Plans for a new multi-million dollar cruise ship berth released yesterday by the Lyttelton Port Company will open up new tourism opportunities for Christchurch, said Tourism Minister Paula Bennett. The $56 million dollar berth, funded by the Christchurch City Council, through its port company will e
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge MURDEN arrived in Ocean City Friday and began carrying out Assateague Bypass dredging operations Saturday. According to the Corps, the MURDEN is scheduled to work in the area for about a month, and will be removing material from in and around the channel, wit
Rohr-Idreco recently completed installation of a RISD350-M 14” (350mm) electric dredge for application in the North American sand and gravel market. The customer needed a new and efficient deep-digging electric dredger and they decided to move forward with the machine which has a digging depth of 90
A Damen cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 has been delivered from Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, to start work on a canal dredging assignment in the province of Groningen, in the north of the country. In order to execute the project, which involves the extraction of approximate
Twenty-six infrastructure projects from across the West Midlands are in line for this year’s ICE West Midlands Project Awards. The awards recognize outstanding examples of West Midlands’ design and construction completed in 2016. According to the Institution of Civil Engineers, 2017 has seen the gre
The 30th IAPH World Ports Conference will take place in Bali, Indonesia, on 7-12 May 2017 at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC). Under the main conference theme of “Enabling Trade. Energizing The World”, this event aims to bring together all stakeholders in discussing various maritime issues an
Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, launched the maintenance dredging of the River Niger from Ajaokuta to Onitsha on Friday, saying that it will promote multi-modal transport and cheaper coastal services across twenty eight states of Nigeria. Speaking at the flag off ceremony, Amaechi com
Cowlitz County and the Washington Department of Ecology have completed their environmental review for the largest proposed coal export terminal in North America. “The in-depth report details how the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals project near Longview in Cowlitz County would cause numerous impac
Egypt’s Damietta Port and the Armed Forces Engineering Authority last week signed a cooperation protocol for the construction of a new multi-purpose terminal. According to the DPA Chairman, AD./ Ayman Saleh, the new terminal will have a depth of 17m, berths 630m long, and back area of 75,000m². Sale
The Oak Island Coast Guard Station dredging program, undertaken by Southwind Construction Corporation, started last month and it is in full swing now. Under this scheme, dredging operations are being conducted in Coast Guard Station Oak Island Entrance Channel and Basin, Range 1 and Range 2, with fi
Few weeks ago, a non-propelled spoon dredger Waka Nami Go was transferred to the North-Western Basin Branch dredging fleet. According to FSUE “Rosmorport”, the vessel – purchased by the company in March 2017 – has become the fourth dredger of the basin branch and 58th vessel within the fleet. The ve
GRAHAM Construction Civil Engineering team continuing to make excellent progress on the Folkestone seafront scheme with the dredging work and level raising operations well underway. According to the company’s latest report, the project team has adopted an innovative approach in relation to beach nou
Following the success of the first event, the second FLOODEX show will take place 17th – 18th May 2017, at the Peterborough Arena. The FLOODEX is the trade event for flood defense and the water level management (WLM) sector looking at flood defense, prevention, mitigation and drainage. Exhibitors wi
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 24-30, 2017). Port Arthur’s Expansion Project on Display The Port Arthur is ready to hold mandatory pre-bid conference for the port’s Berth 5 Expansion Project. Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Tommy Norto
