Maritime Directory

London, United Arab Emirates

The UK's leading ports group, ABP owns and operates 21 ports all around the UK and handles approximately a quarter of the country's seaborne trade. Its ports are: Ayr, Barrow, Barry, Cardiff, Fleetwood, Garston, Goole, Grimsby, Hull, Immingham, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Lowestoft, Newport, Plymouth, Port Talbot, Silloth, Southampton, Swansea, Teignmouth and Troon. ABP also has a property division which is responsible for managing the Group's extensive land and property assets. Issues relating to land that is used for port operations may involve anything from managing tenancy agreements to renegotiating leases, or providing expert advice on property-related matters when a disposal or acquisition is being considered. In addition, ABP's property division negotiates and manages the disposal of land and property that has been identified as non-core to the ongoing ports and transport business, adding value by securing alternative planning consents and infrastructure where appropriate.

Visakhapatnam, India

The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), a Government of India enterprise, was established in 1976. The government has a stake of 98.56 per cent in the company. DCI is engaged in the activities of capital & maintenance dredging for the creation of new harbours, deepening of existing harbours and maintenance of draught navigation channels at various major & minor ports, desiltation for lakes, ponds reservoirs and inland channels. The company owns a fleet of 10 dredgers. DCI provides integrated dredging services to the major and minor ports of the country and abroad. DCI has been awarded "mini ratna" status by the Government of India thereby empowering it with enhanced autonomy with regard to capital expenditure, establishment of joint ventures, overseas offices and technology alliance. The turnover of company for FY1999-2000 is around Rs. 3,320 million.

Zwijndrecht, Belgium

As part of the DEME Group (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering), DI is a worldwide acting marine and dredging contractor.

Napa,, CA, United States

Nova Group, Inc. is a general engineering contractor with its home office and fabrication facility in Napa, California. The Napa location is favorably positioned near three major airports that allow aggressive management and support of construction operations that at times have spanned from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to the middle-east nation of Israel. The vastness of our operational vision geographically allows us to support our vertical niche federal markets installing hydrant fueling systems for the Air Force and National Guard on air bases under contract either with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command or the Corps of Engineers, and constructing wharves and piers for the Navy and Coast Guard. When we do venture overseas, it is always for a U.S. Department of Defense client that has procured our services and expertise for a U.S. funded project abroad. Nova's resume of outstanding, quality, and safe projects in our niche markets is without equal. Nova also participates in several project delivery methodologies including: * Requests for proposals * Design/bid/build * Invitations to bid * Design/build * Indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ), and Joint ventures with select strategic partners * Private, negotiated. Nova has acquired a state of the art hydraulic dredging fleet to both complement our waterfront operations and to provide environmentally sound maintenance dredging services. Nova has also found commercial applications for its expertise participating in commercial airport, energy and waterfront activities.