Dredging
USA: Corps Awards Plaquemines Parish Levee Improvement Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract to construct a levee to replace an existing levee in Plaquemines Parish from Augusta to Cedar Grove. The project is a part of the Resilient Features Westbank and Vicinity (WBV), Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduct
Australia: QRC Chief Executive Introduces Activist “Checklist”
Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche today released a checklist of coordinated activism aimed at shutting down Queensland’s export coal and gas industries. “Two years after the strategy document Stopping the Australian Coal Export Boom was leaked to the media, it is valuable to
USA: O&R Begins Final Phase of Nyack Clean Up
O&R begins ramping up this week on the final phase of its project to clean up the coal tar residue at the former manufactured gas plant (MGP) site at 55 Gedney Street in the village of Nyack. O&R already has successfully cleaned up the upland part of that lot. In 2005 through 2006, O&R excavated [&h
DeepOcean Wins Western HVDC Trenching Deal (UK)
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a contract for trenching services on the Western HVDC Link project. The contract was awarded by Prysmian Group. DeepOcean’s scope of work will include pre-lay survey, pre-lay grapnel run, post-trench survey and trenching of o
Italdraghe Dredging Equipment Package on Its Way to Guyana
This week Italdraghe will deliver a newly-built cutter suction dredger and booster station to Guyana, South America, as part of a complete dredging equipment package. The SGT 180 B cutter suction dredger and SGT 180 booster have been custom-designed and built by Italdraghe in its main shipyard to sp
The Philippines: DPWH Funds Bataan Dredging
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will initially allot some P400 million for the implementation of the massive dredging projects in province. The move aims to solve the perennial flooding problems, particularly in the northern part of the province, as caused by heavily silted waterw
Panama Canal Expansion Program Update – March 2014 (VIDEO)
The Panama Canal expansion project will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. The program consists of the construction of two new sets of locks – one on the Pacific and one on the Atlantic side of the [&hellip
USA: Newtown Creek Dredging Kicks Off
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) yesterday commenced the Newtown Creek dredging project. Dredging works started in Whale Creek and then will move west along Newtown Creek towards the Pulaski Bridge to the mouth of Newtown Creek. During the dredging operations, hydrogen
LIA Seeks Name for New Dredger (USA)
The Lake Improvement Association announced it is seeking nominations from its members and the public to name the new dredge currently being built for Grand Lake St. Marys. Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Brian Miller has honored the LIA by allowing the non-profit organization to suggest a na
USA: Everett Harbor Dredging Scheduled for End of 2014
The Everett Harbor dredging project will commence in October 2014 and should be completed by February 2015, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District. During this cleanup program, approximately 100,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the Snohomish River and placed
Tactical Basin Plan Released for Deerfield River and Lower CT River Basin (USA)
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources announced the release of the new Deerfield River and Lower Connecticut River Basin Water Quality Management Tactical Basin Plan. This plan reflects two years of preparation within the region to evaluate the health of the basin. The Basin 12-13 Water Quality Ma
Australia: Greens Calls for Transparency of Abbot Point Plan
The Senate has passed the Greens’ order for production of documents today to establish whether the Environment Minister was aware of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s internal warnings against approving the Abbot Point coal port expansion. Documents released under Freedom of Information
EPA: Dredged Material Management Topic of April Webinar (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host an educational webinar on April 3 to provide information to the public about the dredge material management and permitting process in the Long Island Sound region. The webinar will take place from 9.30am to 1pm. The first presentation, at 9.30am, wi
USA: Grays Harbor Dredging Starts Soon
Grays Harbor annual maintenance dredging will begin March 28 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Yaquina arrives. Working around-the-clock through April 16, the Corps hopper dredge Yaquina will dredge the Grays Harbor Entrance, Point Chehalis and South Reach channels. The Yaquina wi