Dredging
UK: Funding Secured for Cart River Dredging
Building plans for a renewable energy industry hub on the banks of the River Cart have received a GBP 350,000 boost, reports the Evening Times. The National Renewables Infrastructure Fund, which has been established to support the development of port and near-port manufacturing locations for offshor
DP World Wins Prestigious Award at 8th India Shipping Summit
Global marine terminal operator DP World has won the Maritime Infrastructure Award at the 8th India Shipping Summit 2012 in Mumbai in recognition of its commitment and foresight in developing and operating ports that act as catalysts to promote trade. The award given to DP World, Subcontinent was re
Dredging 2012 Conference Approaches (USA)
The fourth specialty conference on dredging and dredged material disposal, Dredging 2012, will be taking place in San Diego, CA on October 22—25, 2012. Highlights of the conference will include: – More than 50 exhibitors demonstrating the latest products and services in the field – More than 200 tec
Army Corps Unveils Port Everglades Dredging Plans (USA)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has introduced plans for the maintenance dredging project at the Port Everglades Harbor, Broward County, Fl. This dredging project consists of a Base and six options. Base work occurs within the Entrance Channel from Station 0+00 to Station 74+50. The project depth for t
Belgium: CEDA Annual Meeting Set for Next Week
The 34th Annual General Meeting of the Central Dredging Association will take place on Tuesday, 16 October 2012, at the Van der Valk Hotel Beveren, in Beveren-Waas, Belgium. The AGM meeting, this year under the name “Major European Projects in Dredging, Land Reclamation and Offshore”, will be follow
GVK Gains Approval for Port of Abbot Point Development (Australia)
GVK has welcomed the Australian Federal Government’s approval of its Terminal 3 (T3) Development at the Port of Abbot Point, near Bowen, under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EBPC Act). Following a rigorous and thorough assessment process by the Department of Susta
Blue Haven Marina Joins IGY Network (Turks and Caicos Islands)
Ideally located in Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Blue Haven Marina has just joined the IGY network. Slated to open in the summer of 2013 to yachts up to 180 feet and initially a max draft of 5.5, plans for maintenance dredging will bring its capacity back to the original 12 feet proj
Philippines: Dagupan City Calls for Rivers Dredging
Rivers in the city are in need of dredging as they are already heavily silted to the point that most of them are less than two meters deep. City Vice-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez cited the rivers traversing barangays Pantal, Pogo Grande, Lasip Grande and Malued as having this condition, based on the fin
SCCT Completes Navigational Trials (Egypt)
The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) had two successful navigational trials to test the port access and turning basins for 15,500 TEU vessels. The first trial was on the “Eleonora Maersk” arriving from the Suez Canal’s North Bound Convoy, with a draft of 14.9 m. She berthed alongside before safe
USA: Onondaga Lake Dredging Continues
After a three-week shutdown, Honeywell will resume the Onondaga lake dredging project today. The slight delay on the project was caused by residents’ complaints over the bad odors. These odors were a nuisance but never a health threat, said John McAuliffe, Honeywell’s Syracuse program director. Over
Navgathi Marine: Two Cutter Suction Dredgers Delivered (India)
It was a momentous occasion for Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions Pvt Ltd, with the successful delivery of two cutter suction dredgers for Irrigation Department, Kerala State. The dredgers were contracted to KSINC for construction and the work was done by APM Marine. Navgathi Marine Design did
USA: BCWID Approves Lake Brownwood Dredging
The Brown County Water Improvement District approved dredging in Lake Brownwood at their board meeting Tuesday evening. BCWID General Manager Dennis Spinks said that the district will now allow waterfront property owners to conduct dry dredging between the current water level and the normal maximum
Governor Tours Mud-to-Parks Site (USA)
Governor Pat Quinn yesterday visited the East Peoria riverfront to announce the innovative Mud-to-Parks program, which makes use of soil dredged from the silt-choked Illinois River to build a new park on Lake Michigan. Sixty barge loads of sediment dredged from the Illinois River at East Peoria are
EPA Issues Woonasquatucket River Cleanup Decision (USA)
EPA has selected its cleanup plan for addressing contaminated sediment, soil, surface water and groundwater at the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site in North Providence, R.I. Residents living along the Woonasquatucket River, recreational visitors, including anglers, and constructio