Dredging
Italdraghe Introduces Rainbow Eco-Dredger (Italy)
Italdraghe has expanded its range of electric water jet suction dredgers to match the increasingly demanding requirements of those of its customers dredging deep water lakes, hydro-electric reservoirs, mines and quarries. The one-man operated Rainbow Eco-Dredger with its modular, fully-dismountable
Dredging – New Hope for Kiribati
Quarrying for sand gravel in Kiribati’s most populated atoll island South Tarawa will soon be replaced by a safer and a more sustainable alternative – lagoon dredging. The Kiribati Government, through its European Union-funded Environmentally Safe Aggregates for Tarawa (ESAT) project, implemented by
Sembawang: No Public Costs for Dredging (Australia)
The international company behind the proposed $4.9 billion cruise ship and integrated tourism, residential and casino proposal near Wavebreak Island in the Southport Broadwater says it can complete the required dredging to enable cruise ship access within four weeks. President and CEO of Sembawang o
Canada: Sydney Harbour Dredging Meets Expectations
“The $37-million Sydney harbour dredging project was completed to engineered specifications that required the navigational channel to be a minimum depth of 16.5 metres,“ the Sydney Ports Corporation said in Tuesday’s announcement. The dredging project, which began in October last year, was the resul
USA: Orion Dredging Services LLC Bags Tampa Dredging Deal
The Tampa Port Authority authorized more than $9 million in new or continuing contracts, according to bizjournals.com. One of these contracts includes a $4.5 million dredging project with Orion Dredging Services LLC. About the Port The Port of Tampa’s longstanding supremacy among Florida ports is ba
Commission OKs Funding for Missouri River Dredging (USA)
North Dakota’s Water Commission has approved state funding for two dredging projects on the Missouri River in the Bismarck-Mandan area. The 2011 flood altered the river, depositing silt and creating new sandbars. The goal of the dredging projects is to help prevent ice jam flooding. The state will p
USA: South Haven City Council Prepares Dredging Project
The South Haven City Council this week voted to hire a couple of firms to help it prepare the paperwork needed to undertake some dredging projects next spring. Assistant City Manager Paul Vandenbosch stated that the dredging work will be needed to make it easier for boats to pass through certain loc
USA: County Officials Call for Oak Orchard Harbor Dredging
Orleans County officials this week called on the federal government to dredge the shallow harbor at the Point Breeze. County officials said that the sediment hasn’t been removed from the Oak Orchard Harbor since 2004. According to thedailynewsonline.com, the harbor is now so shallow in some spots th
Halifax Port, Panama Canal Sign MoU
The Halifax Port Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Panama Canal Authority. The Port of Halifax is the first port in Canada to sign an MOU with the Panama Canal Authority. The purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is to identify business opportunities, increase awarenes
Clearwater Releases 2012 Progress Report (USA)
The City of Clearwater released its 2012 progress report on implementing its Floodplain Management Plan. The plan, which helps to identify areas in the city that are prone to flooding, enables residents to obtain discounts on flood insurance. The plan serves as a five-year outlook of what residents
USA: DWTS VSAT Helps “Wheeler” Stay Connected
When it comes to communications on a ship, the ideal situation for crew members is when their shipboard communications, such as e-mail, the Internet, telephone and other applications, work much the way they do in their offices on land. This is an area that Product Manager, Defense Wide Transmission
USA: Great News for City of Carencro
Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., released the following statement after the City of Carencro and the United States Army Corps of Engineers recently partnered in moving forward with the ongoing feasibility study for the Beau Basin Coulee: “Since I was first elected, officials with the city
UK: Lend Lease Lands Liverpool 2 Port Contract
Peel Ports yesterday named international property and infrastructure group Lend Lease as principal contractor for Liverpool2, its new £300m deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. The landmark terminal, which will bring some of the world’s largest container ships to the Mersey, will
GLDD Awards Baltimore Port Dredging Contract (USA)
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, today announced the award of a $24.2 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Port of Baltimore. This w