Dredging
Australia: Concerns Grow Over GBR Dredging Plans
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has rejected Ports Australia’s report into dredging and dumping at state owned ports along the Great Barrier Reef as self-interested. Felicity Wishart, AMCS Great Barrier Reef campaign director, said that the Ports Australia report appeared to have been pro
Port of Mackay Plan to Include Identification of Port Expansion Needs
As one of the five identified Priority Port Development Areas in the Queensland Government’s Ports Strategy, the Port of Mackay is required to prepare a 30 Year Port Master Plan. “A critical element in the development of the Master Plan will be consultation with a broad range of stakeholders and we
Italy: Dragflow to Present Its HY400 Pump at Samoter
Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions, will showcase its latest innovative products at Samoter, the Triennial International Earth Moving, Site and Building Industry Exhibition, scheduled for 8-11 May 2014 in Verona, Italy. The exhibition will be a great chance for all customers and ope
China: Agreement Signed on Equity Restructuring of Phoenix Island
On April 10, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) concluded a cooperative agreement on equity restructuring of Phoenix Island project with Sanya Phoenix Island Investment Group Co. Ltd. and Sanya Yusheng Investment Co. Ltd. Li Maohui, president assistant of CCCC, Zeng Xianyun, chairman o
Aggreko’s Project in Turkey to Involve Dredging
Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of interim power and temperature control services, has been awarded contracts to provide supplementary power to Turkey’s landmark infrastructure project, the Izmit Bay Bridge. The project, 50 km southeast of Istanbul, will be the world’s fourth longest susp
Picture of the Day: Rockaway Beach Replenishment (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is placing roughly 3.5 million cubic yards of sand along Rockaway Beach from Beach 19th to Beach 149th to replace sand lost during Hurricane Sandy. This work will restore the beach to its design profile – making it better than it was before Sandy’
USA: Houston Ship Channel Dredging Begins in May
The Houston Ship Channel dredging scheme is scheduled to commence next month, announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District. RLB Contracting Inc. will perform maintenance dredging within the Houston Ship Channel from Carpenters Bayou to Greens Bayou and in the deep-draft portion of
VIDEO: Long Branch Beach Replenishment Underway (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is repairing and restoring previously constructed coastal projects like the Sea Bright to Manasquan project throughout the region. The work at Long Branch is one of four contracts that were awarded to repair and restore beaches from Sea Bright to Manasquan in norther
Spain: French Pottery Dredged Up in Port of Mahon
A piece of mid 19th century French pottery from Bordeaux has been found during the archaeological supervision carried out as part of the dredging work at the Port of Mahon. The dredger Antignano arrived at the Port of Mahon recently and joined the dredging work currently underway in the Mahon waters
NMDC Bags Important Contract in Bahrain
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), the UAE-based firm, has won a multi-million reclamation contract as part of the projected East Sitra Town scheme. Housing Minister Basem bin Yacoub Al-Hamer sealed the deal yesterday with NMDC Chairman Mohamed Thani Murshed Al Rumaithi. UAE Ambassador to Bahr
VIDEO: Soho Loop Dredging Makes Progress (UK)
The Soho Loop canal dredging scheme is currently underway. The Soho Loop is a 2 km section of the eighteenth-century Old BCN Main Line canal in Birmingham, UK, about 1.9 km west of the city center. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, April 28, 2014
Richmond Inner Harbor Dredging Set for This Summer (USA)
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, the Richmond Inner Harbor dredging project will be underway from July until December, 2014. The dredged material will be transported and disposed at the Government-furnished Ocean Disposal site, located 62 miles offshore. In orde
USA: St. Lucie Inlet Dredging Program Wrapped Up
Dredging work in the St. Lucie Inlet is complete with over 350,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from the Inlet. Approximately 8,000 feet of beach within Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge has been renourished with materials dredged from the inlet. The latter part of the project was Martin County’s c
Picture of the Day: James River Dredging (USA)
The crew of the Cottrell Contracting Corporation Dredge Marion is working to remove shoals from the James River federal navigation channel. The river plays a role in the economies of Richmond and Hopewell, providing a navigation channel of 25 feet deep for ships to move goods to and from the inland