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  • PHOTO: Watermaster Amphibious Dredger Busy in Sri Lanka

    28 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Negombo Lagoon cleanup project in Sri Lanka was recently completed by using a multipurpose Watermaster amphibious dredging machine.  The Negombo Lagoon suffers from heavy siltation and the presence of urban debris, making big trouble for the fishing and sightseeing boats to enter the certain parts of the lagoon. Watermaster’s Urban Dredging Concept was utilized […]

  • USA: Delaware and Raritan Dredging to Improve Canal Health

    16 March 2012

    A spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection stated that the piles of debris including tires and other materials at Bulls Island State Park have resulted from a routine maintenance dredging of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, reports NJ.com. “What looked like fill material was being bulldozed along about 400 feet of the floodplain. […]

  • OVI: Over 100 tons of plastics recovered in largest-ever open ocean cleanup

    26 June 2020
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Ocean Voyages Institute has set a new record with the largest at sea cleanup in the Gyre to date.

  • USA: WHOI Scientists Find Mysterious Flotsam in Gulf of Mexico from Deepwater Horizon Rig

    20 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, mysterious honeycomb material was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico and along coastal beaches. Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics and a bit of old-fashioned detective work, a research team led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) confirmed that the flotsam were pieces of material used to […]

  • UK: Marin Unveils Supersize Subsea Grab Tool

    22 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Subsea intervention specialist Marin Group has unveiled a versatile new high-volume grab tool designed for use across a range of applications, including large-scale brownfield clearance. The tool — available from operating company Marin Subsea — forms part of the EVO Marin Debris Recovery System (MDRS) and serves as cutting-edge proprietary technology capable of operating in […]

  • Spotlight on Vessels Snell and Currituck

    13 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, has just released a photo of its two vessels working in the Narragansett Bay in Connecticut. For the first time ever, the debris vessel Snell and special purpose vessel Currituck worked in tandem to remove boulders from the Narragansett Bay federal channel. The Snell lifted boulders that weighed up […]

  • USACE Closes Dismal Swamp Canal Indefinitely

    14 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have announced that the Dismal Swamp Canal will be closed indefinitely.  The canal, which was closed due to extensive damage from Hurricane Matthew in October, requires dredging, debris and tree removal, and an investigation into reports of shoaling at various locations in the canal. The […]

  • New Zealand: Svitzer Salvors Examine Damage on Rena Wreck Caused by Heavy Weather

    23 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    A full team of 16 Svitzer salvors are on board Rena today, examining the damage resulting from Wednesday night’s heavy weather event. It is likely to take some time to make this assessment. Initial assessments confirm no further significant change in the state of the wreck. There is currently a 2-3m swell around the Astrolabe […]

  • Initial Phase of West Fork of San Jacinto Dredging Starts

    20 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    The USACE Galveston District announced yesterday that an Illinois based dredging contractor is about to begin initial staging operations for the removal of sediment and debris from the West Fork of the San Jacinto River. Representatives from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC of Oak Brook, IL, met with USACE’s contracting and project managers for […]

  • NTSB: El Faro Missing Its Navigation Bridge

    4 November 2015

    The navigation bridge and the deck below have separated from the sunken El Faro cargo ship, which has been confirmed to be found at a depth of about 15,000 feet in the vicinity of the ship’s last known position, according to the latest update. The subsequent survey of the wreckage with a CURV 21, a deep […]

  • New Zealand: Aft Section of Rena Sunk

    4 April 2012

    MNZ and salvors report the aft section of the Rena has now sunk due to ongoing rough seas pounding the weakened structure. This was confirmed during a second overflight of the vessel about 4pm today. The Bay of Plenty and Coromandel communities are advised that the sinking of the stern section will likely result in […]

  • SAMSA: MSC boxship released from detention after container loss

    22 July 2020
    Authorities & Government, Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has released from detention MSC Palak, a 9,411 TEU containership that lost more than 20 containers overboard in Algoa Bay last week.

  • New Zealand: Divers Provide Assessment of Rena Wreck

    16 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Divers today continued a full assessment of the state of the wreck of the Rena – its stability on the reef and general condition – as the first stage of working out what to do next. “It’s extremely challenging and dangerous work,” National On Scene Commander Rob Service said, “because of the surges of water […]

  • New Zealand: Heavy Weather Causes Further Deterioration of Rena

    22 March 2012

    Maritime New Zealand is continuing to closely monitor the condition of the Rena, following recent deterioration of the front and rear sections of the wreck due to recent heavy weather. The Astrolabe Reef was hit by with swells of up to 6 metres overnight, resulting in a slight change to the list on the stern […]

  • Next Phase of River Blackwater Scheme

    4 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The schemes on the River Blackwater at Bocking have been designed to reduce erosion and flood risk, improve fish habitat and the overall ecology of the river. The first project, led by the Environment Agency, began in April 2014, and work was carried out over a 2 week period in March 2015. The latest scheme, […]

  • Exploration of wave energy potential in Alaska underway

    14 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The waters surrounding Yakutat in Alaska are being analyzed as a potential location for wave energy power generation.

  • Canada: LTVCA to Lobby for Thames River Dredging Funds

    9 June 2011

    A debris minefield at the mouth of the Thames River is an eyesore but the river remains navigable, says Jerry Campbell. BY BOB BOUGHNER (chathamdailynews) [mappress] Source: chathamdailynews, June 9, 2011    

  • RENA: Tender Process for Next Stage of Salvage Work (New Zealand)

    18 July 2012

    The tender process for the next stage of salvage work – wreck removal – is continuing. Braemar Howells has confirmed that more than 50 tonnes of container wreckage has been successfully recovered over the past week from the seabed around the Rena wreck. A barge and crane have been used to collect the container scrap […]

  • New Zealand: Rena Dive Survey Completed [VIDEO]

    25 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    A dive survey to conduct an external visual assessment of the Rena’s sunken stern section and its cargo has now been completed. Early indications from the surveys suggest that of the 36 remaining containers in the stern section carrying known contaminants, many have broken up and their contents have escaped since the vessel broke in […]

  • Navy Finds T-34C Turbomentor Aircraft Wreck off Texas

    30 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Navy Sailors and Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 found and salvaged a downed T-34C Turbomentor aircraft off the coast of Texas, May 14-27. MDSU 2’s Area Search Platoon conducted towed, side-scan sonar searches 200 feet around the suspected crash site May 15 locating the T-34C approximately two miles off the coast of […]

  • USACE Completes Winchester Bay Dredging (USA)

    26 August 2010

    Army Corps and contractor dredges last week finished removing 130,000 cubic yards of debris from Winchester Bay… (theumpquapost) [mappress] Source: theumpquapost, August 26, 2010;

  • Manu Pekka Dipper Dredger starts clean-up of Workington’s port (UK)

    29 December 2009
    Project & Tenders

    Marine engineers have begun a £1 million clean-up operation at a flood-hit port blocked by thousands of tonnes of debris… Source: UKPA, December 30, 2009; [mappress]

  • New Zealand: More Containers Lifted off Rena Wreck

    20 January 2012

    Salvors have been able to manoeuvre the Smit Borneo alongside the bow of Rena, allowing 13 containers to be lifted off the bow section. Weather remains fine with sea conditions conducive for continued container recovery from the bow section. Oiled wildlife response manager Teri McClelland said the number of oiled birds – live and dead […]

  • Schlumberger Launches FORTRESS Isolation Valve at Offshore Europe 2011 (UK)

    6 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Schlumberger announced today at the Offshore Europe 2011 Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition the release of the FORTRESS* isolation valve. The FORTRESS valve simplifies the transition from upper completion to production without the need for intervention. “The FORTRESS isolation valve was designed based on field-proven experience and extensive testing related to debris accumulation,” […]

  • New Zealand: Salvors Focus on Container Removal from Rena

    30 March 2012

    The crane barge Smit Borneo is positioned on the starboard side of the wreck. Over the past few days, salvors have removed two containers of pulp from the wreck and two more from the seabed next to the wreck. These have been loaded on to the barge Pohunui for transfer to the port. Salvors have […]