Dredging
UK: Boskalis to Dredge Port of Southampton
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has acquired a contract from Associated British Ports for the capital dredging of the approach channel to the port of Southampton in the United Kingdom. The contract has a value of approximately EUR 35 million and the activities are due to commence shortly. The dredgi
AIWA 2013 Starts This Week (USA)
The annual meeting of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association AIWA 2013, named “Building Partnerships to Maintain the Nation’s Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway”, is scheduled for November 21 and 22, 2013, in Charleston, SC. The agenda topics include: • Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program and
Officials Appoint Rice to Water Resources Committee (USA)
House Speaker John Boehner appointed Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC) to the bipartisan Conference Committee for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). Last month, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed WRRDA with a vote of 417 to 3; sending the legislation to conference with
Biden, Isakson to Visit Panama Canal
As part of his ongoing work to deepen the Port of Savannah, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., announced that he will visit the Panama Canal with Vice President Biden this week. Isakson has worked tirelessly to deepen the Savannah Harbor in order to accommodate an increase in the number of super-si
Fifth Season of Fox River Dredging Ends (USA)
The fifth season of PCB cleanup from the Fox River comes to an end. This work included dredging in a number of areas between the De Pere dam and the project’s processing facility in Green Bay. Progress for the week ending November 9: – Estimated volume of sediment dredged – 12,744 cubic yards; – Est
Union Minister of Shipping Recognizes Importance of Dredging Projects (India)
New central schemes to support State Maritime Boards and the State Governments to combat oil spills, are nearing finalization. Stating this at the 15th Meeting of the Maritime State Development Council at Bengaluru, the Union Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan said that the Ministry will soon issu
Australia: No Submissions for Channel Duplication Project, Says GPC
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) reassured the community that there have been no requests made to any government agencies for the placement of Channel Duplication dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park or anywhere within the Port Boundary. Duplication of the Gatcombe and Golding channel
Vasan: Two Terminals Dedicated at Kandla Port (India)
The Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan has dedicated two terminals of the Kandla Port to the nation. Speaking on the occasion at a function in Bangalore two days ago, he said that this port since its inception and especially in the last decade has grown from strength to strength fuelling growth of
Abdullahi: Port Concession is Huge Success (Nigeria)
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Habib Abdullahi has applauded the contribution of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) while stating that the port concession is a huge success. The Managing Director gave this commendation when the Director General of the Bureau of Pub
Harding, Bourdeau to Discuss Erosion, Sediment Controls (USA)
Michael V. Harding, CPESC, CESSWI, a senior consultant for Geosyntec based in California, is an invited speaker at two upcoming workshops to be held in New England this month on the topic of erosion and sediment control. In the first, Mr. Harding will conduct a Nov. 19 workshop, “Guide on How to Con
USA: Collier County Renourishment Continues to Exceed Expectations
Beach renourishment at Vanderbilt Beach is complete. Collier County Coastal Zone Management Manager Gary McAlpin said approximately 90,000 tons of sand has been placed on Vanderbilt Beach between LaPlaya Beach & Golf Club south to just past the Remington condominiums. The renourishment work on this
China: CCCC Third Harbor Bags Zhangzhou Reclamation Deal
CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the reclamation works of an LNG terminal project in Zhangzhou, with a contract value of 336 million yuan and a construction period of 20 months. Located in Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, the project involves basin dredging, r
USA: AAPA Supports Newly-Introduced BRIDGE Act
Following introduction of the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President and CEO Kurt Nagle commended the senators’ commitment to improving A
High Delegation Inspects Lobito Port Expansion (Angola)
On October 17, Augusto da Silva Tomás, the Minister of Transport of Angola, and a delegation of APLOP inspected the container terminal, ore terminal and dry wharf of Lobito Port Expansion Project. Lu Yunpeng, the Deputy General Manager of Angola Regional Management Center made a detailed report on t