Dredging
Significant Progress on Tendring Protection Scheme
Significant progress has been made over the first few months of a £36 million scheme to improve coastal defenses between Holland-on-Sea and Clacton. Two new fish tail groynes have already been built – two others are more than 80 per cent towards completion and will be finished during the next week.
Prime Minister at Ashdod Port Ceremony
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) today held a groundbreaking ceremony in Ashod marking the beginning of construction of Israel’s new port project. The ceremony was officiated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other State dignitaries. Speaking at the ceremony in southern Ashdod, Prime
ASF: Dredging Will Not Damage ‘The Other Side’
A cruise ship terminal located on the eastern side of Wave Break Island could be open in 2018 as part of the proposal to be submitted to the Queensland Government under the Gold Coast Integrated Resort and Cruise Ship Terminal process currently underway. ASF Consortium yesterday released updated nav
Offshore Energy 2014 Starts
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2014 has officially commenced this morning in Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. Offshore Energy, the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals, was opened by Dr. María de Lourdes Melgar Palacios, Under Secretary of Hydrocarbons of Mexico, join
Chaudoir’s Dock Dredging Scheme Kicks Off
The Chaudoir’s Dock boat ramp dredging program has officially commenced. Dredging is expected to take a minimum of 30 days and may be longer depending on weather. The boat launch ramp will be closed during the entire time of construction. The harbor will be closed and boats will not be able to enter
Picture of the Day: Urban Dredging in Dhaka
Dhaka WASA Drainage (O&M) Circle has recently launched the Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) as part of the Water Operators Partnership (WOP) between Dhaka WASA and Vitens Evides International (VEI). The launch is part of a recently started 10-year dredging program by Dhaka WASA to clean a
VOSTA LMG Takes Part at SMEM Conference
VOSTA LMG, a leading engineering and contracting company which serves the worldwide dredging industry, will attend the Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) conference. This event will take place in the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center, from 28-30 October 2014. VOSTA LMG staff wil
CCCC Shanghai Dredging Bags Xiamen Reclamation Deal
CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Phase 2 (Caicuo parcel) of the reclamation project in the south of Xiang’an District, Xiamen City, with a construction period of 730 days. Located in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, the project involves foundation treatment works measuring
Future Development of Mid-America Port
Governor Pat Quinn yesterday announced an investment to help develop the Mid-America Port along the Mississippi River in Quincy. The investment will help complete the planning phase for the estimated $80 million intermodal port project that will supply the world market with Illinois products. “The M
QRC Responds to the Reef Plan
Australian Academy of Science has warned that a draft plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef won’t prevent its decline and fails to address key pressures affecting the Australian icon. In its submission to the Australian and Queensland governments’ Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, the Academ
Ten Crucial Actions to Save GBR
WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society today released a 10-point plan to save the Great Barrier Reef, in response to the Queensland Government’s Draft Reef 2050 strategy. The Fight for the Reef solution calls for dumping to be banned and dredging minimized, an end to farm chemi
DP World: Jebel Ali and London Gateway Volumes Grow
DP World Limited handled 44.8 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine months of 2014, with gross container volumes growing by 9.0% on a like-for-like basis. On a reported basis gross container volumes grew by 10.1% with new
Academy Slams Great Barrier Reef 2050 Plan
The Australian Greens welcome Australian Academy of Science’s strong warning today that the Abbott and Newman governments’ Reef 2050 Plan fails to protect the Great Barrier Reef. “The science is clear – the Abbott and Newman governments’ plan for our Great Barrier Reef grossly fails this World Herit
King’s Lynn Internal Drainage Board Take on Norfolk Rivers
The Environment Agency is going to hand over maintenance of the rivers Babingley, Ingol and Heacham to the King’s Lynn Internal Drainage Board. Changes to the future management of these rivers will benefit both parties and local communities. Landowners and the public were asked for their views in Ja