Dredging
Conference Call on JAXPORT Deepening Study Set for December 3 (USA)
On Monday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. the public is invited to participate in the third and final bi-monthly conference call of the year regarding the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Study. A schedule for 2013 conference calls is expected soon. About JAXPORT The vision of the Jacksonville Port Authority is to
PHPA – Port of the Year (Australia)
The Port Hedland Port Authority was awarded the “Port of the Year” at the 17th Annual Lloyd’s List Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards in Sydney last night. The event attracted more than 400 senior industry executives from Australia’s shipping, ports and maritime industry, making it one o
USA: Great News for Western Destin Beach Restoration Project
Taylor Engineering will provide the City of Destin with construction administration and post-construction services for the Western Destin Beach Restoration Project. Construction administration tasks include conducting pre-construction meetings and reviewing contractor submittals, construction admini
USA: Taylor Engineering Selected to Restore FPL Dune
During the last week of October, 2012, the passage of Hurricane Sandy in the Atlantic Ocean, while well offshore of the St. Lucie Plant site, caused high seas and significant erosion of the protective dune along the shoreline of the FPL’s property. Specifically, the erosion destroyed a newly constru
Cape Charles’ Need for Deeper Channel Illustrates Funding Process (USA)
The color-coded depth maps of the navigation channel lined each the top of table – each map in front of a stakeholder who wanted the same thing as the person in the next seat. The Corps of Engineers map wasn’t necessary for Chad Saunders. He knew the depths. And he knew what was needed. “My [&hellip
Dubai’s Ports Play Leading Role in Diversifying UAE’s Economic Base
DP World today celebrated the 41st UAE National Day with cultural and traditional Emirati festivities for its employees, partners, customers and friends. Activities included the ceremonial planting of a tree in response to the suggestion of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Pr
Southampton Town Board OKs Beach Renourishment Projects (USA)
The Southampton Town Board approved a $24 million beach renourishment project for the ocean beaches of Water Mill, Bridgehampton and Sagaponack, according to 27east.com. This project was revived and fast-tracked following the damage to homes and beaches during Hurricane Sandy. With the project appro
Rosmorport’s General Director Pays Visit to Murmansk (Russia)
The FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director A.Lavrischev, Rosmorrechflot head A.Davydenko and Rosmorrechflot deputy head S.Gorelik on November, 21-23 paid a working visit to the sea ports of Murmansk and Kandalaksha. As planned events, A.Lavrischev, A.Davydenko and S.Gorelik met the Murmansk Region Gover
The Netherlands: Van Oord Wins Perkpolder Area Development Project
Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the Perkpolder area development project. The project, commissioned by RWS (the Dutch public works agency), concerns a new nature area situated outside the protection zone of the dikes in the Westerscheldt estuary (southwest Netherlands). The contract value
USA: Taylor Engineering to Evaluate Feasibility of Lake Sperry Dredging
Taylor Engineering has assembled a team of dredging experts to provide the City of Dunedin with a cost-effective means to compile pertinent field data and regulatory information to evaluate the feasibility of dredging Lake Sperry and portions of Cedar Creek. The firm will provide professional engine
USA: RWSA to Seek Detailed South Fork Reservoir Dredging Proposal
The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority will ask a Texas company for a detailed proposal to dredge the South Fork Reservoir. Albemarle Supervisor Ken Boyd and fellow RWSA members have heard from county residents who say dredging will enhance the reservoir as a source of recreation, reports wina.com. T
Taylor Engineering Supports Intracoastal Waterway Dredging Project (USA)
On behalf of the Florida Inland Navigation District, Taylor Engineering will support a proposed project that would deepen the Intracoastal Waterway in vicinity of Ponce de Leon Inlet in Volusia County and deposit the dredged material within the constructed MSA 434 dredged material management area fa
Public Consultation on Marine Knowledge 2020 Open until 15 December
Public Consultation on the European Commission Green Paper entitled “Marine Knowledge 2020: from seabed mapping to ocean forecasting” is open until 15 December 2012. The idea behind this paper is the need to unlock the economic potential of Europe’s wealth of marine observations. With the ‘Marine Kn
USA: Cupsogue Beach Receives New Sand
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Cupsogue Beach has received new sand. Around 130,000 cubic yards of sand, dredged from the Moriches Inlet, has already been placed at the mentioned area, stated Aphrodite Montalvo, the spokeswoman for the DEC. She ad