Dredging
GLDD Bags Rudee Inlet Dredging Contract (USA)
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has won the Rudee Inlet dredging contract, according to hamptonroads.com. During this $2.86 million project, approx. 100,000 cubic yards of sand will be removed from the area. Dave Hansen, the Deputy City Manager for the City of Virginia Beach, stated that dredging work
River of Life Project: First Phase Nears Completion (UK)
The first phase of the River of Life project is nearly complete. Since October, when the project began, the Environment Agency and Earth Trust, working in partnership, have created seven new ponds, two reed beds and three new backwaters. Before Christmas arrives, there will be the excavation of a fu
USA: Siesta Key Association Schedules Meeting on Lido Renourishment
Siesta Key Association has scheduled a meeting on the Lido Beach renourishment plan for Thursday, December 5, 2013. This plan is being developed by the Army Corps of Engineers. The City of Sarasota requested this project to remedy a portion of Lido Beach, now listed as a critically eroded shoreline
Vietnam: Flemish Collaboration with Saigon Newport Announced
The ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge, Rent-A-Port and Saigon Newport have signed a collaboration agreement for development of a new bulk terminal in the port of Lach Huyen in North Vietnam. The leading terminal operator Saigon Newport will call upon the expertise of the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge
Antwerp Port: Successful Trade Mission to India
During the trade mission to India a collaboration agreement was signed between Antwerp Port Authority and the Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI), and Princess Astrid of Belgium opened the exhibition of 17th-century baroque art in Mumbai. A delegation from the Antwerp port community headed
VIDEO: JAXPORT to Handle Big Project Cargoes (USA)
Following an 18-month, $12.4 million reconstruction project, the heavy lift cargo berth at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal is stronger than ever and now ranks as one of the nation’s highest-weight-bearing-capacity docks. The recently completed infrastructure project more than doubled the pou
Meeting on Hudson River Dredging Set for Tomorrow (USA)
The next meeting of the Hudson River PCBs Site Community Advisory Group (CAG) will be on December 5, 2013 at the Saratoga State Park Administration Building (19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866), Gideon Putnam Room. Meeting Agenda 1:00 Welcome, Introductions, Review September Meeting Sum
Kerry Simpson Joins Moffatt & Nichol (USA)
Moffatt & Nichol announced that Kerry Simpson, PE has joined the firm as a key leadership member in the firm’s marine terminals practice. Mr. Simpson has over 23 years of experience focused on the planning, analysis and design of various port facilities including marine and rail container terminals.
USA: EPA, Vermont Seek Comments on Lake Champlain Cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Vermont are seeking public input on a recently released draft proposal to restore Lake Champlain. Also released is a timeline for completing the Lake Champlain restoration plan, which includes a number of opportunities for the public to
AMCS: Queenslanders Want Total Ban on Dumping (Australia)
The true test of Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney’s new “commitment to protect environmental areas” will be whether he follows through with stronger protection for the Great Barrier Reef, according to the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS). Australian Marine Conservation Society, Great Barrier
US Dredge Contractor Retires After 45 Years
A US Dredge contractor is retiring after 45 years in the dredge contracting business. Everything in the dredging fleet is in good working order and available for immediate sale, they announced. There are three 18″X16″ DSC Shark Class dredges with 45 foot digging depth capability that was built aroun
CARIS Conducts Workshop on IHO S-100 Standard (Ecuador)
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recently helped organize and deliver a workshop on the new S-100 standard in Ecuador. The workshop was coordinated by Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada del Ecuador (INOCAR), which hosted members from the South East Pacific Hydrographic Commission
The Philippines: Tacloban Port Gets Financial Boost from Shell
Operation at Tacloban Port gets another boost after oil giant Pilipinas Shell donates P6 million to be used at the port in the next six months. It maybe recalled that two weeks ago, private port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) agreed to run Tacloban port using their
Corps Awards Last of 13 Major Post-Sandy Contracts (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has reached the milestone of awarding the final contract for the repair and restoration of previously constructed coastal storm risk reduction projects impacted by Hurricane Sandy in New York and northern New Jersey. The late October award for the