Dredging
Pembroke Power Station (UK): dredging operation set to begin
A dredging operation which will allow abnormally large and heavy equipment bound for Pembroke Power Station to be delivered by sea instead of road, is set to begin this week. [mappress] Source: Milford & West Wales Mercury, January 14, 2010;
A Deep-Water Submersible That Can Switch to Autopilot
The Nereus can take orders through a 25-mile-long fiber-optic cable, but if that snaps, it can find its way back to the mother ship. Source: Discover, January 14, 2010
Deepening of the Dutch Scheldt estuary nearby, Belgium Goverment counts down
The Belgian dredging companies are already booked. By the end of February they will deepen the Westerschelde on Dutch territory. [mappress] Source: De Standaard, January 14, 2010
US Army Corps of Engineers proposes $400 million Columbia River jetty rehab
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Corps of Engineers is proposing an 18-year construction project that would cost more than $400 million to rehabilitate eroding jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River. [mappress] Source: Seattle pi, January 13, 2010;
Upcoming dredging works for London Gateway Project (UK)
Dredging and survey work along London Gateway Route will start next week [mappress] Source: Port of London, January 13, 2010
Mexico: heavy lifting specialist Mammoet rolls CSD Mercurius over land
Boskalis / Dragamex together with Mammoet make good progress in Cuyutlán, Mexico on getting equipment into the lagoon. [mappress] Source: Maasmond Maritime, January 14, 2010
Fl.,USA: joint beachfill project demands over 1 mio cy of sand, Great Lakes presents lowest bid
AVALON — A major emergency beach fill project that may result in more than 1 million cubic yards of sand being placed on beaches here and Sea Isle City this spring took a major step forward on Friday, Jan. 8. [mappress] Source:capemaycountyherald,January 13,2010;
University of Iowa (USA) finds PCBs just before Indiana Harbor dredging work takes off
University of Iowa researchers have confirmed that sediments of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind., are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). [mappress] Source: Science Daily, January 12, 2010
The Netherlands will continue its support to Bangladesh in river dredging
Dhaka, Jan 13 – The Netherlands will continue its support to Bangladesh, especially in water management, sharing its own experience of being at the heart of a European delta, the Dutch ambassador said. [mappress] Source: BD24News, January 13, 2010
Belgium: decision day over Scheldt dredging
The Belgian port of Antwerp will today learn whether the deepening of its key River Scheldt artery is going ahead, following a court ruling in the neighbouring Netherlands. [mappress] Source:lloydslist,January 12,2010
Ike-damaged Galveston (USA) seawall under repair
GALVESTON, Texas — The Army Corps of Engineers says repairs to Galveston’s Hurricane Ike-damaged seawall should be finished by April 1. [mappress] Source:.chron,January 12,2010;
USA: 126-acre dredge material placement area contract awarded for La Quinta Channel extension
The US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has awarded the first construction contract associated with the long anticipated construction of the La Quinta Channel Extension project. [mappress] Source: Heavy Lift, January 11, 2010
Dredging work is crucial for Port of Dover (UK)
The Port of Dover has had its own dredger for some time. Nigel Stokes, assistant harbour master, explains that the David Church, which carries out both suction and grab dredging, is in use hoovering up the silt that gets deposited in the harbour all year round, non-stop. [mappress] Source: Port Stra
Madagascar’s new port of d’Ehoala is in business
A new port on the southern tip of Madagsacar opened for business last year – Port d’Ehoala near Port Dauphin. [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships, January 12, 2010