Dredging
New Delta Approach with ’12 Building Blocks’
During the recent International Conference on “Deltas in Times of Climate Change II”, the Delta sessions that focused on the current status and future development of river deltas in Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Myanmar, USA, Colombia, Egypt and the Netherlands sparked a huge interest
Picture of the Day: Mining Tailings Reprocessing
Historically, mining processes with poor recovery rates have resulted in tailings with significant amounts of recoverable material. The extraction of this material can be achieved using dredges. There are several factors that justify the extraction and re-processing of tailings: – Tailings require f
Salt Marshes Vegetation Improves Coastal Protection
For the first time, large-scale tests have shown that salt marshes act as a buffer zones and attenuate waves, even in extreme conditions such as storm surges. In combination with vegetation, they reduce waves by approximately 20% over a distance of 40 meters. This means that dikes behind salt marshe
Major Lyttelton Port Development Starts
The largest concrete pour at Lyttelton Port since the early 1990’s started yesterday at Cashin Quay 2 wharf. About 375 cm of concrete is being poured by 75 trucks to form the first 11 m of the new Cashin Quay 2 wharf deck at the Container Terminal. The concrete area being poured today will be [&hell
FAC Delays Final Decision on Elbe River Dredging
The Federal Administrative Court (FAC) in Leipzig has decided to prolong its final decision on the deepening and widening of the navigation channel on the Lower and Outer Elbe River. The Court in Leipzig yesterday adjourned the proceedings by the BUND and NABU environmental associations against the
RDA Contracting Bags Sacramento River Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, awarded a $3.6 million contract Sept. 30 to RDA Contracting, Inc. of San Rafael for Sacramento River erosion repairs near Walnut Grove. The work involves placing nearly 24,000 tons of quarry rock along 1,550 linear feet of river bank. Woody debr
Arun East Bank Scheme Moves Ahead
The Environment Agency is working in partnership with Arun District Council, West Sussex County Council and Littlehampton Harbour Board to improve the tidal flood defenses along the East Bank of the River Arun in Littlehampton. The work is being carried out by the contractors, Volker Stevin. Collabo
Port of Hastings: Community Information Sessions
The Port of Hastings Development Authority is holding drop-in community information sessions in October to provide updates on the project’s progress over the past year. CEO Mike Lean said the Port of Hastings Development Authority has laid the groundwork this year to ensure there are many opportunit
EPA Awards $2.6M to Protect Wetlands
EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin announced yesterday at an event in Dover, Delaware, that EPA has awarded a total of $2.6 million in Wetland Program Development Grants to six recipients in EPA’s Mid-Atlantic region. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control (DNRE
USACE Takes Part in Unique Restoration Project
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center are working on one-of-a-kind projects that will help inform similar projects at sites across the Great Lakes and the nation. The main aim of the project is to control growth of four invasive plants at Times Beach
Pulau Muara Besar Dredging About to Begin
The dredging program will be carried out very soon in the vicinity of Pulau Muara Besar (PMB) in Brunei, according to Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd. On behalf of Hengyi, subcontractors LSL and WEC Sdn Bhd will perform the dredging activity in the surrounding areas of PMB Western and Southern Channels fr
VIDEO: DRAGFLOW’s Project in Myanmar
After years of excellent cooperation in South East Asia, at the beginning of this year DRAGFLOW Singapore was born and it’s already successfully accomplished many projects such as the deepening and normalization of the Pun Hlaing River in Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Myanmar. Satisfied with what has be
Identifying Need for Improved Flood Defences (UK)
The Environment Agency, Devon County Council and Exeter City Council are working together to design and build a scheme which will reduce flood risk to the city of Exeter. Exeter has a long history of flooding, going back as far as the 13th century. The current flood defenses were built in the 1960s
BESIX Group Wins DCT Gdansk Deal
BESIX Group, of the Belgium’s largest companies operating in the construction industry, has won a contract for the design and construction of a new berth and the adjacent container stacking yards at the DCT Gdansk (Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk). The new 650m long berth will increase DCT’s ann