Dredging
UK: Lerwick Harbour on Growth Mode
Lerwick Harbour attracted higher-than-forecast offshore industry traffic last year as the increasingly buoyant oil and gas sector generated more activity at the deep-water port’s expanding facilities. Figures released by Lerwick Port Authority show that number of offshore industry vessels using Lerw
Maine DOT Seeks Corps Permit to Conduct Work in U.S. Waters
The Maine Department of Transportation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with replacing or repairing bridges or culverts at 10 locations in the state of Maine. The Maine Department of Transpor
USA: City Line Distributors Seek Corps Permit to Place Fill Material
City Line Distributors are seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with expanding a storage facility in West Haven, Conn. City Line Distributors is proposing the placement of approximately 36,450 squar
USA: Construction to Begin on Stewart’s Creek Estuary Habitat Restoration
Construction on the Stewart’s Creek Estuary Habitat Restoration Project in Barnstable, Mass., is scheduled to begin this week and will have some impact on local traffic. The project is located on Cape Cod in the town of Barnstable. The system is connected to Hyannis Harbor (Nantucket Sound) through
Nigeria: Bayelsa State Construction and Dredging Company Inaugurated
The Chairman and Board members of the newly inaugurated Bayelsa State Construction and Dredging Company have been charged to run the outfit purely on commercial grounds with a view to shoring up the internally generated revenue profile of the state. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Yenagoa,
Belgium: Steamship Henri Durre Removed from Antwerp Harbour
In the first half of January 2013, a joint venture between Koole and Roegiers, removed the 82 metre long steamship Henri Durré from the river Scheldt in the harbour of Antwerp. Having both, the necessary equipment and experience in wreck-removal the companies Koole and Roegiers combined forces to ca
Teledyne Technologies to Buy RESON (USA)
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated TDY -1.41% and the shareholders of RESON A/S jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of RESON by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teledyne. RESON, headquartered in Slangerup, Denmark, provides high-resolution marin
The Netherlands: PusAir Employees Visit Deltares
Employees of PusAir, the Indonesian knowledge and research institute for water management, paid a visit to Deltares between 14 and 18 January in order to learn more about Dutch coastal modelling methods and examine the opportunities for exchanging knowledge. PusAir is keen to find out more about coa
Philippines: Bohol Governor Pushes for Loon Port Development
Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto pushed anew the implementation of the phase II of the Catagbacan Cruise Ship Port in Loon town in order to further preposition Bohol in the international tourism map. In the weekly media interaction at the Capitol dubbed ‘Kita ug ang Gobernador,’ Chatto said there is a ne
USA: Hatteras Ferry Channel Dredging Makes Progress
Since the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route suspended operations Jan. 18, progress has been made by the contractor hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the federal channel. The project began Dec. 1, 2012, and since that time the contractor has removed 76,751 cubic yards of material to a r
UK: Boskalis Wins Port of Southampton Dredging Contract
Associated British Ports (ABP) has recently awarded Boskalis Westminster the contract to widen and deepen a critical part of the access channel to the container terminal operated by DP World Southampton. This follows the announcement in December 2012 that the Marine Management Organisation had issue
Australia: EPA Drafts New Dredging Guidelines
The Northern Territory Environment Protection Agency (NT EPA) is currently drafting the new guidelines for the dredging projects, reports ABC News. As recently reported, a large dredging program is underway in Darwin Harbour as part of the Inpex gas project. During this project, the Japanese gas gia
VIDEO: Mississippi River Dredging (USA)
The first phase of the most critical rock removal work on the Mississippi River near Thebes, Ill., was completed ahead of schedule. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Dredging has been ongoing since early May 2012 to preserve the channel, a
VIDEO: DEME Group Corporate Film 2012
The DEME Group presents an overview of the most important projects it was involved in 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ScUzos_1JA The DEME has managed to keep a finger on the pulse in numerous projects and activities all over the world, from dredging and land reclamation to renewable energy an