Dredging
Russia: NCSP Group Signs Krasnodar Region Agreement
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port PJSC announced that on 21 September 2012 NCSP Group and the Novorossiysk City Administration signed an agreement of intent for implementation of an investment project in the Krasnodar Region. The agreement was signed at the XI International Investment Forum Sochi-201
USA: Army Corps Awards Jamaica Bay Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a contract for $3.9 million to Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company of Quincy, Mass., for the maintenance dredging of the Jamaica Bay Federal Channel at Rockaway Inlet. The maintenance dredging will restore authorized channe
Sunshine Coast Trainee Wins Prestigious Award (Australia)
Twenty-year-old Tynnan Byrne has added another trophy to his pool room after winning the Apprentice Of The Year Award for the Earthmover and Civil Contractors annual awards night in Sydney last week. Tynnan has worked with Sunshine Coast dredging, civil construction and marine engineering company, H
Jammu and Kashmir Establishes Wullar Lake Development Authority
After nearly two years of inordinate delay the Jammu and Kashmir Government has finally constituted the Wullar Development Authority (WDA) to restore the pristine glory of Asia’s largest freshwater lake – Wullar – in north Kashmir. Officials said the formation of the WDA will streamline implementati
Tetra Tech Awarded USD 24 Million EPA Revitalization Program (USA)
Tetra Tech, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a $24 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide technical, analytical, and programmatic support services to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program. Under
USA: Pearl River Valley Officials to Discuss Dredging Plan
According to a news release, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Northwest Rankin Middle School’s cafeteria to discuss a proposed comprehensive dredging plan. ”The preliminary meetings were held with a few leaseholders and a dredging plan
Deltares: New Managing Director (The Netherlands)
Maarten Smits (51) will take up his position as the new managing director of Deltares, the research institute for water, subsurface and infrastructure, with effect from 1 December 2012. He will succeed Harry Baayen, who will be retiring effective the same date. The new managing director describes De
SOKIT: Capricorn Coast Dredging is Sensitive Environmental Issue (Australia)
Community action group, Save Our Keppel Island Taskforce (SOKIT), hold grave concerns for local marine life if GKI Resort Pty Ltd proposed Revitalisation Plan goes ahead. GKI Resort’s environmental impact statement (EIS) identifies large volumes of acidic soil in the area of the proposed marina with
USA: Lincklaen Cleanup Project About to Begin
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that a $10 million cleanup of contaminated soil will begin in mid- to late September at the Solvent Savers Superfund site, a chemical waste recovery facility, in Lincklaen in Chenango County, New York. Soil and ground water on the site were contamin
USA: Manson Nabs Sabine-Neches Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract to Manson Construction Co., in the amount of $8,758,350, for maintenance dredging of the Sabine-Neches Waterway, Port Arthur Canal, turning basin, junction area and Taylors Bayou in Jefferson and Orange counties, Texas, and Camer
Osiris Marine and Nordic Offshore JV Reaches Milestone (UK)
After securing and successfully completing two major cable projects in the Irish Sea, and a further fault investigation on an Interconnector underway, the joint venture of Osiris Marine Services and Nordic Offshore Marine look to the spot charter market to provide a cost effective solution to subsea
Ghana: Parliament Approves Funding for Takoradi Dredging
Parliament has approved a credit facility agreement for an amount of €197 million to finance the design, civil and dredging works at the Takoradi port. The agreement which is between the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA) with the government of Ghana as guarantor and the KBC bank NV, Belfius B
Indonesia: Jakarta Prepares for Floods
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has announced that rainy season would hit Jakarta this October. Head of Water Resources Maintenance for East Jakarta Water Management Public Works Sub-Department, Sunarto, stated that his department supports the effort to prevent flood by n
USA: Sheboygan River Dredging Set for Next Week
The bridge over the Sheboygan River will be closed to traffic during the next week because of the dredging project. From 7:00 pm to 7:00 AM, September 25-27, 2012, the Eight Street Bridge will be closed. During these periods, Ryba Terra Joint Venture will be dredging approximately 1,400 yards of sed