From the opening ceremony in the large auditorium with festive leis of orchids placed around the necks of all the dignitaries to the closing ceremony in a fully packed hall with enthusiastic participants WODCON XIX held in Beijing China from September 8 through 14 2010 was a fascinating mixture of pomp and circumstance and high-level technical expertise. Read More
Author: International Dredging Review
On October 27 Middle East Dredging Company Q.S.C (MEDCO formerly Qatar Dredging Company) launched the cutter dredge Al Jarraf Arabic for The Dredging Vessel. MEDCO is a partnership between the Qatari company United Development Company (UDC) Qatar Holding and the Belgian DEME group. Read More
In the last week of November Damen dredging delivered the cutter dredge Amoris to the Port of Antwerp. Damen built the custom dredge in 14 months to work in the polluted silt treatment plant of SeReAntSediment Recycling Antwerp a joint venture of DEME Environmental Contractors and Envisan the environmental subsidiaries respectively of Dredging International and Jan de Nul. Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced on January 3 that it had acquired the assets of L.W. Matteson Inc. of Burlington Iowa for $45 million. The acquisition will be funded with $37.5 million in cash and a seller note of $7.5 million. Read More
In early December DSC Dredge LLC welcomed two guests from ColombiaNestor Fabio Osorio of Buceo Industrial y Dragados de Urab S.A.S and Julian Lopez Palacio of CHEC. They visited the company to inspect CHECs newly-purchased 10-inch Wolverine class dredge which will be used to clear sedimentation from dams. Read More
30 years ago The Chinese government entered the field of international dredge contracting with their new company China Harbors Engineering Company (CHEC) which will coordinate all dredging and port works… Read More
This Japanese dredge is one of three identical dredges working side by side on maintenance dredging in Kobi Japan. They are all using 32-cubic-yard Cable Arm environmental buckets with overlapping… Read More
In tonight’s State of the Union address President Obama is expected to announce infrastructure commitments that would help improve the industry outlook if enacted AGC officials said. AGC the Associated… Read More
The GLDD cutterhead dredge Texas ran aground at the Brownsville-Santiago Pass Texas south jetty during a storm on Thursday January 20. A Coast Guard report said the dredge suffered severe… Read More
Stephen Apsey became general manager of Teledyne Odom Hydrographic on December 24 upon the retirement of Richard Byrd. Apsey has had a lifelong connection with the company and “has a… Read More
