Dredging
DM-55: IMS’s Solution to Deep Maintenance Dredging (VIDEO)
No longer will ports need to hire large commercial dredging outfits to do expensive deep maintenance dredging. Now they can invest in their own maintenance dredging system that will allow them to maintain a maximum depth of 55 ft (16.7m) at their port. The DM-55™ is IMS’s solution to making deep mai
Australia: AMCS Against New Artificial Reef
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has called for shocking plans for an artificial reef next to the Great Barrier Reef at Abbot Point to be abandoned. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef Campaign Director for the Australian Marine Conservation Society said “the proposal to compensate fo
New NY Bridge Project Resumes Today (USA)
Normal operations are scheduled to resume today, as crews continue construction of the foundation of the New NY Bridge with the ongoing installation of permanent piles, according to newnybridge.com. Subsurface utility investigations will take place in Tarrytown this week. To facilitate this operatio
Iran: Said Rajaee Port Development Moves Ahead
Deputy Director of Civil Engineering Department of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Administration, Abbas Kamali, said that for the first time in Iran, the repair work on the berths number 4 to 20 of Said Rajaee Port has been done by Iranian civil engineers. According to the Public Relations Department
India: Officials OK Guidelines for Land Management by Major Ports
The Union Cabinet approved the Policy Guidelines for Land Management by Major Ports 2014. Land Policy is one of the most significant policy frameworks guiding the overall functioning and development of the port sector. These guidelines aim at optimum utilization and optimum realization of the value
AMCS: Who Pays the Real Price for Dredging ? (Australia)
Casting aside the agendas of politicians and activists, the true, long term implications of dredging spoil material along the Queensland coast are difficult to calculate, announced marineconservation.org. Industry has breathed life into the once-quiet town of Gladstone in the form of booming economi
USA: MDOT Seeks Permit to Place Fill to Replace Route 129 Bridge
The Maine Department of Transportation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with replacing the Route 129 Bridge in South Bristol, Maine. The Maine Department of Transportation proposes to place
ACP: Contractor’s Notice of Intent to Suspend Work Lacks Merit
After analyzing the letter received on December 30, 2013 by the new locks contractor Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A. (GUPC), which was made public on January 1 by GUPC, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) determined that it is not valid and that the arguments raised by the contractor in the note lack l
Final Berryessa Creek Report Available for Public Review (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, released its final general re-evaluation report and environmental impact statement for the Berryessa Creek project for public review and comment. The document outlines the study’s recommended plan to reduce flood risk from Berryessa Creek which
Top News – December 30, 2013 to January 5, 2014
Top News of the Year 2013 Meraas Development LLC has again contracted Van Oord to build an island in the emirate of Dubai… Consortium Threatens to Halt Panama Canal Expansion The consortium carrying out a historic expansion of the Panama Canal says it may have to suspend work due to the financial
Bishops Oppose Manila Bay Land Reclamation Project
Bishops in dioceses that front Manila Bay have asked the government to scrap plans for a 94,000-acre reclamation project. “For us bishops, worried about the poor who are affected severely by floods, we see that stopping the reclamation is seriously needed,” Auxiliary Bishop Bernardino Cortez of Mani
Lemesos Port Expansion Continues (Cyprus)
Lemesos port in Cyprus will be further extended and upgraded with the construction of an additional 500-metre quay. The signing of the contracts with the successful tenderer is now a reality and therefore the construction works for the extension to the existing port’s quay on its western basin, thus
EPA Seeks Bids for Great Lakes Dredging Projects (USA)
EPA is seeking interested firms capable of performing environmental dredging in Great Lakes rivers and harbors and dredged material handling for multiple projects up to a five year period. GLNPO executes a budget of approximately $50 million per year to facilitate sediment remediation projects varie
USA: Tacoma Port Pier Construction Work Makes Progress
Orion Marine Group will be installing pilings at Pier 3 for the Port of Tacoma between the dates of 10 Dec 2013 and 25 Jan 2014, according tonavcen.uscg.gov. DB St Helens and material Barge 1801 will be moored via offshore anchors toward the center of the waterway approximately 1000 feet in length c