Dredging
New Zealand: City Council Removes Waipa Delta Pontoon
The partially submerged and rusting Waipa Delta pontoon has been successfully removed in a joint operation by Waikato Regional Council and Hamilton City Council. The pontoon erected on the Waikato River near Memorial Park, just north of Victoria Bridge, was used by the Waipa Delta river tour operati
Australia: Minister to Discuss Herbert River Sand Removal Project
A public meeting will be held in Ingham to discuss the removal of more sand from the Herbert River to reduce the severity of future flood events. Minister for Natural Resources and Mines and Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said the community meeting, to be hosted by the Queensland Government, would
USA: Senator Calls On Army Corps to Urge Midland Beach Project
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and New York City Councilman James S. Oddo urged the Army Corps of Engineers to secure a source for the sand necessary to implement the Midland Beach emergency storm protection project. In May, Schumer and Oddo pushed the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emerge
Australian Greens Urge Minister Butler to Reject Abbot Point Dredging Proposal
The Australian Greens are urging Environment Minister Butler to reject the dredging and dumping proposal for the Abbot Point coal port expansion before the election, after he deferred a decision on the project today. “The Abbot Point coal port expansion would see up to 3 million cubic metres of sedi
Oman: Salalah Port on Right Track
Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan al-Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar affirmed that the government attaches a great interest in development in the Dhofar Governorate in response to the Directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. In a statement to ONA, he added that His Majesty the Su
SADC Regional Bloc Needs Money Boost for Infrastructure Plan
SADC member states must raise an estimated US$65 billion for short-term financing of an infrastructure plan for the energy, transport, water, information and technology, meteorology and tourism sectors, reports southerntimesafrica. The regional bloc agreed on a five-year infrastructure master plan i
SANY America Introduces New Equipment Models
SANY America recently hosted customers and dealers at its first 2013 open house event at the company’s North American headquarters in Peachtree City. On display were the first SANY SCC8150 crawler crane and the first SRC885 rough-terrain crane to arrive at SANY America’s headquarters, as well as oth
MTI Holland Opens GDC-IHC Dredging Technology Training Centre (China)
MTI Holland announces that on June 17, 2013, the GDC-IHC Dredging Technology Training Centre successfully opened at the Guangzhou Dredging Training School (a subsidiary of CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co. Ltd.). This is the follow-up of a 5-year cooperative agreement, signed on December 13, 2012, between
Layer of Stones to Protect Connection Cables at Danish Offshore Wind Farm
On Wednesday 19 June 2013 around noon, DONG Energy’s technicians confirmed that the last of the 111 wind turbines in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm had just been connected to the power grid and could thus send its first CO2-free electricity to shore to the Danish power grid. The 111 wind turbines in the
USA: Dredging Completed at New Buffalo Harbor
Dredging operations from both the Federal Navigation Channel and the Launch Access Channel (between the Whittaker Street Bridge and the City Boat Launch) are complete, and the New Buffalo Harbor is open. The U.S. Army of Engineers’ contractor for the Federal Navigation Channel addressed the ‘trouble
JNPT Celebrates Silver Jubilee Year (India)
On 5th July 2013, India’s largest container port terminal and a crucial element in the nation’s logistics infrastructure, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) celebrated its Silver jubilee year at Hotel The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai. Shri G.K.Vasan said, “JNPT is entering its Silver Jubilee year and
USA: Corps Publishes EIS for A-1 Shallow FEB
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Jacksonville District has published a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the A-1 Shallow Flow Equalization Basin (FEB) project proposed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The document is available for public review an
Denmark: Fehmarnbelt Project Includes Dredging Works
The extensive preparations for the upcoming fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt are in full swing. The plan is for the tunnel construction itself to be carried out from the summer 2015 until the end of 2021 when the link will open. From the autumn of 2013, the initial preparatory projects will get und
Australia: Port of Eden Gets Expansion Funds
Australia’s largest cruise operator Carnival Australia today welcomed new Federal Government funding for the port of Eden that will put the New South Wales town on the Australian cruise map and deliver significant benefits to the local economy. Carnival Australia CEO Ann Sherry said the Regional Dev