Dredging
VIDEO: Delta Dredger ECD15 (The Netherlands)
The Eureka suction dredgers are used for sand mining purposes. This cutter dredger has a 40ft High Cube Container as body and this body is built above the water table. The 40ft container is used as a engine room, above the engine room is the control room situated. This content is available after acc
Charleston Dredging Project on Schedule (USA)
During a recent South Carolina Ports Association (SCPA) meeting the twelfth straight month of year-over-year growth was noted. Container volume for the first eight months of the fiscal year are up more than 11 percent to 1,024,121 TEUs handled from July to February, up from 920,547 TEUs during the s
The Netherlands: Delft to Host Next IADC’s Seminar
To optimise the chances of the successful completion of a dredging or reclamation project, all contracting parties should – from the start – fully understand the requirements of the project. With this mission in mind, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) launched its now well-
Halosource Gets GULD Approval for HaloKlear DPS (USA)
Halosource, Inc, the clean water technology company that develops and manufactures HaloKlear water clarification products for the construction, mining and dredging industries, has announced the Washington Department of Ecology’s General Use Level Designation (GULD) for its HaloKlear Dual Polymer Sys
USA: Officials OK Engineering Contract for Fountain Lake Restoration
The Shell Rock River Watershed District crossed another key hurdle with the execution of the Phase I Engineering Agreement for the Fountain Lake Restoration Project. On March 14, 2013, the District confirmed Barr Engineering as the lead engineers in completing a restoration road map for Fountain Lak
Pallone Announces Historic Funding for Port Monmouth (USA)
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Port Monmouth flood control project will be funded by Army Corps of Engineers with federal dollars from the Sandy relief package passed by Congress in January. On a “telephone town hall” call to Port Monmouth residents late last week, Pallone
Bogota to Host Latin American Congress of Ports (Colombia)
The Organizing Committee of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) tunes up all the arrangements for a new edition of the Latin American Congress of Ports that will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, from June 25th to 28th, 2013, under the motto: “The Integration of Latin American Ports wi
USA: Blunt Meets with Rock Island District Army Corps Commander
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) met last week with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District Commander Colonel Mark Deschenes to discuss Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway management issues, including river navigation and flood control priorities. “The Mississippi River is critical to ou
USA: Contractor Sought for Charleston Harbor Dredging
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for the Charleston Harbor Anchorage Basin dredging program. This work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 922,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from Charleston Harbor Anchorage Basin and Shem Creek. The dredged material shall be
Block & Leviton LLP Investigates GLDD (USA)
Block & Leviton LLP, a Boston-based law firm representing investors nationwide, is investigating possible securities law violations involving Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. Just after the close of trading on Thursday, March 14, 2013, GLDD announced that it would restate its second and third quarter
USA: Ecology Seeks Public Comments on Port Angeles’ Shoreline Program
The state Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on the city of Port Angeles’ recently updated shoreline master program. The proposed updated shoreline master program combines local plans for future development and preservation with new development ordinances and related permittin
MMO: Small-Scale Marine Activities May Be Exempted from Licensing (UK)
Certain low-risk, small-scale developments in the marine area will soon be exempted from licensing under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Amendment) Order 2013 comes into force from 6 April 2013 so activities including sediment and other scientific
Port Association Discusses 2013 Report Card (USA)
Commenting today on the release of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 2013 Report Card for American Infrastructure, Kurt Nagle, president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), said: “AAPA is pleased that ASCE included seaports for the first time in its critical
Germany: Ramsauer Gives Assurance of Rapid Aid for Kiel Canal
Infrastructural bottlenecks in port hinterland traffic are becoming increasingly acute, irrespective of the mode of transport, and are fuelling growing alarm among all the players involved. Such was the universal feeling at the parliamentary evening in Berlin organized by Port of Hamburg Marketing a