Dredging
Philippines: Monitoring Team for MNRDP Created
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7 (DENR-7) and the Lapulapu City government have formation of a multipartite monitoring team (MMT) for the Mactan North Reclamation Development Project (MNRDP) in Lapulapu City. Dr. Isabelo R. Montejo, DENR 7 regional executive director,
CIS Upgrades Kongsberg GeoSwath System (Norway)
CIS (Centre for Submarine Investigation) has upgraded the Kongsberg GeoSwath system it has operated since 2004 to the latest specifications, ensuring its ability to efficiently support its customers wide-ranging survey. Founded in 1987, CIS is as an environment consultancy company offering a wide ra
Canada: Dredging on Glace Bay Harbour Moves Ahead
According to Herb Nash, the chair of the Glace Bay Harbour Association, the harbor dredging project is progressing very well. He stated that the contractor, J&T Van Zutphen of Port Hood, removed a lot of the material out of the harbour so far, and added: “They are doing what they can reach from the
Historic Meeting Set for Houston Port Commission (USA)
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will meet in regular session on Tuesday, January 22, at 9:30 a.m. in the boardroom of the Port Authority Executive Building, 111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston. History will be made as the first female chairman convenes the meet
Lake Julia Dredging Progresses Well (USA)
The dredging program on Lake Julia at Buhl Park in Hermitage has commenced last week, reports wkbn.com. This very important project will last three to four weeks, and once the silt is removed, Lake Julia should return to its original 15-to-20-foot depth. The contractor, Kirila Contractors Inc, uses
USA: Ecology Invites Public Input on Sumner’s Updated Master Program
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on Sumner’s proposed updated shoreline master program. The proposed updated shoreline master program will guide construction and development along Sumner’s eight miles of shorelines including on the White and Puyallup rivers. I
Houston Ship Channel Dredging Plan Unveiled (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has been tasked to solicit for and award a project/procurement to include deep channel pipeline dredging of approximately 1,000,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the Houston Ship Channel Carpenters to Greens Reach with possible options
Canada: CARIS, EIVA Ink MoU
CARIS and EIVA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing offshore survey organizations with a tightly integrated and streamlined solution. Both companies develop state-of-the-art software for the marine offshore market. CARIS is a world leader in software for hydrog
Ecology Seeks Public Comment on South Prairie’s Shoreline Program (USA)
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on proposed updates to South Prairie’s shoreline master program. The proposed updated shoreline master program will guide construction and development in and along slightly less than a mile of South Prairie Creek. The program i
USA: Snohomish River Dredging Begins
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor is scheduled to begin Snohomish River federal navigation channel maintenance dredging today. American Construction Company will remove up to 127,000 cubic yards of material from the channel by clamshell dredging. The Corps’ Seattle District awarded a $1.25 mil
Army Corps: Site 1 Impoundment Completion Contract Awarded (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a nearly $48 million contract for the completion of Phase One of the Site 1 Impoundment Project to Munilla Construction Management LLC (d/b/a MCM) of Miami, Fla., Jan. 18. “The Corps successfully worked through recent construction issues and the project is ba
Jamaica: Kingston Harbour Dredging Set for Third Quarter of 2013
Jamaica’s government plans to commence dredging program at the Kingston Harbour in the third quarter of this year, according to Foreign Minister AJ Nicholson. The Foreign Minister, who was responding to questions from Opposition Senator Kavan Gayloe about the development and expansion of the Kingsto
CCCC among “1st China’s Top 100 Environmentally Responsible Listed Companies”
On December 28, 2012, at the “Open a New Era of Eco-civilization”–Award Forum for China’s Top 100 Environmentally Responsible Listed Companies in Beijing, CCCC won the award. The forum was organized by the Organizing Committee on Environmental Responsibility Survey of Chinese Listed Companies, the C
China: CCCC Tianjin Dredging Nabs Three Important Contracts
Recently, CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. has successively won the bids for the reclamation project of Fujian Mawei (Lianjiang) Ship and Marine Engineering Equipment Park, as well as Section 1 and 2 of Phase 1 of a 200000t waterway in the general zone and the bulk zone of Huanghua Port, with a total