Dredging
Greenpeace International: Deep Seabed Mining Could Have Impact on Environment
A new report from Greenpeace International has found that deep seabed mining could have a serious impact on the ocean environment and on the livelihood of coastal communities. In a Report just released it calls for a suspension in the granting of deep seabed mining licenses. Ms Seni Nabou, the polit
DEME Announces New Contracts Worth EUR 250 Million
Within the DEME group recently, a great many assignments for large, energy-related projects have been awarded to a range of different companies. The assignments will be executed for oil and gas companies and businesses working within the renewable energy sector and represent a total value of 250 mil
OMREG Underpins Climate Change Adaptation Progress Report (UK)
ABPmer’s Online Managed Realignment Database aka OMREG has been used to underpin the “Regulating Services – Coastal Habitats” chapter of the “Managing the land in a changing climate – Adaptation Sub-Committee progress report 2013”. The progress report reviews some of the key ecosystem services provi
VIDEO: Dredger “Essayons” at Work (USA)
Portland District’s dredger Essayons and its crew spent part of their summer in Alaska, dredging in the Cook Inlet navigation channel about six miles from Anchorage. The federal navigation channel was constructed in 2000 and is essential to ship traffic entering and leaving the Port of Anchorage. Th
Corporation: Erie Canal Fully Reopened (USA)
The final section of the Erie Canal between Lock E-11 (Amsterdam) and Lock E-15 (Fort Plain) that has remained closed due to flooding in the Mohawk Valley will be reopened today, the New York State Canal Corporation announced. “I want to thank Canal Corporation employees and our contractors who have
UK: Kirkcaldy Sea Wall Project Kicks Off
VolkerStevin has started works on the £9million Kirkcaldy Sea Wall improvement project. The project involves refurbishment and heightening of the sea wall to help protect the Promenade from the sea and coastal flooding. The works will involve the repair of the wall at the basin car park, at the sout
Goodchild Marine: Another Successful SeaWork Exhibition (UK)
The annual SeaWork exhibition in Southampton always puts a deadline on the yard to complete the latest boat. This year was no exception and Estuary Elite was delivered to Ramsgate on time a couple of weeks before the show. “This year we had 3 boats at the show – Estuary Elite, our latest ORC 17 [&he
USA: King Amendment to Prohibit Corps Sediment Dumping Adopted
DC- Congressman Steve King (IA-04) released the following statement after his amendment to the FY2014 Energy and Water Appropriations Act was adopted. The amendment prohibits the US Army Corps of Engineers from dumping dredged spoil from shallow water habitat into the Missouri River. “Sediment dumpi
Savannah to Host National Waterways Conference (USA)
The National Waterways Conference (September 25 to 27, 2013, The Westin, Savannah, Georgia) is the leading national organization to advocate for the enactment of common-sense water resource policies. Conference membership is comprised of the full spectrum of water resources stakeholders, including f
VIDEO: Watermaster’s Applications in Mining Industry
Watermaster has presented a new video about its applications in the mining industry. These main applications are: 1. Slimes removal – removing mineral sediments, slimes, from process ponds to keep them from clogging the pumps and lowering the production rate; – slimes removal from rain/groundwater p
Russia: Volga-Caspian Canal Prepares for Dredging
Dredging is planned to be carried out at the Volga-Caspian canal. Some sectors of this shipping canal silt every year with annual spring floods. In 2013, the sector between 123 km and 129 km saw a decrease of waterway depth from nominal 4.5 m to 4 m and even 3.5 m. Experts note the annual […]
USA: Corps Introduces Plan for Wethersfield Dredging Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has introduced a plan for the Wethersfield maintenance dredging project. This deepening program, located in Wethersfield, CT, consists of dredging in the Federal Navigation Channel and anchorage, 6 feet deep below mean lower low water (MLLW). D
USA: Pallone Announces Funding for NJ Cleanup Projects
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $59,741,909 in new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to reimburse the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the use of contractors to remove an estimated 850,000 cubic yards of sand and other sediment from waterw
VIDEO: Bob Irwin Calls on Queenslanders to Stand Up for Reef (Australia)
Queensland pride is on the line tonight with wildlife warrior and conservationist Bob Irwin appearing in an advertisement during State of Origin to encourage Queenslanders to stand up and fight to protect the Great Barrier Reef from industrialisation. The advertisement featuring Irwin will be aired