Dredging
Australia: Maroochydore Beach Replenishment Project Moves Forward
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council says the beach replenishment program is progressing well between Maroochydore and Alexandra Headland, reports abc.net.au. The Council announced a plan to test a new sand-pumping dredger which will add sand on the heavily eroded beaches at Maroochydore and Alexandr
Malaysia: PTP Invests in Modernization
Maersk McKinney Moller, the world’s largest container ship and first Triple-E class vessel, made a call at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) on its maiden voyage from South Korea to Europe. PTP was the vessel’s last port of call in Asia before it journeys to Rotterdam in The Netherlands today. PTP c
Proposed Kawaihae Harbor Project to Include Dredging (USA)
The State Department of Transportation, Harbors Division is proposing infrastructure improvements to Kawaihae Harbor. The purposes of the proposed actions are to: serve existing and future demand for harbor facilities; ensure adequate berth lengths and yard space to accommodate multiple users with v
Kirra Point Breakwater Project Kicks Off (Australia)
The first of hundreds of massive boulders will be moved into place at Kirra Point groyne today. Mayor Tom Tate said the work, to reinstate 30 metres of Kirra groyne that was removed in 1996, marks a significant milestone for one of the Gold Coast’s most iconic surf beaches. “The local surfing commun
BTP Ready for Dredging (Brazil)
The Brazilian Institute of Environmental and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) has issued an operating license to Brasil Terminal Portuario (BTP) effective 19th, July 2013, marking an important milestone in the new port project and officially opening the terminal. “With this license we can now beg
UAE: ADPC to Improve Zayed Port Cruise Terminal
ADPC has announced the next steps in its plans to support the growing cruise business at Zayed Port, Abu Dhabi. Figures for 2012/2013 show a total of 96 vessel calls and 155,000 passengers visited Zayed Port, Abu Dhabi last season. Increasing the cruise business to the city is one of Abu Dhabi’s mai
Officials Inspect Kakum River Dredging Activities (Ghana)
Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur at the weekend visited the Kwaprow community to inspect progress of work on the dredging of the Kakum River. The visit was a sequel to a similar one last year during which he sympathized with the people on a flood that affected the area, which claimed houses
APPEA Launches Campaign to Muddy Waters of Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has slammed a new multi-million dollar advertising campaign by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association that will muddy the waters over the protection of special places like the Great Barrier Reef from massive industrialisation. APPEA
Thailand: Rangsit Prepares for Rainy Season
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has revealed that the construction of flood barriers along Rangsit Prayoonsak Canal has now been 80% completed and is expected to be fully operational at the end of August. According to Director of the Water Allocation and Drainage Planning of South Rangsit Irri
USA: Stone Harbor Beach Reconstruction Reaches Final Phase
The major reconstruction of the Stone Harbor beachfront ends with two blocks of work in Avalon on the south side of town. On Sunday morning, July 28th, Norfolk Dredging announced that it has reached the Avalon border and will be doing final beach work at 79th Street and 80th Street in Avalo
USA: Roen Salvage Lands Duluth-Superior Harbor Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a contract for dredging at Duluth-Superior Harbor in western Lake Superior on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The $1,393,900 contract was awarded to Roen Salvage Co., of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The firm will dredge 114,000 cubic yards of material
BOEM Authorizes 2.4 Million CY of Sand for Florida Beaches (USA)
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it has executed an agreement to use up to 2.4 million cubic yards of sand from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to restore nearly 14 miles of shoreline for Brevard County, Fla. damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The restoration work will tak
Top News – July 22 to 28, 2013
Murmansk Port: Jan De Nul Dredging Fleet Arrives (Russia) A fleet of dredgers of Luxembourg-registered Jan De Nul Group arrived in the waters of the Port of Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula. Canada: Cobourg Marina Maintenance Dredging Kicks Off Beginning this week, the Cobourg Marina will be undergo
India: DCI Expands Its Dredging Fleet
DCI Dredge XX, a latest second trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) of the Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) was joined in the fleet. The dredger that was procured at a cost of Rs. 528 crores from IHC Merwede, The Netherlands, in presence of Shri.M.C.Jauhari, Joint Secretary (Shipping),