Dredging
London Gateway Open for Business
After more than a decade of planning and construction across three square miles of development, DP World London Gateway deep-sea port is now open, providing British exporters and importers with a more efficient way to ship globally, at less cost. The ‘MOL Caledon’ was welcomed by DP World Chairman S
LPC to Deliver Presentation on Port Development Plan (New Zealand)
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) will deliver a presentation about the Port’s reinstatement and development plan to shareholders at the Annual Meeting. “The devastating earthquakes presented unprecedented challenges but also provided the Port with an opportunity to reset the long-term strategic
Deltares: Edelman Award Presented at National Delta Congress
At the fourth National Delta Congress, the prestigious American Franz Edelman Award was handed out to the Dutch consortium who won the award in April 2013 in Texas for the project ‘Economically Efficient Flood Standards to Protect the Netherlands against Flooding’. In the presence of Minister Schult
Dredge Jadwin Returns to Vicksburg District (USA)
The Dredge Jadwin recently returned to her home port of Vicksburg from the 2013 dredging season after 150 days in action. The Jadwin and crew relocated approximately 6.5 million cubic yards of sand and mud from the river channel of the mighty Mississippi River. The Jadwin was one of the the last two
USA: Officials Announce Schedule for NJ Beach Projects
Reinforcing his commitment to a strong and resilient shore, the Christie Administration jointly announced with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the schedule for critical Army Corps beach and dune construction projects that will reduce risk to lives, properties and infrastructure by rebuilding 44 mil
Koper: Obtained Permits for Construction of Landfills for Dredging (Slovenia)
Luka Koper received this week from the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning the building permits for the construction and filling of the landfills 7A and 799/29. The landfills will serve for the disposal of the excavated material in the dredging of Port Basin I along the quayside aimed at co
Corps Schedules Repair of Point Chehalis Revetment (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, has scheduled to begin work Nov. 11 to repair and restore a 300-foot reach of the Point Chehalis revetment, including a 60-foot reach that could fail during a severe storm. The Corps has awarded a contract to Rognlin’s Inc. of Aberdeen, Wash., for
Australia: Lakes Entrance Dredging About to Begin
The trailing suction hopper dredge Pelican will be carrying out dredging operations on the Bar and Inner Channels at Lakes Entrance for approximately two months commencing Monday, November 11, 2013. Pelican will be distributing spoil sand offshore behind the surf zone and within an area approximatel
USA: Southern Monmouth Replenishment Program Kicks Off
The long-awaited $25 million southern Monmouth County beach replenishment project kicked off yesterday with a ground-breaking ceremony on Manasquan Beach. Hurricane Sandy caused severe beach erosion along the five-mile stretch of the project. The massive beach re-nourishment work to repair and resto
New Sample Dataset for Easy View from CARIS
Users of CARIS Easy View, a freeware program that allows users to view spatial data in a wide range of native vector and raster file formats, can now download a new sample dataset to use with the software. The latest sample data is from a survey conducted by students from the Maritime Institute Will
USA: GLDD to Present at Stephens Fall Investment Conference
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced William Steckel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Stephens Fall Investment Conference in New York on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). Great Lakes Dredg
CARIS: Corps Takes IENC Production to Next Level with HPD
CARIS has long included support for Inland Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC) products in the software and has been closely involved and supportive of the Inland ENC Harmonization Group’s (IEHG) work. CARIS S-57 Composer and CARIS HPD, the desktop and database solutions for electronic chart produc
Saudi Arabia: Construction of JSDP Starts
The construction of the flood control project in Jeddah (JSDP) in Saudi Arabia fully commenced and went into the implementation phase recently, announced chec.bj.cn. This project of 4 sections was signed on 29 July with a contract price of prox. 0.5 billion USD dollars. This project is a government
Storks Leading Gearbox and Maintenance Insights at EUROPORT
Stork Technical Services, the global provider of Asset Management Services in the Oil fit Gas, Chemical and Power industries, is attending the world’s leading maritime event, EUROPORT 2013. Over 30,000 maritime professionals from more than 90 countries are present at this event in World Port Rotterd