Dredging
USA: Meeting on Wellfleet Dredging Project Set for February 25
The Wellfleet Community Forum will host an informational discussion on the proposed Wellfleet Marina dredging project. The program will take place at 7PM on Monday, February 25, 2013, at the Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main Street, in Wellfleet, MA. Wellfleet Harbormaster Michael Flanagan and
VIDEO: IHC Beaver 50 Cutter Dredger (The Netherlands)
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Senator Casperson Backs Up Michigan Dredging Plan (USA)
Sen. Tom Casperson has joined with several of his colleagues to form the bipartisan, bicameral Legislative Waterways Caucus and will soon be introducing legislation aimed at enhancing enjoyment of Michigan waters. Sens. Goeff Hansen and Jack Brandenburg will serve as Senate co-chairs of the caucus,
Senator Schumer Pushes for Oswego Harbor Dredging (USA)
The Oswego Harbor needs around $1.8 million in additional dredging work, according to the Port of Oswego Executive Director Jonathan Daniels. Regarding this issue, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer stated: “The Port of Oswego is gearing up for a boost in ship traffic and imports in valuable commodities,
USA: Bids Received for New Bedford Terminal Project
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) CEO Alicia Barton received three construction bids for the development of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, which once constructed, will be the first facility in the nation designed to support the construction, assembly, and deployment of offshore
UK: SuperPort to Grow SuperSkills for Liverpool
Peel Ports, the UK’s second largest ports group, is backing the UK’s only Low Carbon and SuperPort University Technical College, which has just entered into its consultation period. The port group hopes that the University Technical College – UTC – which is due to open in 2014, will give young peopl
AMCS: Government Told to Focus on Fixing Reef (Australia)
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has called on state and federal governments to stop quarrelling over the duelling scientific reviews of the impact of Gladstone Harbour and recognise what’s at stake. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef campaign director, said that if the Queens
GPC Answers Claims by the Australian Newspaper
The Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has not breached any conditions of the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) license. The Western Basin project has over 600 project conditions which provide a comprehensive set of environmental requirements set by the Commonwealth and State govern
Mozambique: 7th Indian Ocean Ports and Logistics 2013 Approaches
The 7th Indian Ocean Ports and Logistics 2013 Exhibition and Conference will take place for the first time in Mozambique at the Rainbow Hotel, Beira hosted by Cornelder de Moςambique on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 February 2013. This event is honoured to be officiated by His Excellency Dr. Alberto
Palm Beach Shoreline – Feasibility Report Released (Australia)
The City of Gold Coast took a major step in responding to Palm Beach’s significant erosion and storm surge challenges by releasing the Palm Beach Shoreline Project Feasibility Report. Engineering Services Committee chair, Councillor Daphne McDonald, said she was eager to see a solution that would pr
Gladstone Healthy Harbour Science Panel Announced (Australia)
The science panel tasked with providing independent and expert advice about the long term management of water quality in Gladstone Harbour has been appointed and is preparing to meet for the first time on 5 March. Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection Andrew Powell said the panel would pr
Santa Ana River Marsh Dredging Underway (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, has hired a contractor to remove sediment along the channels in the Santa Ana River Marsh. The project will restore design channel depths to improve circulation and tidal flushing – both necessary to maintain the salt marsh habitat which includ
MSWC Creates Emergency Dredging Plan (USA)
With current water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron at all-time lows – and levels in lakes Michigan, Huron and St. Clair expected to continue dropping – the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that the Michigan State Waterways Commission (MSWC) has adopted an emergency dredging pla
USA: Savannah and Brunswick Dredging Plans Introduced
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is conducting preliminary research to determine the market capabilities of potential contractors to perform maintenance dredging in the Savannah, GA and Brunswick, GA Entrance Channels. Hopper dredge(s) will be required for the work. The dredge(s)