Dredging
Coral Morphologic to Preserve Corals from Panama Canal Dredging
Coral Morphologic divers are collecting corals and transplanting them in an aquaculture lab to save them of destruction during the Panama Canal widening project. The Panama Canal expansion project is intended to double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and al
Charles Darwin TSHD Arrives at Brisbane to Conduct Airport Work
Charles Darwin, a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD), used for dredging loose material such as sand, clay or gravel, has arrived to Brisbane. The dredger will be crucial in building Brisbane Airport’s second runway, Brisbane Times has reported. Charles Darwin will dredge the seafloor section of
Picture of the Day: DEME’s Largest Cutter Suction Dredger “D’Artagnan”
The Cutter Suction Dredger D’Artagnan, built by IHC Holland, is capable of dredging to a depth of 35m. The vessel is equipped with two inboard dredge pumps and one submerged dredge pump on the cutter ladder. The dredged material can be pumped ashore through a 1,000mm discharge pipe. The dredger is e
Malaysian Firm Faces Charges for Abandoning Karnaphuli Project
Malaysian Maritime and Dredging Corporation is facing government punishment for not completing Karnaphuli capital dredging project, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Shipping Ministry Rafiqul Islam announced. The Malaysian firm signed a contract with the Chittagong Port Autho
Corps Get Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Stabilization Project Biological Opinion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) biological opinion of the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet stabilization project concluding that while project activities will affect piping plovers, the project will not jeopardize the continued
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Nets Delaware River Dredging Contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, a provider of dredging services in the United States and internationally, has been awarded a contract for dredging the main channel of the Delaware River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the Company a contract worth $25,376,872 to conduct the project in Ph
USA: Debate Continues Over St. Johns River Dredging
The Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida has filed a lawsuit over the St. Johns River dredging. JAXPORT officials and the local community stressed the importance of this dredging project in bringing more cargo ships and business to town. According to WJCT News, Public Trust Environm
OMA and Royal HaskoningDHV Win US Rebuild by Design Competition
Making the City of Hoboken resilient to flash floods and storms surges OMA and Royal HaskoningDHV informed that their comprehensive urban water strategy for Hoboken was announced as one of the winners of the Rebuild by Design Competition – an initiative of the Hurricane Sandy Task Force to rebuild t
VIMS Helps Assess and Map Virginia’s Offshore Sand Resources
Hurricane Sandy’s passage up the eastern seaboard in October 2012 generated a storm surge and waves that severely impacted Virginia’s ocean beaches, including those at Sandbridge and Wallops Island. Now, with the official start of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1 reminding the nation of
USA: Norriego Point Dredging Project Moves On
The dredging of the Coast Guard Channel, a part of the Norriego Point project, has been completed. The Old Pass Lagoon Channel dredging operations are planned to begin today, with one part parallel to the Marler Bridge already completed. As the Destin Log reports, Inland Dredging Company will be rem
Canada: Port Hope Harbour Dredging Starts This Month
Dredging of the Port Hope harbour will begin this month as part of the Municipality’s annual maintenance program to allow safe access for boaters during the summer. In accordance with the Municipality’s Sediment Management and Dredging Strategy in October 2012, the dredging will remove 5000m3 of sed
Picture of the Day: ‘Kari Hege’ Conducting Dredging Operations in Port of Wells
The 200 tonne dredger named Kari Hege was and delivered to Wells in 2010. The dredger “Kari Hege” is currently engaged in dredging operations in the main channel of Wells Harbour. Dredging Today Staff, June 2, 2014
Cyprus: Beach Nourishment on Paphos Beaches Underway
Beach nourishment on Cyprus’ Paphos beaches has started after they were damadged following the earthquake on the Turkish coast last year. According to the government official, the nourishment of the beach next to Latsi port has been completed, and the Polis project is ready to start. At the Latsi si
Beach Renourishment to Protect Brevard County from Storms
Since the Atlantic Hurricane Season began on Sunday, the Brevard County announced that it has spent millions of dollars to prepare for it. For more than five months the County conducted a beach renourishment project to get Space Coast ready for a potential storm. MyNews13 quoted Mike McGarry, Brevar