Dredging
Taylor Engineering: Lake Apopka Dredging Preliminary Design (USA)
A deep layer of organic mud covers the bottom of Lake Apopka near the Winter Garden boat ramp and most of the lake bottom. This mud layer creates shoreline water depths too shallow for boaters to navigate without disturbing the mud layer. Suspended mud sediments cause two undesirable consequences: t
JAXPORT Dredging: Taylor Engineering to Provide EIS (USA)
Taylor Engineering will prepare technical components of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Environmental Impact Statement and the accompanying air quality evaluation. The EIS will evaluate effects of deepening the first 14 miles of the St. Johns River channel from 40 feet to alternative depths up to
MTD Applauds President’s Call to Upgrade Ports (USA)
The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO salutes President Obama for stating the need to upgrade America’s ports and harbors during his State of the Union address on February 12. As part of his “Fix-It-First” initiative, the President listed projects needed to improve the nation’s infrastructure. “An
VIDEO: DEME Fleet – DEME Convention 2012
In 2012, the impressive investing course DEME has followed during the last decade reached a climax with the naming ceremony of the cutter suction dredger “Amazone” in Singapore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIro1Hl518A In this video: The naming ceremonies of the trailing suction hopper dredgers “
Italian Hydrographic Society Joins IFHS
After almost two years as an associate member of the organisation, the Italian Hydrographic Society (IHS) has been elected a full member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS). Based in Catania, Sicily, the IHS is a non-profit enterprise representing leading hydrographic su
Guizhou to Speed Up Waterway Development Plan (China)
Guizhou province has announced plans to speed up construction of an inter-provincial navigation channel between the Yangtze and to the Pearl rivers, reports Xinhua. Guizhou aims to build the Wujiang waterway route linking the Yangtze to the Pearl at Panjiang and to the Red River, the Qingshui River
Snake, Clearwater Rivers Dredging to Boost Local Economy (USA)
The Army Corps’s decision to dredge parts of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers has received support from the Clarkston City Council, reports klewtv.com. The larger vessels aren’t able to pass through certain parts of the mentioned rivers, according to Mayor Kathleen Warren. She added that the council
Belgium: DEME Launches First Bond Issue on NYSE Alternext
NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced a successful €200 million bond issue on NYSE Alternext by DEME, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group. The company is the first issuer of bonds on NYSE Alternext in Brussels, a market designed for SMEs with more flexible listing requirem
Miller Backs Up Great Lakes Dredging Plan (USA)
U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) issued the following statement after the Michigan State Waterways Commission approved emergency spending for Great Lakes Harbor Dredging in line with a plan put forward by Governor Snyder. Miller said: “I applaud the quick action taken today by the Michigan
Canada: Dredging of Cedar Island Harbour Set for October
The Kingsville’s Cedar Island Harbour is in desperate need of dredging, according to Dan Krutsch with Landmark Engineers. The current siltation of the harbour is making difficulties for boaters to access launch ramps, docks and fuel stations. Regarding this critical condition of the harbour, Krutsch
World Bank Group Endorses Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Project
The World Bank Group has endorsed Jamaica’s aim to become the logistics hub for the Caribbean, Latin America and US Gulf & East coastal area by pledging to help find funding for the pioneering project. Speaking in Kingston recently, Giorgio Valentini, World Bank Group representative to Jamaica, desc
USA: Low Water Levels – Threat to New Buffalo Harbor
Low water levels, not low funds, maybe the biggest threat to the 2013 boating season in New Buffalo’s 1,000-vessel recreational harbor. “The water level is 17 inches below what it was this time last year. That’s huge, almost a foot and a half. We’ve broken the record low since the Army Corps of Engi
VIDEO: Scrabster Harbour Dredger in Action (UK)
Located just 20 minutes drive from the Castle of Mey and within walking distance of Thurso the second largest town in the Highlands, the Queen Elizabeth pier and deep-water basin at Scrabster has opened up the remote and beautiful landscape of the Far North to larger cruise vessels. https://www.yout
Fountain Lake Restoration Plan Moves Ahead (USA)
The Shell Rock River Watershed District approved an important step in moving ahead with the Fountain Lake Restoration Project when the Board of Managers accepted a Barr Engineering proposal for Phase 1 Engineering Services. “Phase 1 Engineering will be used to undertake data gathering and stakeholde