Dredging
USA: Howard G Smith Announces Investigation of GLDD
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. The investigation focuses on allegations that certain statements issued by Great Lakes regarding the Company’s o
Australia: Dredger “Rotterdam” Completes Its Work on WBDDP
The trailing suction hopper dredge Rotterdam has completed its work on the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) and is currently demobilising to leave the Gladstone harbour. The Rotterdam arrived in the Gladstone harbour in October 2012 to perform dredging works in order to provide ac
USA: Blunt Meets with Community Leaders to Discuss Levee Project
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) met this week with leaders from the Community Alliance of St. Joseph and the St. Joseph Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. During the meeting, Blunt was updated on the activities of the 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base and concerns regarding the cit
Deltares Takes Another Major Step Forward (The Netherlands)
Software users, developers and modellers in the field of water quality and ecology were given access last week to the source code of the Deltares software module DELWAQ. This was another major step forward with the Deltares open source policy, two years after it opened up the Delft3D package (for th
Red7Marine: Seavex Excavation Trial Completed (UK)
Red7Marine were recently contracted by Centrica to trial SeaVex Excavation equipment on certain areas of Lincs Wind farm, charetring and operating from the DP2 Loch Roag vessel. The project was to initially gauge what areas could be trenched to certain depths in extreme soil conditions ranging from
MTD Executive Board Calls for Proper Funding of Maritime Programs (USA)
Meeting during a time when some are calling for sharp cuts in government spending despite the obvious needs to the nation’s infrastructure, members of the MTD Executive Board pledged to work to gain proper funding of vitally important maritime programs. As the board noted in several statements durin
Australia: Dredging at Bandy Creek Boat Harbour About to Begin
Maintenance dredging will commence later this month at Bandy Creek Boat Harbour prompting a warning to skippers navigating the area to take extra care. Department of Transport (DoT) Manager of Coastal Management Charlie Bicknell said the routine operation, undertaken every two years, maintained the
China: CCCC Guangzhou Bags Hainan Land Reclamation Deal
CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Lot II of the Sea Flower Island reclamation project in Hainan Province, with a contract value of 270 million yuan and a construction period of one year. The project is located in Danzhou, Hainan Province, with reclamation works as the in
USA: Wells Harbor Dredging Plan Unveiled
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing a Sources Sought Announcement for a Maintenance Dredging project located in Wells Harbor, Maine. The project is planned to be issued on or about June 2013. The construction will occur in the fall and winter of 2013-14 and is expected
Top News – March 11 to 17, 2013
USA: Officials Introduce Dredging Plan for Rockaway Beach The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for dredging of Rockaway Beach and Coney Island. Boskalis Wins Dredging Contracts in Australia and Vietnam Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Bosk
USA: Upton Helps Secure Funding for St. Joseph Dredging
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers this afternoon in announcing emergency funding to dredge the St. Joseph harbor. The harbor, which is essential to jobs and economic activity in Southwest Michigan, has become inaccessible to commercial traffic on
Freeport of Riga: Opinion on State Audit Office Report (Latvia)
Having reviewed the State Audit Office report, the FPRA have come to the conclusion that previous FPRA objections highlighting three main aspects, defined as incompliant with the legal enactments by the report, were not taken into account. According to the State Audit Office report, the FPRA impleme
USA: Congressman Urges President to Invest in Harbors
U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre and many of his colleagues are urging the President to include in his upcoming budget an investment in the harbors and ports to protect and create jobs. Congressman McIntyre stated: “Our ports affect up to 65,000 jobs in our state! North Carolina is home to two fantast
USA: Delray Beach Renourishment Project (VIDEO)
Reef Rescue is monitoring the Delray Beach renourishment project. This entire area was designated by the federal government as habitat critical to the survival of ESA protected staghorn coral. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. There is sta