Dredging
USA: Dredging Starts at Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held on October 29, 2012 to mark the completion of construction on the confined disposal facility (CDF) and the start of dredging at the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal in East Chicago, Indiana. Government officials joined the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE)
JNPT Chairman Calls for Dredging (India)
All ports in the country should be dredged to a minimum depth of 14 metres, stated Luxman Radhakrishnan, chairman of Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Radhakrishnan said: “Because of the inability of our ports to handle larger and huge ships, the country has to lose out Rs1,600 crore annu
USA: Spring Valley Lagoon Treatment Nears Completion
In-Pipe Technology® Company, Inc. announced today it is nearing completion of the first phase of its contract with the City of Spring Valley, IL to reduce lagoon sludge and frequency of dredging events. In-Pipe is on track to exceed the performance criteria of 25% total sludge volume reduction over
MHF Services Reaches Another Milestone (USA)
MHF, a leading provider of packaging, transportation, logistics and technical services of environmentally sensitive materials, recently announced that it is expanding locations for the transfer of hard and soft-sided packaging from trucks to railcars. MHF is well known in the hazardous and radioacti
India: CMC Meeting Focuses on Swarna River Dredging
“Dredging of Swarna River to save water for summer is a prominent issue in the district“, said CMC president Kiran Kumar, in the City Municipal Council (CMC) meeting held on Wednesday, October 31. “Dredging work is usually carried out between October and January and this year, it is already late. Th
USA: Yuma Dredging Plan Unveiled
The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for the performance of dredging services utilizing Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). The requirement will allow for the performance of maintenance dredging at the designated locations within the project footprint. Performance of the contract will inclu
USA: Carolina and Kure Beach Projects Start Soon
The Army Corps of Engineers opened up bidding for the Carolina and Kure Beach renourishment projects. Great Lakes and Weeks Marine entered their bids Thursday, reports wect.com. Army Corps will review the bids and decide in a few weeks. Town officials say the bids look favorable, and the project is
USACE to Award Bonneville Dredging Deal (USA)
The Portland District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a contract for Bonneville B2 Fish Unit Intake Dredging 2013. This dredging project includes maintenance dredging at the Bonneville Dam, Skamania County, Washington. Approximately 8,000 cubic yards will be dredged. A clamshell dredge
NL Agency to Prepare Jakarta’s Coastal Defense Strategy (Indonesia)
NL Agency (Ministerie van Economische Zaken) announced plans to hire a team of experts with adequate knowledge and capacity on an hourly basis to work on the preparation of a Master Plan for the implementation of the coastal defense strategy Jakarta (Jakarta Coastal Defense Strategy). The overall ob
Comments Sought on Entiat’s Shoreline Program (USA)
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on the city of Entiat’s recently updated shoreline master program. The locally-tailored updates will guide construction and development on about four miles of the city’s shoreline along the Entiat and Columbia rivers. Entiat’s
Malaysia: Great News for Samalaju Port
Samajalu Industrial Port Sdn Bhd expects construction of phase one of the RM1.8 billion Samalaju Port to be completed by the first quarter of 2016. It will have an annual handling capacity of 18 million tonnes of cargo for industries operating in Samalaju Industrial Park (SIP), which is part of the
USA: Ecology Seeks Comments on Buckley’s Shoreline Program
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on the city of Buckley’s proposed updated shoreline master program. The draft shoreline program update will guide construction and development along the city’s three miles of White River shoreline. It combines local plans for f
DEP Kicks Off Suwannee River Restoration Project (USA)
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is holding the first stakeholder meeting to begin hammering out the Suwannee River Basin Management Action Plan. The plan will plot the course for restoring the Suwannee River and the unique spring systems that feed it, with activities throughout a
Deltares: Helping to Devise Multifunctional Water Defences (USA)
Deltares is helping the city of New York to devise a New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. The plan describes a vision for restructuring a number of districts close to the coast, with the aim of combining urban development with water safety. The main reason for taking action is a pressing lac