DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

December 8, 2014

Barrick Gold Corporation of Canada purchased a DSC Wolverine dredge which will be used in Pueblo Viejo the Sanchez Ramirez Province of the Dominican Republic. Barrick has the largest mining operation in the area producing minerals such as… Read More

COLOMBIA

December 8, 2014

Belgian firm Jan de Nul will widen and deepen the entrance channel to Cartagena Port at a cost of about $30 million according to Colombian paper El Universal. Jan de Nul was one… Read More

COLOMBIA

December 8, 2014

Belgian firm Jan de Nul will widen and deepen the entrance channel to Cartagena Port at a cost of about $30 million according to Colombian paper El Universal. Jan de Nul was one… Read More

PANAMA

December 8, 2014

The third of four sets of locks for the expanded Panama Canal have now been delivered. The gates arrived on the ship Xia Zhi Yuan 6 traveling from Trieste Italy to the Atlantic entrance… Read More

PANAMA

December 8, 2014

The third of four sets of locks for the expanded Panama Canal have now been delivered. The gates arrived on the ship Xia Zhi Yuan 6 traveling from Trieste Italy to the Atlantic entrance… Read More

GUYANA

December 8, 2014

The Maritime Administration Department is employing its 30-year-old suction hopper dredge Steve N to dredge the shallow points of the Essequibo River particularly around Chalmers Crossing. Dredging began on September 17 and was expected to be… Read More

GUYANA

December 8, 2014

The Maritime Administration Department is employing its 30-year-old suction hopper dredge Steve N to dredge the shallow points of the Essequibo River particularly around Chalmers Crossing. Dredging began on September 17 and was expected to be… Read More

JAMAICA

December 8, 2014

Just one company bid on the project to dredge Kingston Container Terminal’s entrance channel the government announced in September reported the Jamaica Gleaner. Port Authority of Jamaica officials said they were evaluating the bid… Read More

JAMAICA

December 8, 2014

Just one company bid on the project to dredge Kingston Container Terminal’s entrance channel the government announced in September reported the Jamaica Gleaner. Port Authority of Jamaica officials said they were evaluating the bid… Read More

PUERTO RICO

December 8, 2014

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changing the regulations for disposal of dredging materials in Puerto Rico. As it stands Puerto Rico has five disposal sites near San Juan Harbor Yabucoa Harbor Ponce Harbor Mayaguez Harbor and Arecibo Harbor. Each… Read More