Dredging
New Onondaga Lake Visitors Center Opens (USA)
The Onondaga Lake Visitors Center is now open giving the community a chance to experience and learn about the lake cleanup firsthand. The center was designed and built by Honeywell to provide public access to the significant work taking place by hundreds of scientists, engineers, and skilled craft l
Corps Introduces Channel Islands Harbor Dredging Plan (USA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has unveiled plan for the maintenance dredging project at the Channel Islands Harbor federal navigation channel. This very important project consists of biennial maintenance dredging of the Channel Islands Harbor federal navigation channel and sand trap, and maintenance
USA: EPA OKs South Terminal Project
EPA is issuing its final approval to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to construct the South Terminal project, a 28-acre marine terminal in New Bedford Harbor, the primary purpose of which will be to provide critical infrastructure to serve offshore renewable energy facilities and accommodate futur
Nigeria: APM Terminals Introduces New Mega-Port Project
APM Terminals and its consortium partners have announced plans to develop a new greenfield mega-port project and Free Trade Zone at Badagry in Nigeria’s Lagos State, 55 km (34 miles) west of Apapa and the Port of Lagos on the Benin-Lagos Expressway. At full build-out, the deep-water full-service por
Andrews Puts Jobs and Economy at Risk, Says Minister (Australia)
Daniel Andrews’ back-flip on developing a second container port at the Port of Hastings will put thousands of Victorian jobs at risk and rip $1 billion from the state economy every year, according to premier.vic.gov. Minister for Ports Denis Napthine said Labor should never again be trusted to manag
BMT Group: Australian Capabilities Enhanced
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the acquisition of Western Australian marine and coastal specialists, Oceanica Consulting Pty Ltd. Oceanica will further strengthen BMT’s capacity and technical offering in Western Au
USACE Galveston Awards San Jacinto Placement Area Contract (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $1,382,700 to New Orleans-based Bailey-CKY, a small disadvantaged veteran-owned small business, to perform construction of dewatering ditches at the San Jacinto Placement Area relating to the Galveston harbor a
USA: Governor Deal Calls for USD50 Million in New Funds for Dredging
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that as part of his FY2014 budget proposal, he will seek an additional $50 million in funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project at the Georgia Ports Authority Board meeting. “I am committed to allocating funds and time to this pivotal link in our logistics network,
IMS Aquatic Weed Harvester Destroying Totora in Laguna de Colta, Ecuador
Local authorities in the municipality of Colta, Ecuador recently purchased an IMS Model 5012 LP Versi-Dredge with 12 in. (305mm) discharge, newly-developed patent pending Razor Tooth WeedmasterTM Cutterhead aquatic plant harvester and interchangeable horizontal cutterhead. The dredge was delivered i
Philippines: Department of Agriculture to Upgrade IFPC
The Department of Agriculture will set aside P200 million to rehabilitate and upgrade the Iloilo Fish Port Complex (IFPC) and complete the construction of a breakwater to protect fishing vessels docking at the port. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala made the commitment during a ceremonial grou
Xiangyu Dredging – “2012 China Dredging Company of the Year”
Xiangyu Dredging Holdings Limited, the largest privately owned dredging company in China in terms of dredging volume in 2010, has been awarded “2012 China Dredging Company of the Year” by Frost & Sullivan, the globally renowned consulting company, in recognition of Xiangyu Dredging’s outstanding ach
USA: Plan for Bellingham Waterfront Redevelopment Moves Ahead
Port and City officials have made public the latest draft Waterfront District master plan and have scheduled meetings of the Waterfront Advisory Group, in anticipation of submitting a draft plan into the formal review process by the end of the year. “Our goal has been to complete and submit a draft
The Netherlands: Deltares Performs Scale Test with Coral Reef
Deltares is performing scale test with a coral reef in the Scheldt Flume in Delft. The tests, commissioned by the University of Western Australia in Perth, are to be completed at the end of November. Aim of the tests is to find out to what extent the disintegration of the coral reef affects wave exp
Dredging on Santee Boat Basin Set for December (USA)
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced that the Santee Recreation Area boat basin will be temporarily closed on Dec. 3. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will dredge the basin to improve boating access. The basin and boat ramp, located just east of Santee in Knox County, will be closed for