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Australia: Port of Hastings Development Plan Reaches New Milestone
The opening of tenders for site investigations for an expanded Port of Hastings is a significant new milestone in the evolution of the port, Port of Hastings Development Authority CEO, Mike Lean, said two days ago. Mr Lean said the tender for three work programs covering marine geotechnical investig
Putin Hosts Meeting on Port Infrastructure Development
Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing ports in the Azov and Black Sea basins. The President proposed holding a number of meetings to discuss the prospects for developing ports in key Russian waters. The meeting was attended by Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov,
VIDEO: Leijsenven Dredging Program (The Netherlands)
The remediation program of the “Leijsenven” (the project presented in this video) was part of an integral maintenance dredging contract for the City of Boxtel and the Water Board “De Dommel.” The Leijsenven is situated in the City of Boxtel and has an area of approx. 3 ha. Due to its former use as a
PAC: Meeting on Tannery Dredging Plan Scheduled for Today (USA)
The White Lake Public Advisory Council (PAC) is hosting a public meeting on an upcoming sediment dredging project at the former Whitehall Leather tannery site. The public meeting will be held today, at the Whitehall City Hall, 405 E. Colby Street. “Lower lake levels exposed more of the land and shor
CEDA Webinar on Climate Change Adaptation Approaches
The Central Dredging Association webinar, named Climate Change Adaptation as it Affects the Dredging Community, is scheduled for 2 October 2013, 2:00 pm Europe D.T (GMT +02:00). The webinar will be presented by Pol Hakstege, Technical Manager at Rijkswaterstaat, Ministry of Infrastructure and Enviro
PROGROUPE: “DredgeKing” Equipped with Dredgepack (Slovakia)
PROGROUPE announced that they equipped “DredgeKing“ dredging machine from Senwatec with Dredgepack®. This dredger was equipped with Dredgepack® from HYPACK, Inc: – version 2013 realtime dredge monitoring system with one hard lock key which all owsusers to monitor and recorddigging operations for hop
USA: Officials Celebrate Docking of Essroc’s Vessel at Port of Rochester
Yesterday, Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), the administration of Mayor Tom Richards, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Essroc celebrated the docking of Essroc’s cargo ship, the Stephen B. Roman, in the Port of Rochester. The ship, which has a capacity of 7400 metric tons, was unable to
QRC: Public Misperception Over GBR Threats (Australia)
The peak representative group for Queensland minerals and energy companies has released its latest fact sheet focusing on shipping, ports and co-existence with the Great Barrier Reef. The fact sheet is the latest component in the ‘Working Alongside the Great Barrier Reef’ public awareness campaign l
Australia: Gold Coast Beaches Remain Top Priority Under New Strategy
The City of Gold Coast’s ongoing commitment to protecting and managing the city’s iconic beaches has been given a further boost today, as the Council endorsed its Ocean Beaches Strategy. The new strategy, developed through widespread community consultation, sets out a clear framework for maintaining
USA: Oakland Harbor Dredging Plan Presented
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, has introduced a plan for the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbor Channel maintenance dredging project. The work consists of maintenance dredging of Oakland Inner & Outer Harbor Channel of approximately 560,000 cubic yards of materials, to provide
Greens Welcome ACF, WWF and AMCS Environment Endorsement (Australia)
The Australian Greens welcome the Australian Conservation Foundation’s acknowledgement today that the Greens have the strongest set of policies on protecting the natural environment. “We welcome this recognition of our strong environment policies from the Australian Conservation Foundation, which fo
Army Corps Resumes Cockreham Island Levee Repairs (USA)
Work on the Cockreham Island Levee is set to resume today, when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials return to complete repairs on a damaged levee segment located on the Skagit River’s right bank about one mile west of Hamilton, Wash. The $163,000 project will wrap-up repairs to the levee damaged
USA: Corps Begins Post-Sandy Restoration Work on Rockaway Beach
Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and New York City announced the beginning of sand replenishment efforts at Rockaway Beach. Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards of sand as part of the Corps efforts to repair and restore the Rockaway coastline which w
North Stradbroke Island Program: Minister Rejects ACFs Claims (Australia)
Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Andrew Cripps, has slammed today’s grandstanding from green groups about the future management of North Stradbroke Island. Mr Cripps said comments by conservation multi-national the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) are just predictable politicking fr