ASL Marine Secures $113.4 Million in New Contracts

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ASL Marine Holdings Ltd, Singapore marine services group, has been worth $ 113.4 million (S $ 156 million) contract to convert ship chartering and dredging sectors from shipbuilding, ship repair & conversion.

The contract guarantees mainly from repeat customers in the region as well as in the Middle East, USA, and Europe.

 “The customers are established players in their respective fields from marine infrastructure, dredging, land reclamation, tanker owner to state-owned entities,” the company said in its announcement.

“There are potential additional orders from certain customers upon successful delivery of current projects.”

The shipbuilding and ship repair & conversion contracts are expected to be delivered in the next 1–2 years, ship chartering contract will have a term of 2-5 years.

Panama Canal Expansion Project – May 2016 Update

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In more than one months’ time, the Inauguration Ceremony of the new the Panama Canal will mark the completion of the largest infrastructure action in the original canal building as early as 1914.

The opening ceremony of the canal expansion is scheduled for Sunday, June 26, 2016, according to the the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).

The project was originally set up to be completed by the end of 2014, but the date was postponed to 2016 due to some setbacks.

Source from: dredgingtoday.com

Cashman Nabs $3.4 Million Beals Harbor Dredging Contract

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In Beals, Beals Harbor, and Pig Island Gut Federal Navigation project maintenance dredging, Maine, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New England received a $3.4 million dollar contract in terms of completion.

Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company of Quincy, Mass, has authorized to complete the project.

Dredging is planned to start on November 8, 2016, or before and it will take a few months to complete.

“Work consists of mechanically dredging approximately 100,000 cubic yards of clay, silt, and sand, with unconfined disposal at the Mark Island Disposal Site, about 5 miles away,” said Project Manager Jack Karalius, of the Corps’ New England District, Programs and Project Management Division in Concord, Mass.

“Removal of about 30 tons of heavy boulders, large debris, and derelict moorings also will be required.”

Port Beals, known as the Barneys little bay, is located on the northwest side of Beals Island along the Moosabec River, about 38 miles southwest of port Jones and southwest of Eastport. The project includes a 10-foot-deep in the port of anchorage.

The contract was awarded on April 20, 2016.

Jan de Nul Wins Maputo Port Dredging Contract

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Jan de Nul Dredging Middle East of the UAE-based company, signed the Maputo port dredging contract with the EPDM, the main shareholders in the Maputo Port Development Company, MPDC last week.

The project will be financed by BCI, commercial Banks and investment banks, led by a consortium of Banks funding, estimates of the more than $100 million of the contract.

Dredging operations, from the current 11 meters Maputo Port-channel to deepen 14.2 meters, will last for ten months, involving three large sand-excavating ships.

Preparatory work has been carried out, and Jan de Nul said, they could start the actual dredging in early May.

An estimated 30 million cubic meters of sediment from the 17 km long passage was removed.

The dredging program is just one of a series of projects Port of Maputo, MPDC, and all kinds of terminal business started recently.

The recovery of 6、7、and 8 is currently being evaluated and the goal is to be carried out in 2016.

All these developments will ensure the port to meet the growing demand and achieve significantly higher output each year.

INNOVATIVE DREDGER FITTED WITH DAMEN SEMI-AXIAL DREDGE PUMP

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Damen recently equipped Van den Herik’s new 3,200 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Charlock with its two dredge pumps.

One semi-axial dredge pump is fitted on the trailing pipe, the other dredge pump is mounted inboard. Both dredge pumps work in series, enabling a highly efficient dredging process.

The semi-axial dredge pump is a new addition to the wide Damen dredge pump range.

As for all Damen dredge pumps, it has been designed for the harsh dredging environment with a special focus on minimizing wear and maximizing efficiency. The semi-axial dredge pump installed on the Charlock, type OBP9080HA, has various advantages for the owner.

Its weight is relatively limited, reducing the required hoisting capacities of the gantries and winches on board.

The cast dredge pump wear parts have been designed in close cooperation with the foundry.

All cast elements, including the 2-parted pump casing, have been dimensioned optimizing the foundry process boosting the casting accuracy and reducing the risk on miscasts. Hence, the quality of the cast parts is improved. The various wear parts can be cast in different materials depending on the material to be dredged.

The semi-axial dredge pump will work in series with the Damen inboard dredge pump, type BP8065MD.

Next Round of Port Gamble Bay Cleanup

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A major cleanup project t will start this summer at the Port Gamble Bay; it will dig up and remove more decades-old contaminated sediments, creosoted pilings and other materials.

Local residents are invited to an April 26 meeting in Port Gamble to see the latest news of the project in the second stage of clean water.

The first stages proceed between September 2015 and January 2016.

Remove the waste wood, creosote coating structure and the pile foundation and sediment pollution protection and improvement of the bay, shellfish, fish and the overall health of the people.

Ecology of the staff will give introduced, and asked about the upcoming in-water cleanup at the Port Gamble Bay and Mill site. The contractor will begin in June, piling, and expand the cleanup in mid-July.