Dredging
VIDEO: Sand Key Beach Renourishment (USA)
This 8.7-mile beach fill project has been undertaken from just south of Sand Key Park to North Redington Beach. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. During the project, active beach construction areas have been closed to the public. [mappress
IADC: Facts about Water Injection Dredging
Water Injection Dredging is a hydrodynamic dredging technique that should be taken into consideration as a cost-effective, environmentally sound solution to some specific dredging operations. Dredging works can be complex and costly, accounting for a substantial proportion of the budget of a maritim
Spain: Minorcan Project Under Fire
Oceana has made a formal complaint to UNESCO today, against a project that aims to dump waste materials from the dredging of Maó harbour into a Biosphere Reserve off the island of Minorca. The material displays high levels of mercury as well as lead and copper, and so Oceana believes that the projec
Senator Supports Michigan Harbors Dredging (USA)
Michigan marinas would be able to obtain low-interest loans for the purpose of dredging their harbors under recently introduced legislation co-sponsored by Sen. John Proos. “Record-low water levels in the Great Lakes are beginning to impact the state’s recreational marinas and pose a threat to the s
Vedam: Modifications on Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger (VIDEO)
Vendam has released a video showing retrofitting and modifications on a Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) to enhance efficiency of operation. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Complete feasibility, design, drawings, approvals and proje
VIDEO: Standard DMC Sandpiper Dredge – Typical Operation
One of the Dredge & Marine Company, LLC dredge designers, Eric Lynch, has created an animation of the typical operation for a standard dredge in the “Sandpiper Series” line of cutter suction dredges. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. All n
VIDEO: Closing Seawall of Maasvlakte 2 (The Netherlands)
After 3.5 years of hard work, this project reached a major milestone: closing seawall of Maasvlakte 2. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Maasvlakte 2 is the western expansion of the Rotterdam port area in the North Sea. [mappress] Dredging
USA: Marco Island Beach Renourishment Kicks Off
Residents and visitors can expect $1,358,000 worth of beach maintenance and improvement activity to commence early this month on South Beach Marco Island. Despite being peak tourist season, the schedule for work on the beach requires completion within the next 60 days before the start of turtle nest
Orion Marine Starts Wiggins Pass Dredging (USA)
Residents and visitors can expect about $1.8 million worth of pass maintenance activity to commence early this month at Wiggins Pass in Naples. Despite being peak tourist season, the schedule for work on the beach requires completion within the next 60 days due to turtle nesting season beginning May
USA: Environmental Groups Criticize Dredging Plan
A battle over how to pay for emergency harbor dredging is brewing in Lansing. State Senator John Moolenaar (R-Midland) is sponsoring a bill that would explicitly identify harbor dredging as a proper use of funding from the state’s National Resources Trust Fund. He says, “when it comes to recreationa
Philippines: President Highlights Significant Accomplishments in Pampanga
President Benigno Aquino III on Friday highlighted some of the significant accomplishments of his administration in Pampanga under the Tuwid na daan (Straight path) battle cry. He disclosed that an end to perennial problem of flooding shall soon be realized through commencement of projects that will
Army Corps to Protect Staten Island’s Shoreline (USA)
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer yesterday announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin working with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation on short-term protective measures along the the East and South Shores of Staten Island. In February, Schumer called on the Federal Em
USA: Corps Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment
A draft environmental assessment (EA) for the restoration of emergent sandbar habitat complexes in the Missouri River (Nebraska and South Dakota) is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of removing and preventing vegetation on emergent sandbar habit
New Zealand: Tauranga Port Gains Approval for Dredging
Port of Tauranga has today received final approval from the Minister of Conservation for its plans to widen and deepen shipping channels, to accommodate larger ships. Port of Tauranga Chief Executive, Mark Cairns, welcomed the news, saying the benefits to the New Zealand economy from the ability to