Dredging
Second Phase of Hannibal Dredging Begins Soon (USA)
After starting the dredging project in the fall of 2011, the city of Hannibal is ready to undertake its second phase of this very important deepening program. Andy Dorian, the Parks and Recreation Director, believes that this project will cost anywhere between $60,000 to $90,000. Under the dredging
VIDEO: Dredger Shanati Sagar XVI Working for Adani Group (India)
Footage from the field on the cutter suction dredger Shanati Sagar XVI working for the Adani Group in India. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Physical properties Length (OA): 104 m Width: 18.6 m Depth: 5 m Cutter power: 1500 kW Total powe
EDT Offshore Takes Delivery of Damen Stan Pontoon 9127 (Cyprus)
Last Monday January 21st the brand new Damen Stan Pontoon 9127 (SPo 9127) was handed over to Damen’s long term customer EDT Offshore. The ‘EDT REGAS’ was delivered from stock with a delivery time of 2 weeks after the contract. The SPo 9127 has a length of 91,5, a beam of 27,4 and a height […]
USA: Masons Inlet Maintenance Dredging Underway
The Masons Inlet maintenance dredging program began on Friday, January 11, according to luminanews.com. “Typically, we have to do maintenance about every two to three years. We keep the inlet locationally stable so the folks at Shell Island [Resort] don’t have to worry about the inlet migrating unde
France: Grand Port Maritime de Marseille Unveils Development Plan
Grand Port Maritime de Marseille has announced the details about the Western basins development project. This contract is for the completion of civil works for renovation and maintenance of all Western basins in the Grand Port Maritime of Marseille, including preliminary visits, site preparation and
Poland: LOTOS Petrobaltic Invites Bids for Dredging Project
“LOTOS Petrobaltic” Spótka Akcyjna has invited bidders to submit their offers for the dredging project at the Gdansk area. This plan icludes the dredging services in combination with the repair of subsea installations in B3 and B8 areas, located in the waters of the Polish international economic zon
Officials Introduce Port of Brazzaville Development Plan (Congo)
Ministry of Economy, Finance, Planning, Public Works and Integration, announced a plan for the Port of Brazzaville consultancy services. An analysis of hydraulic activity and the state of silting up in the Port of Brazzaville has led to a proposal to build structures to regulate the entrance to the
Fairhaven Shipyard: Additional Sampling Planned (USA)
Crews will collect additional soil, sediment and groundwater samples from a shipyard in Fairhaven to better locate and define the extent of contamination on the property located at 201 Harris Ave. This area has been used as a shipyard since the early 1900s, and past shipbuilding and ship maintenance
UK: London to Host ABPmer Conference on Managed Realignment
The 2nd ABPmer conference on Managed Realignment, entitled ‘Coastal Habitat Creation: Are We Delivering?‘, will be held on 20 November 2013 at One Great George Street, London. This conference will focus on the biggest challenges being faced by those working on coastal habitat creation projects acros
VIDEO: Dredger “Pat M” at Work (Venezuela)
Dredger ‘Pat M’ working in La Guaira, Venezuela, carrying out dredging works for a new container terminal. The dredge depth here is -18metres. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The ‘Pat M’ is a self propelled backhoe dredger with a Komatsu
Impacts of Climate Change on Sao Tomé and Principe Identified
Deltares together with UNESCO-IHE, has recently carried out a study on the impact of climate change on the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe, a country on the west coast of Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea. Sao Tomé and Principe is composed of dozens of islands, Sao Tomé being the largest. I
VIDEO: Dredger “Al Sakab” at Work (Saudi Arabia)
The cutter suction dredger Al Sakab, owned and operated by Huta Marine, at work. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. This dredger, built by IHC Beaver Dredgers, is the largest stationary dredger in the world. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff,
USA: DCA Urges Senate to Pass Sandy Legislation
The Dredging Contractors of America yesterday released the following statement endorsing the Sandy Supplemental and urged the Senate to approve the legislation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sandy Supplemental bill last week. “The Hurricane Sandy Supplemental legislation provides much
New Zealand: Tauranga Container Terminal in Modernization Mode
The first vessel to use the new $30 million wharf extension at Sulphur Point arrived on Tuesday 22 January and is currently discharging the Port of Tauranga s new Liebherr ship to shore container crane. The 170 metre wharf extension, due for completion at the end of March, is a major part of the $18