Dredging
USA: Anamar Conducts Charleston Harbor Sampling Operations
The pre-dredging activities, which include collecting sediment samples from the Charleston Harbor, are currently underway, and it’s a very complex job to be done. Terry Cake, the vice president of Anamar Environmental Consulting of Gainesville, Fla., said: “The United States has some of the most str
Canada: Bad Weather Delays Ojibwa’s Arrival
The remnants of Hurricane Sandy played a big part in the discussions of the Project Ojibwa Engineering Team at their meeting in Hamilton on November 7. The wet and windy weather played havoc with several aspects of the preparation for the move and offload of HMCS Ojibwa, Canada’s last Oberon class C
Lack of Dredging Impacts Great Lakes Shippers (USA)
On August 15, response coordinators at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie received notice that the motor vessel Paul R. Tregurtha, owned by Interlake Shipping Company of Ohio, grounded on the west side of Neebish Island in the vicinity of what is commonly known as the “Rock Cut.” The vessel is carr
Australia: Greens Senator Hosts Public Meeting in Gladstone
Australian Greens Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters, will host a public meeting in Gladstone tonight to discuss the future of the Great Barrier Reef, and the tourism and fishing industries that depend on it. The rash of port developments planned for the coastline could result in 55 Melbourne Cr
CRP: Water Turbidity Model Shows Encouraging Results (New Zealand)
Highly sophisticated computer models of the turbidity from material disturbed during extraction of rock phosphate nodules by Chatham Rock Phosphate have shown encouraging results. The modelling work is being undertaken by Dutch applied research organisation Deltares using complex modelling technique
Russia: Kozmino Port Dredging Completed
The dredging project at the Spetsmornefteport Kozmino’s Berth Number 2 has been wrapped up. To complete the dredging program, the contractor deployed one dredger, three floating cranes, four barges and two tugboats. The completion of this very important project would ensure access of 120,000DWT tank
ACC Sues Officials of Bangladesh Dredging and Construction Company
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will soon file a case against two top officials of Bangladesh Dredging and Construction Company Limited on charge of misappropriating around Tk 140 million from a private bank. The Commission on Thursday decided to file the case against managing director of Bangl
Ust-Luga Sea Port Develops Its Infrastructure (Russia)
JSC Ust-Luga company continues to develop the infrastructure of Ust-Luga Sea Port. Currently, the design of the drainage system of surface waters is being completed. Developed solutions are related to the construction of release for estuarine watercourse in Yugantovsky Cape and drainage system of su
USA: Army Corps Awards Contract for Sandbridge Beach Replenishment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the contract for the Sandbridge Beach replenishment project to Weeks Marine, of Camden NJ. They were the low bidder with a bid of $15,350,000, all inclusive, to place 2 million cubic yards of sand along the five-mile beach from Back Bay National Wildlife
The Netherlands: Port of Rotterdam Organises Port Management Programme
Last weekend, the Port of Rotterdam Authority concluded the fourteen-day Port Management Programme which it organised for the third time. Twenty-two professionals from international partners from countries including China, Qatar, Brazil and Oman gained insight into all aspects of the Rotterdam port
DTC Initiates Cutter Suction Dredger Simulator Training in USA
On April 7th, 2013, Dredge Technology Corporation (DTC) will introduce its well-known Simulator Training to the USA. The training will be presented in collaboration with the Netherlands-based Training Institute for Dredging (TID) and makes use of TID’s own Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) Simulator. For
UK: Reef Subsea Achieves Another Milestone
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a series of offshore trials on its recently launched Q1000 subsea trenching ROV. The capabilities of both the trencher and its Laun
Idreco: ISD 350 Dredger Delivered (The Netherlands)
Idreco delivered the dredger for Kieswerk Wissel GmbH part of the Putman group. This ISD 350 has an underwater pump and engine with a suction depth of 24 meters. The dredger is equipped with our PK 350 pump driven by our electric direct drive system with a 500 KW motor. Production capacity up to 600
USA: Ecology Begins Review of Steilacoom Shoreline Program
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on the town of Steilacoom’s proposed updates to its shoreline master program. The draft shoreline program update will guide construction and development along the town’s 3.7 miles of marine shoreline, extending into Chambers Ba