BAM Groep nv (BAM) announced in December that it had transferred its 21.5 percent share in Van Oord nv to a consortium consisting of three Dutch investment companies (Janivo Breedinvest Rinkelberg) and one Belgian investment company (Cobepa). Read More
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The Dutra Group has purchased the 11144-cubic-yard hopper dredge Stuyvesant from General Electric. The purchase was finalized on December 30 and announced on January 2. Read More
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. (Joe) Main has been involved in mining and mine safety since he began working in coal mines in 1967. He is a native of Greene County Pennsylvania which leads the state in coal production. From the outset of his career he has been an advocate for miners safety and health. He was nominated by President Barack Obama as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health (MSHA) and confirmed by the Senate on October 21 2009. Read More
30 YEARS AGO – 1982 IDR reported on a visit to the first dredge and survey boat to use GPS for positioning with no backup by land-based systems –… Read More
From the National Waterways Conference: Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to introduce a highway bill on the Senate floor next week. As part of the consideration of that bill… Read More
From the National Waterways Conference: Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to introduce a highway bill on the Senate floor next week. As part of the consideration of that bill… Read More
On January 18 Barry Holliday reported that H.R. 104 – the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) bill has 150 co-sponsors and that industry stakeholders are continuing their information campaign to… Read More
On January 18 Barry Holliday reported that H.R. 104 – the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) bill has 150 co-sponsors and that industry stakeholders are continuing their information campaign to… Read More
Last February African Minerals Limited (AML) contracted Jan de Nul to re-establish a navigation channel along the Sierra Leone River from Pepel to Freetown Sierra Leone. The channel will allow passage of HandyMax Bulk carriers from the Pepel loading jetty to the offshore transshipment area as part of AMLs Tonkolili Iron Ore Project 200 km inland from the coast. Read More
Last February African Minerals Limited (AML) contracted Jan de Nul to re-establish a navigation channel along the Sierra Leone River from Pepel to Freetown Sierra Leone. The channel will allow passage of HandyMax Bulk carriers from the Pepel loading jetty to the offshore transshipment area as part of AMLs Tonkolili Iron Ore Project 200 km inland from the coast. Read More
