Dredging
USA: Dredging to Unleash PCBs in Indiana Community ?
Dredging of a highly contaminated canal along the shore of Lake Michigan has begun, triggering fears among some experts that the project could release harmful chemicals into an Indiana community. To dig a deeper canal for ships, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is removing large volumes of contamina
Canada: Fishermen Urge Wheatley Harbour Dredging
Fishing boats get stuck daily on the Wheatley Harbour’s sand bar, and that is the main reason for the commercial fishermen in Wheatley to try to find a permanent solution to an ongoing silting problem, according to windsorstar.com The harbour manager Al Matthews said: “Now it’s to a dangerous point
Bangladesh: Karnaphuli River Dredging Progresses Slowly
Due to several difficulties, the Karnaphuli river dredging program is progressing very slowly. These obstacles are created by local political activists and some Chittagong Port officials, reports thefinancialexpress-bd.com. Chittagong Port Engineer Sahidul Islam stated: “If the project is not comple
Philippines: Talicud Island Fishers Participate in Environmental Program
About ninety farmers and fishers from Talicud Island here received cash subsidy each amounting to P3,036 after 11 days of participation to the training and community work activities in their respective barangays implemented by the city government of Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) through the C
Denmark: MAN Upgrades Dredger “M/V Baltic”
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s PrimeServ division in Frederikshavn has, in close cooperation with shipowner and constructional engineering company NCC, performed a propulsion equipment upgrade for the ‘M/V Baltic’ – a 900 m³ sand and gravel dredger. In connection with a fleet energy-optimising project, NCC co
USA: Army Corps’ Beachfill Work at New Jersey Moves Forward
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District started work on four New Jersey beaches as part of previously contracted work to include renourishment for three projects and repair to one project that was damaged by Hurricane Irene. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District awar
India: Essar Ports to Increase Capacity
Ruia-owned port company Essar Ports has its hands full with expansion projects at its ports and is not looking for further expansion into new ones, its top executive said, adding that the company’s new iron-ore terminal in Orissa will be commissioned by the end of the month. “At the moment, we are n
Improvement Scheme Underway at West Beach (UK)
Clacton’s main holiday beach is getting important maintenance work carried out to the seawall. Tendring District Council (TDC) is undertaking the improvements at West Beach at the same time as drainage is being upgraded along the Lower Promenade in a similar location. The Council’s own engineering s
USA: Corps Awards Small Business Contract for Geotechnical Services
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a small business contract to Baton Rouge, La.-based Quaternary Resource Investigations LLC in the estimated amount of $3 million for geotechnical services including soils investigations (core borings, soils sampling) and lab testing. Acco
AAPA’s Latin American/Caribbean ConferenceTo Explore Port Development
The benefits and challenges of port concessions, port privatization and strategic alliances are among the critical issues that will be addressed at the American Association of Port Authorities’ 2013 Latin American and Caribbean Executive Management Conference. This semi-annual, three-day conference
Coastline Surveys: High Resolution Multi-Beam Surveys Completed (UK)
Coastline Surveys Ltd (CSL) have completed three high resolution multi-beam hydrographic surveys in the Southern North Sea, using the latest generation R2SONIC 2024 combined with an IxBlue Octans MKIII Gyro / MRU and C-NAV 3050 RTK GPS positioning. The CSL survey vessel MV FlatHolm managed to comple
South Africa: Inauguration of New Building at Damen Shipyards in Cape Town
On December 3rd, 2012, Kommer Damen, President of Damen Shipyards Group, officially opened the new, multifunctional building of Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT). The clever and outstanding design combines a 1.125m2 services workshop and logistics centre on the ground floor topped off with offices an
Singapore: Leighton-Boskalis Consortium Nabs Important Contract
Leighton Offshore in consortium with Boskalis Offshore has been awarded a Transportation, Installation and Dredging contract by Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd to replace part of the Single Point Mooring (SPM) 48″ Subsea pipeline. The project is located near Bukom Island, Singapore and is part of
Canada: North Bay Updates Investors on Fraser River Project
North Bay Resources Inc. updated investors on operations at its Fraser River Project near Lytton, British Columbia. The update included expanding the size and scope of the property by more than 65%. “The excavation of test pits at the Fraser River Project began on schedule earlier this month, and a