http://www.sandandgravel.com/ A publication for the worldwide dredging industry published by Clarkons since 1999 en Thu, 17 May 2012 08:26:04 +0200 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:25:04 +0200 FoxwellD@aol.com (DNO) http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15944 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15944 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:26:05 +0200 IHC Merwede named and launched the stationary cutter suction dredger Miondo in a ceremony on 16 May 2012 at its shipyard in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands. The company is building the innovative vessel for Marina & Ports Services Lt http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15943 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15943 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:24:08 +0200 Port Strategy reports that Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communication has invested US$143 million into an expansion project at the Port of Salalah with the aim of doubling the port's general cargo capacity. The project will increase dry bul http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15942 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15942 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:22:49 +0200 Port Strategy reports that East Timor is planning two new ports to help ease congestion at the capital, Dili, with both the north and south coasts set to benefit from the ambitious development plan. The Southeast Asian country will use its oil http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15941 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15941 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:21:10 +0200 Solicitation Number: W912EP12R0002 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: USACE District, Jacksonville Solicitation Number: W912EP12R0002 Notice Type: Award Notice <P http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15940 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15940 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:19:19 +0200 Solicitation Number: W912EP-12-B-0006 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: USACE District, Jacksonville Solicitation Number: W912EP-12-B-0006 Notice Type: Presolicitation< http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15939 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15939 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:15:52 +0200 Solicitation Number: W912P4-12-B-0001 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: USACE District, Buffalo Solicitation Number: W912P4-12-B-0001 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Sol http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15938 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15938 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:48:56 +0200 Bradenton.com reports that Manatee's port is the only one in Florida building a new container terminal with an eye toward attracting additional traffic from an expansion of the Panama Canal. But whether the port can cash in big-time when the canal expa http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15937 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15937 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:46:54 +0200 Lawrence Journal World reports that a proposal to increase sand and gravel dredging along the Kansas River has placed the body of water on a list of the most endangered rivers in the country. As Lawrence Journal World explained, each year, Ame http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15936 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15936 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:42:41 +0200 Zolmax News reports that research analysts at Imperial Capital have assumed coverage of shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) in a report released earlier this week.  Zolmax News said the firm set an “outperform” rating http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15935 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15935 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:38:48 +0200 According to a report from UPI, Uruguay's river transport export links are being put at risk because of Argentine delays that critics say are mired in corruption and business rivalries. UPI said Uruguay depends on river transport to access http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15934 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15934 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:36:37 +0200 Reuters reports that Belgian construction group CFE says its orderbook had grown by 23 per cent in the first quarter, reaching a record high of 2.93 billion Euros (US$3.79 billion). Reuters said the group, which owes a 50 per cent stake in Belg http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15933 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15933 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:48:28 +0200 A multi-function trailing suction hopper dredger was re-launched recently after an extensive refit that saw it converted from a coaster. The hopper dredger, Contender, has been fitted out with Damen dredging after Abeko http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15932 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15932 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:43:36 +0200 The launch date for the first ever cutter suction dredger to be built in Turkey is drawing near as assembly is being completed on the Italian designed SGT 500C cutter suction dredger.  The vessel in question, to be classed by Turkish Lloy http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15931 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15931 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:41:47 +0200 Dutch engineering and consultancy firm DHV is restoring the Waterkant, the riverbank in the historic center of Paramaribo, the capital of Surinam. The foreland of this UNESCO-protected part of the city is flooded a few times each year by 50 to http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15930 http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=15930 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:39:19 +0200 Green Bay Press Gazette reports that dredging resumed on the Fox River earlier this week for the first time all season following a federal appeals court denial late last week of NCR’s request for a temporary stay of execution. Cleanup crews wer