Dredging
Jeppesen’s Integrated Hydrographic Management System for Port Authority of Singapore
Jeppesen has been awarded a contract to develop and implement an Integrated Hydrographic Management System (IHMS) for the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore, a governmental agency established to develop Singapore as a premier global hub port and international maritime center, as well as
JAXPORT Board of Directors Chooses New Officers
The JAXPORT Board of Directors selected new officers during its regular meeting. The following slate of officers will serve a one-year term from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015: – Chairman: John J. Falconetti; – Vice Chairman: Dr. John Allen Newman; – Treasurer: Robert F. Spohrer; – Secretary: James P
USA: Public Input Needed for St. Louis River ‘Area of Concern’
Nearly 30 years after being named an imperiled waterway, the St. Louis River has taken another big step closer to becoming healthier than it has been in a generation. And St. Louis River users and enthusiasts are invited to comment on the plan designed to achieve the clean-up goals set in 1987 when
Australia: Ballarat Gets New Flood Gauges
Ballarat will receive new flood flow gauges along key waterways to better inform the area of potential flooding, Minister for Water Peter Walsh announced today. Mr Walsh said the $56,000 project was the first stage in developing a total flood warning system for Ballarat and would involve the install
Associated British Ports Appoints New Head of Commercial, Humber
Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the appointment of James Leeson to the role of Head of Commercial, Humber. The move follows a number of significant developments for ABP’s Humber operations, including the announcement that Siemens and ABP will be investing more than £300 million in wind
Greens: Inadequate Modelling Used to Predict How Far Abbot Point Dredge Spoil Would Travel
According to media reports late yesterday, documents released under FOI show the Australian Institute of Marine Science raised concerns about the inadequacy of modelling to measure how far dredge spoil dumped in the Great Barrier Reef for the Abbot Point coal port would travel. “It appears the gover
Land and Seabed Surveys for Port of Hastings Expansion Project Near Completion
Specialist surveys to collect information on the physical characteristics of land and seabed regions around Western Port will be finished by the end of August. The geotechnical and geophysical survey programs began in December and were carried out to give the Port of Hastings Development Authority a
OTT’s Monitoring System Protects Water Quality During Dredging of Somerset Levels (UK)
A special monitoring system is helping protect water quality on the Somerset Levels and Moors where a major dredging operation is under way following severe flooding. The system, which was supplied by OTT Hydrometry and installed by Wavelength Environmental, is designed to protect the river ecology
DENR Declares Cebu’s Butuanon River Water Quality Management Area
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared the Butuanon River as a water quality management area (WQMA), a move expected to boost ongoing efforts to revive the polluted water body in the bustling province of Cebu. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje recently signed an adminis
USA: Fairhope Beach Restoration Nearly Done
The beach restoration project along the Highway 98 in the City of Fairhope nears completion. As city officials said, the restoration was done layer by layer, FOX10TV reports. Around 30-40 truckloads of sand are expected to arrive at the site. The only concern of the public now are erosion of the bea
Picture of the Day: Jan de Nul’s Cutter Suction Dredger Vesalius
Vesalius is a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) capable of dredging to a depth of 25.5 meters. Vesalius has a length of 93.3 meters and a breadth of 17.0 metres. As a Cutter Suction Dredger it is equipped with a rotating cutter head cutting hard soil into fragments. Dredging Today Staff, June 30, 2014
USA: Lake Mauvaisterre Dredging Begins
Dredging works on Lake Mauvaisterre awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has begun. As myjournalcourier reports, around 550,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the lake. There was a need to construct a sediment disposal basin and a discharge pipeline to connect the basin and the lake be
WPWA Celebrates Completion of Pawcatuck River Fish Passage Restoration Project
On Monday, June 30, 2014, the Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association will celebrate the completion of the Pawcatuck River fish passage restoration project. This event will recognize and thank the many project partners including the RI Congressional Delegation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi
TZC Continues Construction of New NY Bridge (USA)
Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) will continue work on the New NY Bridge from Monday, June 30 through Thursday, July 3. In addition, an enhanced marine law enforcement presence on the Hudson River will enforce the rules of the Regulated Navigational Area (RNA), reminding recreational boaters to st