Dredging
USA: Merriwether-Cherokee Dredging Plan Revealed
The Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District has a requirement for the lease of one Cutterhead Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge, fully operated with attendant plant for dredging borrow material from the Mississippi River and placing it into a single upland site at Merriwether-Cherokee, River Mile 869L, as
Bintulu Port: Dredging Project Agreed (Malaysia)
Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad has agreed a contract with Integrated Marine Works Sdn. Bhd. for a large dredging project. This project, named Capital Dredging And Reclamation Package For Phase 1 Works, will include the construction and completion of the proposed Samalaju Port development project at Sa
VIDEO: Launching of CSD-500 (UAE)
APT Global Marine Services LLC is a leading service provider of marine construction, engineering & repair services in the Middle East Gulf & the Indian Subcontinent. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The Al Jadaf Dockyard, Dubai witnessed
USA: Bellingham Waterfront Cleanup Starts Soon
Contractor crews are moving into position this month and are preparing to dig out pockets of mercury contamination on Bellingham’s waterfront starting in March. The Port of Bellingham hired contractor Strider Construction of Bellingham, Wash., and is working with the Washington Department of Ecology
Schumer: Hudson River Communities Need Federal Protection (USA)
Yesterday, at the Scenic Hudson Riverfront Park in Irvington, Senator Schumer called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to include Hudson River communities in the $20 million comprehensive study of flood-prone coastal populations that were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Schumer highlighted th
UK: ABP Gets Consent for Southampton Dredging
Associated British Ports (ABP) has received consent from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to improve the marine access to the Port of Southampton with an extensive programme of dredging. The dredging, in Southampton Water and the Solent, is part of an extensive programme of investment centre
USA: Army Corps Proceeds with Ring Levee Review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proceeding with its internal review of a proposal to build a ring levee around the communities of Oxbow, Hickson and Bakke, ND. The ring levee is being proposed as mitigation for the staging area needed for the diversion channel. The staging area would be used to
VIDEO: Kazan Sand Extraction and Separation (Russia)
Dragflow HY400 and 2 EXHY35 – the Volga River dredging program. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Dragflow dredging equipments are widely used in underwater excavation and dredging activities. Dragflow pumps are design to work both in shal
USA: Quijano Presents Expansion Program at Lamar University
Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano presented the Panama Canal Expansion Program during his recent visit to Lamar University, in Beaumont, Texas. During the conference, Quijano highlighted the impact of the Panama Canal Expansion on the U.S. Gulf ports, focusing on those located in Texas. “A
UK: Dredger “Welsh Piper” Delivers Sand to Yelland Jetty
The sand dredger Welsh Piper returned to North Devon on Friday when it delivered cargo to Yelland Jetty. Notts Contractors removed the sand into three lorries totalling some 1190 tonnes. The ship sailed at 10:30 hours and took the last of the ebb downriver to sea. The sand was dredged from the locat
Governor’s Emergency Dredging Strategy Commended (USA)
U.S. Representative Candice Miller made the following comments commending Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on his announced Emergency Dredging Strategy. Miller said: “Many of the communities that dot the shores of the Great Lakes are facing a crisis due to record low lake levels which without dredging
USA: Senator Bates Stands Up for Southern Oregon Rivers
Senator Alan Bates (D-Medford) joined a coalition of fishers, rafters, conservationists, and other river users to encourage the state to evaluate and potentially curb a new wave of suction-dredge mining on the Rogue, Chetco, and other area rivers and creeks. “Southern Oregon is home to thousands of
Nigeria: Sand Dredger Killed in Lagos Explosion
An explosion under the Festac Link Bridge yesterday killed one person and left another seriously injured. The impact of the blast left the body parts of Pius Oladele, head of the sand dredgers association in the area, flying in different directions. Emergency rescue officials, who arrived minutes af
VIDEO: DCI DREDGE XIX Launching Ceremony (The Netherlands)
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XIX, in a ceremony on 2 April 2012 at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. https://www.you