eye Salalah Port general cargo and liquid terminals' contract |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 |
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(Zawya) MUSCAT -- More than 40 international and local construction firms are preparing to bid for a contract to build a major General Cargo and Liquid Terminal at the Port of Salalah. Bids for the prestigious contract, estimated to cost RO 75 million, close on August 23, 2010. When completed in the year 2012, Salalah Port will boast a world-class General Cargo Terminal, complementing its hugely ...read full story... |
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Monday, 28 June 2010 |
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(Construction Week Online) Kick-starting an economy isn’t something that can be achieved overnight. Even with the best planning, support from the government and dedicated contractors on board, infrastructure changes take years to complete. Attracting the necessary long-term investors, business partners and new ventures takes a considerable amount of time. So, the fact that the Hamriyah Free ...read full story... |
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RAK's Rakeen keeps it clean for man-made island |
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Monday, 21 June 2010 |
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(constructionweekonline) Property developer Rakeen has had an ecological challenge on its hands to complete the majority of the infrastructure work for the man-made Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah. The company has overseen 80% of the two-phase infrastructure stage for the AED6.6 billion, five-island project, which has included sand pumping and deep sea quarrying to keep the water clear and ...read full story... |
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Abu Dhabi's KPIZ remains on track |
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Monday, 07 June 2010 |
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(KHL) Abu Dhabi Ports Company's executive vice president - ports unit, Tawfiq Yousef Al Mubarak, has announced the project remains on schedule to meet its 2030 completion date following an earlier extension from 2028. ADPC's Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ) has an estimated cost of US$ 24 billion. The Port and the Industrial Zone are being developed separately. Khalifa Port is being built offshore ...read full story... |
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Baku: Selection of contractors for dredging and preparation works |
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
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Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Completion of coordination of the feasibility study on the project of construction of new Baku International Sea Trade Port Complex (it will be located in Alat settlement in 40 km south of Baku) enabled to switch to practical moves on project realization. Deputy transport minister Musa Panakhov says that the process of selection of contractors for dredging works in the future port’s water ...read full story... |
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Marsa Al Nejoum unveils master plan of Nujoom Islands project |
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Sunday, 25 April 2010 |
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(Albawaba) Marsa Al Nejoum Real Estate L.L.C., the UAE-based development arm of one of the region’s leading master developers, Al Hanoo Holding, has unveiled the master plan of its iconic waterfront Nujoom Islands project in Sharjah. The master plan of phase one has been approved by Department of Survey and Planning, Sharjah. The developers have completed a major part of the infrastructure including the ...read full story... |
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ADC extends date for submitting EoI for new Port of Aqaba |
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Monday, 19 April 2010 |
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(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), the central development arm for the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ), announced this week in a press release the extension of the submission date of the expression of interest (EoI) for construction of the marine works for the new port of Aqaba. The new date for the submission is May 16, 2010. "Shadi Ramzi" Majali, the ...read full story... |
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TDIC seeks bids for Al Bateen Wharf contract |
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 |
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(Zawya) Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has invited contractors to participate in the pre-qualification bids for Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen Wharf marine construction works (east basin) contract. The project is a marine complex for luxury yachts. The work includes dredging of the basin to provide access for yacht navigation and berthing, reclamation to provide a platform for future development ...read full story... |
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Flemish port knowhow benefits Oman |
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 |
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(FlandersToday) In the Oman city of Duqm, the Antwerp port knowledge and engineering company Rent-a-Port has been contracted to develop a deep-sea port. Rent-a-Port is normally engaged as a consultancy company, conducting feasibility studies on harbour projects and off shore projects, such as offshore wind energy parkts. The company usually tries to obtain a stake in the project once they have completed their ...read full story.. |
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