Universities in Wales and Ireland are joining forces to investigate how coastal defense schemes can be improved by more eco-friendly designs, reported the Welsh Government. More than €3 million of EU funds is being invested in the Ecostructure project, which will develop and trial new methods to enh
Dredging works for West Bay and Lyme Regis Harbors have been rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances, according to the West Dorset District Council’s latest release. Works at West Bay will start again today and run through to 4 April with some night shift work, if required, the announcement said
Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, along with state representatives Bill Strauss, Paul Schmid, Christopher Markey, Robert Koczera and Antonio Cabral, last week visited New Bedford, MA, to discuss how to improve the Port of New Bedford. Mayor of New Bedford, Jon Mitchell, City Council Pr
IADC’s (International Association of Dredging Companies) 54th International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation was officially launched yesterday, March 26, in Abu Dhabi. The 5-day course will be attended by over 30 participants, reports IADC. According to IADC, the course is aimed to provide an und
New season of the Fox River Cleanup Project, designed to reduce risk to human health and the environment due to the presence of PCBs in Fox River sediment, is now officially underway, according to the Fox River Cleanup Group. “Operations for 2017 got underway on March 20 and are expected to continue
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lake Odessa Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project on April 6 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony, which celebrates the completion of the habitat restoration project, will be held at the Fox Pond Over
Five leading dredging companies are taking part in public tender for the reconstruction of approach channel and inland water approaches to the deep-water quays of Yuzhny seaport, reports Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA). According to USPA, the following companies have submitted their proposals to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has announced that their contractor, Newt Marine Service, from Dubuque, Iowa, last week started the final phase of an island restoration project. Construction work on this restoration scheme, located by Harpers Slough, near Lynxville, Wisconsin, i
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deployed their hopper dredger Currituck to Florida in February 2017 to provide relief to small inlets and waterways clogged by recent storms. The Currituck will travel to the east and the west coasts of Florida before moving north in mid-April, USACE said in its late
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 20-26, 2017). Jawaharlal Nehru Port Dredging Plans on the Table Press Information Bureau (PIB) of Government of India said that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved fresh estimate
New York Attorney General, Eric T. Schneiderman, earlier this week highlighted the disastrous impacts President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could have across New York State, A.G. office said in its announcement. Standing along the Gowanus Canal, which is
Maintenance dredging has started to restore navigation channels at Lancelin and the removed sand will be used to restore beaches, the Western Australia’s Department of Transport (DoT) said. DoT Coastal Infrastructure General Manager, Steve Jenkins, said that this maintenance dredging project, manage
Ramboll, Arup and TEC Tunnel Engineering Consultants have won the tender for client consultancy on the upcoming Fehmarnbelt fixed link between Denmark and Germany. The 18km combined road and rail link will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world. The consortium has collaborated on the design of
Bridlington Harbor’s new grab dredger, named Gypsey Race, is set to arrive at the harbor during the next week, according to the Yorkshire Coast Radio. The vessel will be used to keep Bridlington Harbor dredged to maintain safe passage for all vessels in and out of the harbor and it is envisaged that
