Dredging
NAVFAC Presents White Beach Dredging Plan (Japan)
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) has announced a plan for maintenance dredging at a small boat basin at White Beach, Okinawa. This deepening program will include provision of all materials, labor, equipment, and transportation required to complete maintenance dredging, to remove and
Army Corps to Invite Bids for CIDMMA Program (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, has a requirement for the construction of approximately 3840 feet of shoreline protection at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA), Portsmouth, VA. The purpose of this development project is to replace the existing concrete ru
Sierra Leone: Leonkhain Holdings Company on Right Track
A new company known as Leonkhain Holdings Company Sierra Leone Limited (LHC-SL LTD) is a leading Sierra Leonean general merchandise and high-tech dredging and sand mining company with strong links with the Ellicott Dredge and Sand Mining LLC in the United States of America. According to the Chairman
Greens Initiated Senate Inquiry: Hold Reef Port Development (Australia)
A Senate inquiry into the Greens’ bill to save the Great Barrier Reef today recommended no new ports in pristine areas of the reef until a strategic assessment of the reef is completed, but the recommendation comes too late to be acted upon in this Parliament. “Through this Greens initiated inquiry,
USA: Sandbridge Beach Renourishment Moves Ahead
The Sandbridge hurricane protection and beach renourishment project is moving forward. The hopper dredge BE Lindholm, anchored off the coast of Virginia Beach, is pumping sand from the ocean’s floor. The sand is transferred through a piping system into a strainer before it is placed on the beach. Do
USA: Safe Navigation in New Buffalo Harbor – Top Priority
New Buffalo Harbor will be open for boating this season. This year Lake Michigan water levels are at an all-time low and levels are expected to continue dropping this summer, adversely affecting boating throughout the Great Lakes. Despite this, New Buffalo Mayor Warren Peterson is resolute, “safe na
Hoffman’s Office, DEP Announce USD 130 M Partial Settlement (USA)
Acting Attorney General John Hoffman and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced that several principal defendants in the Passaic River litigation have agreed to pay the state $130 million to resolve a portion of the state’s claims related to contamination of t
Russia: Levin Takes Part in Marine Board
Acting General Director Igor Levit took part in the Marine Board under the Government of St. Petersburg meeting held on 10 June 2013 at St. Petersburg Smolny Palace under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Victor Olersky. Within the meeting program Igor Levit
USA: Officials OK Lake St. Clair Strategic Implementation Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted final approval to the Lake St. Clair Strategic Implementation Plan. The plan, which includes scores of specific restoration recommendations, was signed by Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy on Monday, clearing a critical hurdle that will provi
Cochran: Emergency Watershed Protection Funding Approved (USA)
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) reported that Mississippi will receive more than $6.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support recovery from recent natural disasters. The USDA this week approved Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program funding to assist in the re
RBS Spearheads Refinancing Program for Peel Ports Group (UK)
Fresh jobs and opportunities will soon be dropping anchor in the Merseyside area thanks to RBS’s recent work spearheading a refinancing programme for Peel Ports Group, one of the UK’s biggest port operators. Megan Pickering from nearby Runcorn is one of a wave of new engineering apprentices who will
USA: Corps Awards First of Two Contracts for Post-Sandy Coastal Restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a $10 million contract to Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J., to place approximately 600,000 cubic yards of sand along Rockaway Beach in areas where erosion is most critical as part of near-term coastal restoration efforts taking place at
UK: ICE’s Conference Set for September
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has announced that the tenth in this highly-regarded series of specialist conferences “Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2013” is scheduled for September. Known for offering the best international forum for the discussion of the latest developments as
IADC Secretary-General René Kolman: Dredging Monitoring Debate
IADC has published an article in which René Kolman, IADC secretary-general, considers whether adaptive monitoring can help save money and time. Kolman stated that monitoring at dredging sites for port expansion and maintenance is a necessary element in the planning and development process. It provid