Dredging
Corps Awards Port of Victoria Levee Contract (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a service-disabled veteran-owned small business contract to Babcock Construction Company in the amount of $843,000 to conduct levee raising on Placement Area 2 at the Port of Victoria, located in Calhoun and Victoria counties, Texas. The co
USA: SCPA Finalizes Land Preservation Program
Nearly 1,000 acres of environmentally and historically significant properties in the Cooper River watershed are being permanently protected, under a $1-million land preservation program by the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA). The effort is part of the SCPA’s $12-million environmental and commu
Superstorm Sandy: Administration to Expedite Rebuilding Projects (USA)
As part of its ongoing commitment to help New Jersey’s communities continue to recover and rebuild from Superstorm Sandy, the Christie Administration this week formally adopted rules that streamline Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) permits for various types of vital rebuilding projects.
Philippines: Malihao River Dredging Plan Moves Forward
A milling company in Victorias City partnered with several barangays to clean up Malihao river. Victorias Milling Company, Inc.(VMC) and seven barangays near the Malihao River in Victorias City, joined hands for the VMC Linis Malihao Clean-Up Drive, recently, a statement from the milling company sai
Committee Releases Passaic River Dredging Bill (USA)
Legislation (A-2675) sponsored by Assembly Republicans Dave Russo and Scott Rumana, both R-Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Morris, that re-appropriates $3 million to dredge waterways of municipalities in the Passaic River Basin was released by the Assembly Budget Committee. The funds never used from the
Norway: RSDE Completes Draugen Infill Project for A/S Norske Shell
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation (RSDE) has successfully completed on another rock removal project for A/S Norske Shell over an 11 week period in the Draugen Field, located in License PL93 (Block 6407/9) in the Haltenbanken area some 140km north of Kristiansund, Norway. The project was contracted b
Canaveral Boosts Inland Port Development (USA)
With the start this fall of the widening and deepening of the three-and-one-half-mile channel, Port Canaveral also is pursuing the development of an inland port near the north end of Brevard County, which has lost thousands of space-related jobs and is suffering the economic repercussions. “An inlan
USA: GLDD Receives Outperform Rating from Imperial Capital
Imperial Capital restated their outperform rating on shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation in a report released on Thursday. Imperial Capital currently has a $11.00 price objective on the stock. “We are initiating coverage of GLDD shares with an Outperform rating and a one-year price targe
Seawork International Kicks Off (UK)
Seawork International (Tuesday-Thursday, 25-27 June 2013, Southampton, UK) is the largest and fastest growing commercial marine and workboat event to be held in a European working port. Now in its 16th successful year, Seawork attracts over 450 exhibitors and 7200 visitors from all over the world. S
Corps Introduces Sunfish Lake Dredging Program (USA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has introduced a plan for the Sunfish Lake dredging program. The work includes clearing, tree removal, mechanical excavation (dredging), placement site preparation, transporting the material to the placement site, shaping the placed material and a
Officials Object to Efforts to Move Army Corps Personnel Out of WNY (USA)
Congressmen Chris Collins (NY-27) and Brian Higgins (NY-26) are objecting to efforts by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to move functions performed in the Buffalo region to Louisville and Detroit. “The Army Corps of Engineers continues to play a critical role in the success of several proj
USA: Corps Proposes Buttermilk Bay Maintenance Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is proposing maintenance dredging of the Buttermilk Bay Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Bourne, Mass. The authorized FNP provides for a 7-foot deep by 100-foot wide channel at mean lower low water (MLLW) through the sandbar blocking the nat
McIntyre: Great Day for North Carolina’s Coast (USA)
U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre announced that the Wilmington Port, Brunswick County Beaches, Pender County Beaches, and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway have received $24,548,804 in federal funds. Congressman McIntyre stated, “This is a great day for North Carolina’s coast! Ensuring federal funds for
GPC: Bund Wall in Gladstone Harbour is Not Leaking (Australia)
The Gladstone Ports Corporation makes an announcement to reassure the Gladstone and wider community that the reclamation area or bund wall in the Gladstone harbour is not leaking. The ABC television 7pm News on Friday 21 June reported the bund wall was leaking with images of water discharging out of