Dredging
Hudson Dredging: Plan for Remedial Action Work Introduced (USA)
The General Electric Company (GE) has announced the 2013 Remedial Action Work Plan for the Hudson River dredging program. This Remedial Action Work Plan for Phase 2 for dredging and facility operations in 2013 (2013 RAWP) constitutes GE’s RAWP for the dredging to be performed in the third year of Ph
Werribee River Dredging Kicks Off (Australia)
Victorian Regional Channels Authority has announced that the Werribee River maintenance dredging program commenced, and will last until 22 July 2013. Dredging works in the area of the Werribee River will be carried out by a cutter suction dredge, with spoil disposal to be pumped through a discharge
Australia: Work Set to Begin on Port Geographe
Work will commence next month on the $28.15million reconfiguration of groynes at Port Geographe in the South-West to address serious seagrass accumulation and coastal management problems, after a major contract for part of the work was awarded. Transport Minister Troy Buswell today announced WA Lime
3 Dead, 2 Missing after Dredger Sinks (China)
Three people died and two are still missing after a dredger sank off the coast of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday night, local authorities said Thursday. Ten people were aboard the boat, “Hairun 18,” when the accident happened at 10:53 p.m. off the coast of Beihai City, a
USA: Bright Future for PHA’s Barbours Cut Terminal
In May 2013, Konecranes received an order worth USD 56 million (EUR 43 million) from the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) in the US. The order includes four Super Post Panamax STS (Ship-to-Shore) cranes and three RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes. These will be the biggest Konecranes STS cranes ever b
Australia: JDS Group Wins Coffs Harbour Project Deal
The JDS Group Pty Limited has won the Coffs Harbour’s eastern break-wall development contract. Under this agreement, JDS will place 2000 concrete blocks weighing almost 30 tonnes along exposed parts of the wall, reports abc.net.au. Regarding this construction project, Coffs Harbour MP Andrew Fraser,
USA: Bayport and Barbours Cut Dredging Plan Moves Ahead
Tonnage is up this year at the Port of Houston Authority, with container tonnage through May up by 9 percent, Executive Director Len Waterworth reported at Tuesday’s meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. Waterworth also reported that May operating revenue was at an all-tim
Greens: Labor Must Stop Abbot Point Dumping (Australia)
The Australian Greens today wrote to the Environment Minster urging him to reject the dredging and dumping proposal to expand Abbot Point coal port in the Great Barrier Reef, after Labor supported a Greens motion to stop Reef dumping in the Senate yesterday. “After approving millions of tonnes of se
USA: Corps Releases Inspection Ratings for Seven Delta Levee Systems
Inspections by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District rated maintenance of five rural levee systems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta as unacceptable, and rated maintenance of two additional Delta levee systems as minimally acceptable. The Sacramento District conducted periodic
Great News for West Shore Levee Project (USA)
Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) confirmed that it was fully funding the West Shore Hurricane Protection Project through completion of the study phase: “Since coming to Congress, I have been working to move the West S
Orion Marine Group Bags USD 20 M Dredging Contract (USA)
Orion Marine Group, Inc, a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, announced a contract award of approximately $20 million. Under this agreement, Orion Marine will construct and dredge a new ship dock for a private customer in the Gulf Coast region. The procurement p
Australia: ALP Supports Greens Motion to End Offshore Dredge Dumping
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has welcomed the Australian Labor Party’s decision to support the Australian Greens motion to end offshore dumping in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef campaign director, said the motion to end the dumping of dre
Deltares: Digital Delta Launched (The Netherlands)
Smarter ways of exchanging information in the water sector should result in lower costs, innovation and a stronger international position. Rijkswaterstaat, IBM, the Delfland water authority, Delft University of Technology and Deltares announced the launch of Digital Delta yesterday. Over a period of
USA: Corps to Conduct Information Session on Arthur Kill Channel Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are improving the main shipping channels in the Port by deepening them to a depth of 50 feet, allowing more efficient access to the world’s largest oceangoing container ships. To remove underlying bedr