Dredging
High Level Delegation from Argentina Visits Jebel Ali Port (UAE)
A high level delegation from Argentina led by the Vice President, His Excellency Amado Boudou, today visited DP World headquarters in Jebel Ali and was welcomed by Mohammed Sharaf, Group Chief Executive Officer, DP World. Accompanied by H.E. Ruben Caro, Argentina’s Ambassador to the UAE, the delegat
UK: Cromford Canal Cleanup Completed
Three of Shorflo’s 6” Super diesel pumps have enabled specialist contractor Ebsford Environmental clean-up over 2km of the Cromford Canal near Matlock for Derbyshire County Council. The task required Ebsford Environmental to dredge the canal clear of accumulated silt to allow the use of horse-drawn
VIDEO: Long Beach Island Replenishment Project (USA)
With funds from the Sandy Relief Act signed into law, the US Army Corps of Engineers is restoring and will complete an existing dune and berm project put in place before Hurricane Sandy hit the New Jersey coast. Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards of sand as part of the Corps efforts to [
USA: Great News for Menominee Marina Boaters
The Menominee Marina dredging project is scheduled to commence in mid-October, according to uppermichiganssource.com. Record low water levels and the sediment on the marina bottom cause major problems for the boaters in this area. To avoid these issues, the State of Michigan recently awarded the cit
Corps to Invite Bids for Santa Barbara Harbor Dredging (USA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, plans to invite bids for the Santa Barbara Harbor maintenance dredging program. The project consists of six cycles of maintenance dredging in the federal navigation channels in Santa Barbara, California, over a three year period. All dredged materi
USA: Corps Unveils Buttermilk Bay Dredging Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has introduced a plan for the Buttermilk Bay maintenance dredging program. During this development project, located in Bourne MA, the contractor will remove approximately 20,000 cubic yards of predominantly sandy sediment by mechanical dredge f
TZC: Load Testing for Test Pile Program Begins (USA)
Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) will begin testing both static and lateral loads this week as part of its test pile program. These load tests are performed to ensure piles are capable of sustaining the design load of the new bridge. Testing will be conducted over a 40-hour period. Impact pile dri
SCPA Development Plans Move in Right Direction (USA)
On the heels of announcing its fiscal year 2013 volume results at July’s meeting, including a nine percent gain in container volume and a more than 14 percent increase in non-containerized cargo at its two ports, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported yesterday its financial results for
Lithuania: CORPI Completes Klaipeda Harbour Survey
The Lithuanian Coastal Research and Planning Institute (CORPI) has recently completed the first ever 100% coverage survey of Klaipeda Harbour using the Kongsberg GeoAcoustics GeoSwath Plus COMPACT multibeam echo sounder system. This EU funded project was carried out during the implementation of the
Port of Hastings Expansion – Key to Victoria’s Freight Future (Australia)
Port of Hastings Development Authority CEO, Mike Lean, has welcomed the Victorian Government’s freight and logistics plan’s confirmation that an expanded Port of Hastings is critical to securing the economic vitality of Victoria and cementing Victoria’s status as the freight and logistics capital of
Brazil: Engineering Club Pays Visit to Acu Superport
Directors of the Engineering Club and the Regional Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy Board for the State of Rio de Janeiro visited the Industrial Complex of Açu Superport on Tuesday (13), which is being built in São João da Barra (RJ). Consisting of 13 engineers, the group saw the works’ progre
USA: Army Corps Supports GLO’s TxSed Geodatabase Project
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District staff partnered with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and scientists at Texas research universities to populate a centralized repository of information along the Texas coast called the Texas Coastal Sediment Geodatabase (TxSed). In 2009, the GL
USA: Completion of Manistee Harbor Dredging Set for September
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently awarded a contract for dredging at Manistee Harbor in West Michigan. The $473,366 contract was awarded to BayShore Contractors, LLC of Grand Rapids, Mich. The firm will dredge 24,500 cubic yards of material from Manistee Harbor and deposit
Panama Canal Expansion: Massive New Gates Arrive (VIDEO)
In a major milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the first four gates for the new locks arrived from port of Trieste, Italy to the waterway’s Atlantic side on board the semi-submersible vessel STX Sun Rise this morning. “This is an exciting moment for the Panama Canal – the arrival of th