Dredging
USA: Corps Introduces Oceanside Harbor Dredging Details
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the details about the Oceanside Harbor maintenance dredging, San Diego County, California. The project consists of annual maintenance dredging of the Oceanside Harbor federal navigation channel and sand trap. This will be a multi-year contract to cover 3-ye
Dredge Yard: Turning Glands for Several TSHD (UAE)
The dredge turning glands will be used on board of several TSHD and they are designed according to the customer’s requirements and applications using the latest 3D CAD technologies and Finite Element Analysis to ensure achieving an optimum strength and stiffness. The turning glands are manufactured
Commissioners OK Masons Inlet Dredging Plan (USA)
During its regular meeting on December 17, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the nearly $2.2 million contract for the Masons Inlet dredging program. According to luminanews.com, a brief presentation about the $2,178,600 dredging contract has been delivered by the Cou
Dawei Deep Sea Port to Bring Foreign Investment to Thailand
Board of Investment (BOI) has stated that the Dawei Deep Sea Port and Industrial Estate in Myanmar will become an important drive for economic growth in this region, offering a shortcut for logistics and bringing new business opportunities and foreign investment to Thailand. After conclusion on sign
Fishermen Unhappy with Compensation Offer from GPC (Australia)
After the Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has released details of a compensation package to commercial fishers affected by loss of access to commercial fishing grounds in certain parts of Catch Sites 12, 13, 17 and 18 in the Gladstone harbor, the Queensland Seafood Industry Association said that t
USA: Allen Harbor Dredging Project Moves Ahead
6 scow loads of spoil left the Allen Harbor last week. To date 24 loads for a total of 14,400 cubic yards of spoil have left the harbor. Plans are to start dredging Allen Harbor Marine portions next week providing the Yacht Club soundings come back positive that the job is done there. Bad weather [&
Officials Seek Contractor for Sediment Profile Imaging (USA)
The Office of Acquisition Management has invited bidders to submit their offers for the sediment profile imaging contracts at the Mayport Harbor and Port Everglades areas. The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer best co
Army Corps: Market Research and Sources Sought Notice (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates several future procurements in fiscal year 2013 for the rental and/or unit price of dredging equipment to perform maintenance dredging of inland river systems as well as coastal harbors, rivers, bays and bar channels. These future requir
USA: DEP Recommends EPA Delist Presque Isle Bay from Areas of Concern
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced that it officially requested this week that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency remove Presque Isle Bay from the list of Great Lakes Areas of Concern. If EPA approves the request, Presque Isle Bay will be the second American Area
Ireland: Fingal County Seeks Contractor for Coastal Erosion Study
Tenders are invited from competent and experienced consultants to undertake a coastal erosion risk assessment study at Portrane and Rush in north County Dublin. The coastline of Portrane and Rush is a dynamic ecosystem. The beach and dune systems on either side of the mouth of the Rogerstown Estuary
Deltares Inks “Partners for International Business Bodem China” Agreement
On Monday, 17 December, Deltares, together with a number of other Dutch companies, signed the ‘Partners for International Business Bodem China’ agreement. The aim of the agreement is to encourage, with support from the Dutch government, the involvement of Dutch companies in the Chinese soil remediat
Bangladesh: Port-Evo Signs Deal with Rupayan
The UK-based Port Evoluation Management (Port-Evo) will invest $25 million in the next year to develop and operate the under-construction river-based Rupayan Container Terminal in Bangladesh. The deal signed on December 17. with Rupayan Port & Logistics Services at the Westin hotel in Dhaka, will ma
New Mangalore Port: 14 Metres Draught at 4 Berths (India)
New Mangalore Port in Karnataka state is now able to offer permissible drafts for vessels of up to 14 meters with at one-meter high tide at berths 10, 11, 14W and 15, reports eximin.net. According to a New Mangalore Port Trust circular, this was made possible by continuous dredging to improve the wa
EPA Introduces Pompton Lake Cleanup Plan (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its plan to remove mercury contamination from the sediment of the Acid Brook Delta of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey to levels that meet stringent standards to protect people’s health and the environment. The plan will go into effect as a