Dredging
Corps Resumes Repairs to St. Maries’ Levee System (USA)
The St. Maries, Idaho, levee system is bustling with activity recently as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials return to complete repairs along the St. Joe River’s left bank. The $2.6 million federally-funded project was split into two phases, pre- and post-flood season, to address seepage and er
USA: Truckee Meadows Flood Study Draft Available for Public Review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District released the draft general re-evaluation report and draft environmental impact statement for the Truckee Meadows flood control project for public review, officially opening the 45-day public comment period. The proposed project would implement flo
AMCS: Bad News for Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has hit back at big coal and gas companies who are complaining about regulations that are designed to protect the environment. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef campaign director, said it was deeply concerning if the big resource companies wer
Greens: Point Peron Dredging to Contaminate Marine Life (Australia)
A new study has revealed dredging for proposed canal housing at Point Peron would contaminate marine life in the area, strengthening the case against the planned development. “The threat dredging poses to local fisheries and marine life is one of many reasons this development is totally inappropriat
Top News – May 20 to 26, 2013
USA: Stone Harbor Renourishment Moves Ahead Stone Harbor officials have learned that the ongoing beach nourishment project will now involve the entire beachfront. USA: President Obama Visits Ellicott Dredges (VIDEO) President Barack Obama visited Moravia Park Elementary School, local manufacturer
Maersk Brings Transpacific 7 to Port Miami (USA)
Maersk Line, the global containerized division of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, and the leading container shipping company in the world added PortMiami to its Transpacific 7 (TP7) Service. The first call for the TP7 Service started two days ago at PortMiami with the arrival of the Maersk Kristina,
Belgium: CEDA Announces Opening of WODCON XX
CEDA announces that the leading dredging event WODCON XX, to be held in Brussels, Belgium, will open its doors on 3 of June. Dredging is essential to maintaining and improving our quality of life and economic well-being. This is achieved through creating and maintaining water-based infrastructure su
Nigeria: Senate Discusses Urgent Need for Rivers Dredging
The Senate deliberated on the motion titled ‘Emergency Preparedness for 2013 Flood and Rainfall Prediction. This program will include: urgent need for dredging and desilting of the River Niger, the Cross River, River Benue and other inland waterways in Nigeria; and accordingly resolved to mandate th
VIDEO: IHC Beaver 65 DDSP (The Netherlands)
Following the launch of the IHC Beaver® 65 DDSP in February, the first vessel has been sold to Advanced Construction Company, a member of the Al Geithy Group, based in Saudi Arabia. Testing was successful completed at IHC Merwede’s shipyard in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands, in early March and delivery
Money Secured for Pinellas Beach Renourishment (USA)
South Pasadena, Fla.-State Representative Kathleen Peters announces that the Florida Legislature has secured money for the Pinellas beach renourishment project FY 2013-2014. $3.7 million has been designated to Treasure Island and Long Key, matched by $13.7 million in federal dollars. Funding comes a
Deltares Organizes Mini Symposium (The Netherlands)
Universiteit Twente, Universiteit Utrecht and Deltares will organize the mini symposium ‘Adaptive Delta Management: How science can support decision making under uncentainty’ on Thursday 20 June. “The future is uncertain. Still, we have to make decisions, e.g. on how we want to develop and protect o
USA: Kanopolis State Park Dredging Underway
Low water levels at Kanopolis Reservoir have made all but one boat ramp unusable this spring. And that ramp, located at Langley Point in Kanopolis State Park, has been difficult for boaters due to shallow water. To improve boating conditions near the ramp, Kanopolis State Park staff have been overse
Kinderdijk to Host TID’s Beaver Engineer Training (The Netherlands)
From June 10 through 21, 2013, TID’s annual Beaver Engineer Training will take place at TID’s training facilities in the Netherlands. This two-week training programme is aimed at (future) crew of IHC Beaver dredgers, IHC Merwede’s range of durable and highly efficient standardised cutter dredgers of
ICE Releases Discussion Paper on Biodiversity Offsetting (UK)
ICE’s Maritime Expert Panel released a discussion paper entitled The Role of Coastal Engineers in the Delivery of No Net Loss through Biodiversity Offsetting. A working group of the Maritime Expert Panel, led by Jan Brooke, delivered the paper which explores the concept of biodiversity offsetting, t