Dredging
Kai Tak Development Project Includes Dredging (China)
Hong Kong Marine Department has announced that the marine construction works to build a barge loading dock will be performed at the former Kai Tak Airport runway. This development project, which includes some scope of the dredging program, has begun on October 3 and will last for about four months,
USA: Jones Lang LaSalle Announces Fourth Annual Seaport Report
Competition for market share of inbound shipping remains fierce among U.S. ports, especially as the east coast gears up for an expanded Panama Canal and trade flows continue to shift among developed and emerging countries, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s fourth annual seaport report. As reported i
Philippines: DOTC Unveils Caminawit Port Development Project
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has lined up more development projects in the country in addition to a number of projects that it has earlier announced. The latest listing includes the Caminawit Port development project in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro and the construction
India: Dredging Project Flagged Off in Hangaarakatte and Kodibengere
On Wednesday, Kota Srinivas Poojary, Minister for Muzrai, flagged off the dredging operations to remove the silt accumulated in Hangarakatte and Kodibengre fishing dock. Speaking on the occasion, he informed that the dredging work will soon begin in Hejamadi and Gangolli, a survey has been conducted
Dredging on Indiana Harbor Set for Fall (USA)
Due to a delay in shipping some of equipment, the dredging project at the Indiana Harbor and Canal should begin later this fall. The USACE plans to remove about 4.6 million cubic yards of sediment, deepening the waterway to restore the harbor and ship canal to navigable depths. This project is desig
Ecology Extends Comment Period on SMS Changes (USA)
The public has two additional weeks to review and comment on draft rule changes to the state’s Sediment Management Standards (SMS) for cleaning up contaminated in-water sediments. The current public comment period started Aug. 15, 2012, and was slated to end Oct. 15. But the Washington Department of
South Plainfield Cleanup Plan Finalized (USA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to address contaminated ground water at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey to prevent its use as a source of drinking water. In response to public input, the EPA is changing its proposed plan
USA: EPA Changes Farmingdale Cleanup Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a change to its plan to clean up ground water at the Liberty Industrial Finishing Superfund site in Farmingdale, New York. Industrial operations at the Liberty site, including aircraft parts manufacturing during the Second World War and metal pl
USA: Senator Pushes for Grasse River Cleanup
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld to expedite and finalize the company’s commitment to multi-million dollar facility upgrades at their Massena plant. Schumer has been working with Alcoa and the EPA for over a year to finally make public a long-delayed clean-up plan for
Deltares: Unique Anti-Piping Experiment Successful (The Netherlands)
Geotextile positioned vertically in a dike can stop piping. That has been proven by an experiment with the textile on IJkdijk in Bellingwolde (the Netherlands). Geotextile has been used in hydraulic engineering for some time now but using it for piping is new. The experiment has shown for the first
Australia: Flood Support Program Announced
The Victorian Coalition Government has today announced a $5 million program to restore flood damaged catchments and improve environmental conditions for tourism businesses and irrigators in flood affected areas. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan said the 2012
UK: Red7Marine – The Partner of Choice
As an established provider of specialist subsea services to the offshore energy markets, Red7Marine continues to develop its range of fully integrated bespoke equipment and has made a commitment to being considered ‘The Partner of Choice’ where subsea excavation solutions are required. Following an
USA: Army Corps Uses GIS to Improve Efficiency
Combining visual communication with access to information and analysis is helping transform the way the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is managing its assets, serving the public and communicating with partner agencies – thanks to Geographic Information Systems technology, better kno
USA: Hampton Harbor Dredging About to Begin
The Division of Parks and Recreation notified visitors to Hampton Beach State Park to expect machinery and equipment on the beaches and roads in response to the Hampton Harbor dredging project. The division will be relocating sand pumped onto the beach at South Beach to replenish the northern end of