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  • Repairing the Flood Defenses in Yorkshire

    12 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    It’s now six months on since the devastating floods of December 2015 and the Environment Agency is embarking on a significant program of repairs to flood defenses damaged by the flooding. More than 9,000 householders and businesses across north and west Yorkshire were affected by the flooding and have spent much of this time dealing […]

  • VIDEO: Officials Announce Resaca Restoration Update (USA)

    5 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s Resaca Restoration Project is currently underway. This project is necessary because sediment, trash and other debris has built up over the years, impeding water flow in these waterways. The only way to return the resacas to their original depth is to dredge them. This BPUB Update comes from Dean Porter […]

  • Oceaneering in seabed clearance deal for Moray East wind farm

    8 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Oceaneering International Services (OISL) has got a contract to complete seabed route and debris clearance for the Moray East wind farm project in the Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • VIDEO: Lancaster Dredging Scheme in Full Swing

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Canal & River Trust has just announced a video update on the Lancaster Canal Dredging Program. Over 15.000 tonnes of silt is being dredged from the Ribble Link and parts of the canal near Preston. The main goal of this project, worth £750.000, is to improve the waterway for the benefit of all users […]

  • Acoustic cameras to shed more light on fish interactions with hydrokinetic systems

    15 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    While exploring hydrokinetic devices in rivers and tidal estuaries, the researchers from the US universities and national laboratories have used acoustic cameras to assess collision risk of fish and moving turbine blades in the water.

  • USA: Ecology Extends Comment Period for Port Angeles Harbor Study

    7 March 2012

    The Washington Department of Ecology extended the public comment period on two draft reports detailing the results of a large-scale sediment sampling effort in Port Angeles Harbor. The comment period, which began Feb. 23, was extended to a 90-day comment period from a 30-day comment period and will now end on May 22, 2012. Rebecca […]

  • Slough Arm Cleanup Set for Next Week (UK)

    14 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Slough Arm dredging project is set to start on April 21 and will be carried out by the Canal & River Trust. “We are aiming to dredge over 10,000 tonnes of silt, refuse and metal from the bottom of the Grand Union Canal in Slough to make it easier for boats to navigate along […]

  • PHOTO: Mississippi River Revetment Operations by USACE

    26 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released this photo of the Mississippi River Bank Clearing and Grading Clearing – the first field activity of revetment operations. It starts at the beginning of July, clearing the river banks of trees and debris to make way for the Bank Grading Unit and the Mat […]

  • New Zealand: Rena Still Intact

    5 December 2011

    Rena is still intact after the weekend’s stormy weather. Electronic sensors monitoring the movement of the wreck indicated some extra movement during last night’s swells, but Svitzer advises there was nothing untoward in the readings. Salvage teams are going out to the wreck this morning to resume work on installing patches in the passages on […]

  • New partnership aims to turn non-recyclable plastics into marine fuel

    30 July 2021
    Collaboration

    Finnish waste management firm Riverrecycle and UK-based renewable energy company Clean Planet Energy have entered into a partnership agreement to remove non-recyclable plastics from rivers and then repurpose the waste as new ultra-clean fuel for the marine sector.

  • USA: Workshop on Mississippi General Permits Set for June 19

    31 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve are hosting a free workshop about updated Mississippi general permits on June 19, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Bolton State Office Building Auditorium, 1141 Bayview Ave., Biloxi. The workshop is designed to inform participants about applying for a general permit on the […]

  • Sri Lanka seeks $40 million for X-Press Pearl damages

    14 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Vessels

    Sri Lankan authorities have filed a claim with the operator of the ill-fated feeder X-Press Pearl seeking $40 million to compensate for the environmental damages caused by the ship’s sinking. An interim claim has been lodged with Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, according to Sri Lanka’s Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena, cited by AFP. The ministry […]

  • Picture of the Day: Clearing and Snagging Near West Memphis

    17 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Memphis District’s Clearing and Snagging Unit is working on the river bank near West Memphis, Arkansas. On the picture, the Motor Vessel Goodwin tends the Clearing & Snagging Unit at Bauxippi-Wyanoke revetment site near West Memphis. As the first step of Revetment Operations, crew members clear the river […]

  • Seascape in Jakarta’s Main Gas Line Survey

    29 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    PT Seascape Surveys Indonesia has performed a pre-engineering survey on Jakarta’s main gas line, operated by PGN, after securing a contract from SGI/KDS consortium. Seascape provided the SOV Endeavour, equipped with twin Seaeye Tiger ROVs, Air Diving, Survey and Inspection services, to complete the required scope of work. At a working depth of approximately 25 metres, […]

  • Transocean Winner rig preparing for ‘dry cargo’ move to Turkey

    2 September 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Transocean Winner, the semi-submersible drilling rig that had run aground on a beach in Scotland back in August, has yet to leave the British Isles. To remind, the rig was towed away last week from the grounding spot in Dalmore Bay, and was moved to Broad Bay, where it is currently located waiting to be […]

  • Canal & River Trust Announces £1M Dredging Project

    25 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Canal & River Trust, has started work on an eight month project to dredge sections of the 46 mile Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal from Tixall Lock in Staffordshire to Falling Sand Lock near Kidderminster.  The work, which is costing the Trust £1 million, will focus on areas along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal where […]

  • Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Dredging Video

    27 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Canal & River Trust is making progress with the £1 million worth Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal dredging project. The work on the project that will dredge sections of the 46 mile canal from Tixall Lock in Staffordshire to Falling Sand Lock near Kidderminster started back in March 2016. During this eight-month project approximately 17,500 tonnes of silt are […]

  • Marlin Quay Marina Dredging Plan on the Table

    18 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, has received an application for a permit for maintenance dredging within an existing basin in Marlin Quay Marina, Murrells Inlet, SC. The work will include dredging of 24,307 cubic yards of material from within approximately 2.8 acres of open tidal waters. These dredging opeartions will be performed by a hydraulic cutterhead […]

  • Bermagui Dredging Kicks Off

    14 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Dredging work at Bermagui’s river and harbor (Crown Land) began this week to clear navigational channels and remove foreign debris. The clean dredged sand from the river and harbor entrance will be deposited initially onto Horseshoe Bay Beach and then onto Moorheads Beach. The project, funded by $1.2 million from the NSW government, is expected […]

  • Governor Kasich Signs Senate Bill 2

    26 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Ohio Governor John Kasich visited Cleveland yesterday to sign a bill to protect the health of Lake Erie.  Senate Bill 2 will expand the power of the Ohio EPA but it’s also aimed at helping businesses. The legislation will also strengthen efforts to improve the environment, the governor’s office said. It does so by encouraging […]

  • Western Marine Wins Thomas Basin Dredging Contract

    4 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Thomas Basin Harbor in Ketchikan, Alaska, is to be dredged by the end of this year, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A few days ago, the Federal Business Opportunities site announced that the $2.46 million Thomas Basin Maintenance Dredging contract was awarded to Seattle based contractor Western Marine Construction Inc. Under the deal, the […]

  • PHOTO from 1962: Army Corps Hopper Dredger Goethals

    8 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has just posted this amazing image from 1962 of the drag arm of their dredging vessel Goethals, which operated from 1937 to 1982.  From a distance, the Corps’ hopper dredger looks like most any other vessel. Thing that makes it different is the ‘lobster claw’, duplicated on other […]

  • Aleron Subsea Technology in Salvage Operation

    19 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Aberdeenshire-based Aleron Subsea has deployed AUXROV subsea system as a part of a wrecks salvage project in the Atlantic Ocean. Aleron’s AUXROV was selected by James Fisher Marine and Britannia’s Gold to assist with the salvage operation, targeting wrecks that were sunk during the WWI and WWII. During both wars, some 7,500 merchant ships were […]

  • Utility ROV Services lands Moray West gig

    22 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Scotland-based Utility ROV Services has won a contract to provide boulder and debris clearance services on the Moray West offshore wind farm. The manufacturer of the UTROV system plans to start offshore operations in the first quarter of the year. A turnkey contract was signed between the Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) and Utility ROV Services […]

  • APL boxship loses about 40 containers in heavy weather

    26 May 2020
    Vessels

    APL England, a 5,780 TEU containership sailing under the Singapore flag, lost around 40 containers in heavy weather while underway off Sydney, Australia, on May 24. The ship reported a loss of main engine power, leading to heavy rolling and a collapse of container stacks, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) informed. APL England was […]