Dredging
Concerns Grow Over Great Barrier Reef
Queensland taxpayers could soon be slugged with the bill of destroying their own Great Barrier Reef, under an outrageous plan outlined by Premier Campbell Newman yesterday at G20 negotiations, said Greenpeace. “Premier Campbell Newman is offering a paycheck to a foreign company with a shocking track
Clarkston Channel Maintenance Contract Awarded
American Construction Co., Inc., from Tacoma, Washington, has won a $6.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for Ice Harbor and Lower Granite navigation channel maintenance, announced defense.gov. This project will be performed in Clarkston, Washington, with an estimated completion date of March 28, 2
New Orleans Hosts Event on Contaminated Sediments
The Eighth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments will be held January 12-15, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Conference is organized and presented by Battelle and Sponsors including public-and private-sector organizations active in environmental assessm
CMP Finishes Pontoon Berthing Facility for DONG
DONG recently awarded Commercial Marine and Piling Ltd. (CMP) a contract to construct & install a complete berthing system for the crew transfer vessels in Barrow in Furness. The contract included dredging, socketing piles into rock and construction of heavy concrete pontoons on site and the fabrica
More Funding for Aquatic Sand Removal
The Town of North Hempstead has received additional funding from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) for aquatic sand removal efforts at various ponds and streams, announced the Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. The Town received $131,947.50 in Direct Administrative Charges (DAC) from F
USACE Completes Lower Snake River PSMP
Following intensive U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review and consideration of extensive public comments, the Corps’ Northwestern Division Commander, Brig. Gen. John S. Kem, has signed two Records of Decision (RODs). Both RODs were signed last Friday, November 14th, and include: 1) the Lower Snake Riv
Serious Concerns Raised About GBR Future
The new IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014 has rated the Great Barrier Reef as “of significant concern” from a range of factors including ports and shipping. Felicity Wishart, Great Barrier Reef campaign director for the Australian Marine Conservation Society, said: “This report validates our concerns
Pottawattamie Draft EA Available for Review
A draft environmental assessment for bankline repairs to levee units 624 and 624-627-611-614 along Mosquito Creek in Pottawattamie County, Iowa is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of repairing erosion and sloughing damage to the bankline caused
Christie Administration Backs New Jersey Deal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week awarded a $57.6-million contract to reconstruct beaches and dunes in Ocean City, Strathmere and Sea Isle City as part of a joint state and federal partnership that is making New Jersey’s coastline more resilient following Superstorm Sandy, the Christie Admi
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Investigation Launched After Fatal Dredging Accident The body of Floris Heeren, a 23-year-old Belgian crew member of the “Juan Sebastian de Elcano”, who died after falling off his ship Monday, November 3rd, has been recovered and brought to a funeral parlor, reported the abs-cbnnews. Southampton Por
News in Photos: Keel Laying for Rosmorport Dredger
Krasnoye Sormovo, one of Russia’s oldest shipyards, today held the keel laying ceremony for a 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, the first in a series of three which will be built for FSUE “Rosmorport”. The main task of the vessels will be to remove materials from the waterways and berths in o
Dredge Efficiency Study from DSC
As a dredge moves farther away from the discharge point, the pump speed is increased to maintain a proper slurry velocity within the pipeline. Once maximum pump speed has been achieved, further increasing the discharge distance causes the cost-per-ton of material moved to rise, while production decl
VIDEO: Houston Port Ready for Challenges
Now in its 100th anniversary, the Houston Ship Channel has spurred big growth in Harris County since its beginnings in 1914. Today, ship channel-related business provides $178.5 billion in annual economic activity and more than one million jobs to Texas. Nationwide, it generates $499 billion and mor
Official Start of the New Suez Canal Project
Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Sultan Ahmed al-Gaber earlier this week gave the green light for the start of dredging works on the new Suez Canal project. Earlier this month, the heavy duty dredger of the National Marine Dredging Compan