Dredging
USA: Fox River 2012 Season Dredging Wrapped Up on November 12
Dredging and processing operations on the Fox River for the 2012 season started May 14 and concluded on November 12. Some details are as follows: – Estimated volume of sediment dredged – 26,273 cubic yards – Estimated amount of processed sediment produced – 12,328 tons – Estimated amount of sediment
CEDA Announces Dredging Days 2012 Updates (UAE)
CEDA has announced updates for the Virtue, Venture and Vision in the Coastal Zone, the conference and exhibition that will take place on 12-13 December 2012 in Abu Dhabi. – Keynote Speaker Mr Amer Al Hammadi, Planning and Infrastructure Executive Director – Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council is confir
USA: Officials Announce Funding for Tangier Island Jetty
Gov. Bob McDonnell and Col. Paul Olsen of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveled to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay to announce they have signed an agreement to build a long-awaited seawall and jetty to protect the Island’s endangered harbor. The project will involve both state and federal f
Virginia Beach to Receive New Sand (USA)
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract to replenish the Virginia Beach oceanfront. The $11.92 million renourishment project, which will begin Dec. 1, includes the placement of 1,250,000 cubic yards of sand from 17th Street to 70th Street. “These sand replenishment proj
USA: Meeting on Grays Harbor Development Set for December 5
A public information meeting for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Project begins at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 5, at the Port of Grays Harbor offices in Aberdeen, Wash. The meeting will focus on the status of the Corps’ General Investigation, a navigation study overview, dat
Australia: Sydney Ports on Right Track
Sydney Ports Corporation has achieved eleven consecutive years of annual container trade growth through Port Botany – the just released 2011/12 Annual Report confirming container volumes are up by 1 per cent to 2.036 million TEUs. Sydney Ports Chief Executive Officer Grant Gilfillan said the volume
China: Guangzhou Port Development Project Introduced
On November 8, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. and CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bids for Section 2 and Section 1 of the hydraulic structure works of Phase 3 in Nansha zone of Guangzhou Port, with a total contract value of 1.573 billion yuan and a construction period of 60
CCCC First Harbor Wins SOA Qingdao Contract (China)
On November 9, CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for the hydraulic structure works of the right-safeguarding law enforcement zone of the Qingdao oceanic science research base, North China Sea Branch of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), with a contract value of 164 million yua
China: CCCC Tianjin Dredging Nabs Important Reclamation Project
Recently, CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. has won the bid for the reclamation project in the east of the east port basin of Tianjin Nangang Industrial Zone, with a contract value of 2.25 billion yuan and a construction period of two years. Located in the south of Tianjin Binhai New Area, with a recl
Breach of Dike Helps Make Maasvlakte 2 Accessible to Shipping (The Netherlands)
To make Maasvlakte 2 accessible to shipping, the PUMA contracting consortium (Boskalis and Van Oord) has started excavation of the temporary dam between the Yangtzehaven and the Maasvlakte 2 ports. The contractor will leverage the water’s force for the very last part. This coming weekend the dam bet
Bangladesh: MPA Inaugurates Dredger “CD Imam Bokhari”
Mongla Port Authority has inaugurated its first & new built dredger “CD Imam Bokhari” along with a crane boat “CB Balian” in Mongla Port on 21 November 2012. The dredger will be used to dredge the channel of Mongla Port in River Pashur ensuring the access of the inbound & outbound ships. These ships
The Netherlands: Construction of Maasvlakte 2 Terminals on Schedule
The construction of Maasvlakte 2 is still on schedule and the first phase is close to completion. After the ‘back door’ was closed on 11 July 2012, contractor PUMA (Boskalis and Van Oord) will open the ‘front door’ next weekend. That is when the Yangtzehaven cut-through will start. The temporary inl
Australia: Pluto LNG Project Receives Engineering Award
Woodside’s Pluto LNG Project has received Australia’s highest honour in engineering, the Sir William Hudson Award presented by Snowy Hydro Ltd. The award was conferred at the 2012 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards; an annual event held in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra. Located
Sefton Project: Significant Archaeological Discovery (UK)
A significant archaeological discovery made at Lunt Meadows, Sefton during habitat restoration work by the Environment Agency has confirmed the work is restoring the site to its natural habitat. The discovery was made in summer of this year during excavation work at the 70ha site alongside the River