Dredging
USA: Corps Alaska Deepens Vital Navigational Channel
Fuel shortages and empty store shelves are a potential reality Alaskans will not have to face thanks to the work of 45 crewmembers aboard the Essayons, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-owned and operated hopper dredge. The vessel performed a dredging mission for the Corps’s Alaska District from May 12
Portrush RNLI Tows Dredger “Jenny T” to Harbour (UK)
Portrush Royal National Lifeboat Institution has brought three men to safety after their 29m dredger got into difficulty. The volunteer crew launched the all weather lifeboat at 6.42am on Friday, 28 June, following a report that a 29 m and 180 t dredger had sustained mechanical failure one mile nort
USA: Levin, Stabenow Welcome Harbor Maintenance Funding Increase
Michigan stands to gain relief from a significant backlog of harbor maintenance at Great Lakes harbors under a spending bill that passed a key committee hurdle last week, Michigan Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow said today. The energy and water appropriations bill approved by the Senate Appropr
VIDEO: WODCON XX – Anniversary Slideshow (Belgium)
Every three years leading experts meet for the World Dredging Congress and Exhibition (known as WODCON), the single most important event for the world wide dredging community to discuss the latest developments of their profession. With the theme “The Art of Dredging” WODCON XX brought together resea
UK: Partners Announced for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Project
Leading global companies Costain, Atkins, and Van Oord have reached agreements to partner with Tidal Lagoon Power Limited to design, build and deliver the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales as the company prepares for formal consultation due to begin on Thursday 4 July. Costain is one
The Netherlands: Amsterdam to Host “Port & Terminal Technology”
The 9th International Port & Terminal Technology Conference 2013 will take place in Amsterdam on 27 & 28 November. Abstracts already received from companies such as Kalmar, Inform GmbH, Trelleborg Marine Systems, Marine Construction and Technologies Ltd, Rapiscan Systems, International Terminal Solu
“Dredging and Reclamation Australia 2013” Approaches
“Dredging and Reclamation Australia 2013″ is scheduled for 25 – 26 September, 2013, in Stamford Hotel Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Dredging and Reclamation conference has been developed as a value creation forum where knowledge, new ideas, best practice and real world learning experiences ca
USA: California Closes Suction Dredging Loophole
In response to an emergency request from a coalition of tribal, conservation and fisheries groups, California officials have closed a loophole in the state’s suction dredge mining ban. The move will protect water quality, wildlife and fisheries from destructive forms of recreational mining. Suction
Australia: Port of Eden to Get Financial Boost
The Federal Government will invest $10 million in the Port of Eden development program, reports abc.net.au. Regarding this announcement, the federal member for Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly, said: “There will be dredging down to nine metres, panel extensions and other amenities, buoys and circulation arran
USA: Corps Introduces Details on Little Wicomico River Dredging Plan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has announced a plan for the Little Wicomico River maintenance dredging project, located in Northumberland County, Virginia. The estimated value of this deepening program is between $1 mln and $5 mln, and the solicitation will be posted on or about J
WEDA Conference Set for August 25 (USA)
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and Texas A & M University will host its Annual Western Hemisphere Dredging Conference (WEDA 33 and TAMU 44) August 25-28, 2013 at the “HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE” in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme of this conference “So That Ships May Pass” will focus on the Histor
Senator Graham: Folly Beach to Get New Sand (USA)
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said Folly Beach will receive $20.4 million in beach renourishment funding. “I appreciate Secretary Darcy working with us to get these funds reprogrammed,” said U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. “This should allow us to move to construction by the end of Oct
NQBP: Abbot Point Long Term Monitoring Report (Australia)
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) is the organisation responsible for managing and monitoring Abbot Point’s port environment, and they have recognised that seagrasses are an important and sensitive component of marine habitats within the port and are committed to monitoring and maintain
Spain: Port of Valencia Modernization Underway
TCV Stevedoring Company, a Grup TCB company managing the transport of goods at the Levante and Llovera docks in the Port of Valencia, has received its fourth Super Post Panamax crane for operating large vessels up to 22 containers wide. Developed by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (ZMPC), the acquir