Dredging
SELC: S729 Bill Fails to Protect People (USA)
The coal ash bill issued by a conference committee of the N.C. General Assembly failed to require cleanup of 10 coal ash sites across North Carolina by allowing Duke Energy to leave its polluting coal ash in unlined, leaking pits at 10 of 14 sites, announced the Southern Environmental Law Center (SE
Panama Canal: Officials Discuss Future Trends in Maritime Industry
Within the framework of the centennial celebration, the Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano received a Maersk Line delegation led by Søren Skou, CEO of Maersk Liner Business, to provide an update on the Expansion Program and discuss the future trends in the maritime industry. Administrator Q
All Set for Port of Ardersier Dredging
A renewables jobs boom for the Highlands moved a step closer as the Port of Ardersier secured the full backing of the Scottish Government for plans to turn the former oil fabrication yard on the Moray Firth into a manufacturing ‘super-hub’ for offshore wind. In what Chief Executive Officer Captain S
Crabtree Swamp Restoration Project Wins EPA Award
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday awarded Horry County with the regional 2014 EPA Rain Catcher Award in the Neighborhood/Community Category for the Crabtree Swamp Restoration Project in Conway, South Carolina. The award was given at an award ceremony during the Environmental Prote
USA: Dredging to Bring Benefits to Town of Oak Island
The Town of Oak Island will receive at least $1.1 million in state funding for the Town’s Lower Lockwood Folly Habitat Restoration Plan. The project will also put much-needed sand on the island’s west end. The Town received notice of the tentative award from the NC Department of Environment and Natu
Dar Al-Handassa Nabs Suez Canal Development Contract
During a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and nine ministers, the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and Head of the Executive Council of the New Suez Canal Project, Vice-Admiral Mohab Mamish, said the Egyptian-Bahraini Dar Al-Handassa consortium won the contract of carrying out
FDEP: USACE Faces Penalties for Damaging Corals
In response to numerous permit violation complaints and threats of litigation regarding the Miami Port dredging project, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) performed site inspection dives on July 22 and 23, 2014. A 39 page FDEP report issued on August 18, details significant c
Savannah River Dredging – Science Has Lot to Offer (USA)
When a river runs through it, there will be opinions aplenty on how to manage that river. And as emeritus geography professor Will Graf knows, science has a lot to offer when competing interests are entrenched in positions that might seem impossible to reconcile. Take the Savannah River. South Carol
Plaquemines Parish: Very Productive Dredging Industry Day
Plaquemines Parish Government hosted a Dredging Industry Day at the Belle Chasse Auditorium on Thursday, August 14. The parish will be going out to bid on Reach B-2 from Fort Jackson to Venice on vegetated ridge projects in Plaquemines. The project will allow for enhanced flood protection to reduce
APM Terminals Reports Good Second-Quarter 2014
APM Terminals delivered an increased profit of $223 million ($179m) and a return on invested capital of 14.2% (12.8%), according to the company’s latest interim results. Terminals becoming fully operational and new terminals added to the portfolio supported the 8% growth in volume. More than 80% of
Picture of the Day: Parrett and Tone Dredging Moves Ahead
Dredging works on the rivers Parrett and Tone are in full swing. Dredging continues on both banks of the river Parrett at Westonzoyland Pumping Station and on both banks further upstream towards the A361 road bridge. On the river Tone works continue with two land based excavators and a floating piec
UPDATE: Manpower Ministry Ready to Support New Suez Canal
Minister of Manpower and Migration Nahed el-Ashri said that the Ministry stands fully ready to provide support to the New Suez Canal Project. Ashri said that she asked the manpower chief in Ismailia Gamal Abdel-Salam to assess the cost of the project’s needs in order to provide them. The minister ma
Mackay Marina Southern Breakwater to Close Again (Australia)
The next round of improvement works to be carried out on the southern breakwater at the Mackay Marina will commence from Monday, August 25, and continue until sometime around the end of the year. Accordingly, in the interests of safety, public access to the breakwater will not be permitted while the
Dredge Yard Gears Up for Upcoming AAPA Congress in Argentina
Dredge Yard, dedicated to the dredging and mining industries, will take part at the Latin American Congress of Ports annual meeting that will be held in less than a week in Puerto Iguazú in Argentina. The company’s objectives are to showcase its latest innovations in realm of dredging and mining equ