Conwy County Borough Council recently hired HR Wallingford to conduct physical modelling of the Colwyn Bay’s new beach defenses. “The Council wants to assure the longevity of the new beach, which has to date involved the placing of approximately 500,000m³ of dredged material, and has commissioned HR
Marine works at Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, involving dredging operations and piling works, will be extended for another six months, the Hong Kong Marine Department (MARDEP) just announced. In its latest update on the dredging operations carried out in this area, MARDEP said that these works will
The construction of a flood protection scheme for Hawick is a step closer after Scottish Borders Councilors approved the final outline design of the project. The decision taken at council meeting on Thursday, March 2, means that the publication of the scheme can now take place in April 2017. Upon th
Over the next few weeks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge vessel Currituck will be busy working in the Federal channel at the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) and the Okeechobee Waterway (OWW). According to the Corps Jacksonville District, this shallow-draft special purpose dre
The Provincial Government of Cagayan is open to investors interested to dredge the heavily silted Cagayan River, according to the provincial administrator, Mr Joseph Llopis. Llopis reiterated the observation of Agriculture Secretary, Emmanuel Piñol, during the aerial assessment to determine the exte
Members of the Providence Working Waterfront Alliance yesterday testified before the House Committee on Finance in strong support of Budget Article 16, Section 4. According to the Working Waterfront Alliance’s release, this legislation would appropriate $10.5 million for the construction of a new Co
In 2017, the Azov-Black Sea Basin will see the largest scope of dredging, announced Olga Gopkalo, Chief Specialist at Morstroytechnology, during the 4th International Forum of Dredging Companies in Moscow. During the forum, held on February 15th 2017, Olga Gopkalo provided a review of promising proj
Victoria Atkins, Member of Parliament for Louth & Horncastle, held her second Flood Forum last Friday at the Grange & Links Hotel in Sandilands to address issues around coastal flood mitigation. Local residents were able to question the relevant organizations about the safety and security of their h
The Environment Agency is continuing work on the Badsey Brook flood risk management scheme that will reduce flood risk to properties along the Badsey and Bunches Brook in Broadway, Childswickham and Murcot and Aldington to the River Avon. As a condition of the planning application, detailed archaeol
Hamburg Port Authority yesterday released a video named “Creating Space for Container Giants – Last Pile Removed”. The video celebrates completion of the Vorhafen Harbor Basin Deepening project. According to the HPA, the deepening of the Vorhafen entry has improved ship access connection to the cent
Denbighshire County Council is due to start essential dredging works at Rhyl Harbor on Monday, 6 March. “For public safety reasons, a number of parking spaces, sections of the boardwalk and quay walls along the dock will be closed off during the work which is expected to take approximately three wee
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, has invited the public to participate in an open house on March 16 for the proposed improvement of the Mobile Harbor Federal Navigation Channel. The open house will be held at the Bayfront Pavilion in Daphne, Ala., from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. “This event
Earlier this week, a delegation from Germany visited the construction site of the future ‘Container Terminal Odessa’, which is owned by Hamburg Port Consulting. State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Mr. Rainer Bomba visited the construction site at the Quara
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just introduced the March 2017 edition of Terra et Aqua. Terra et Aqua is a quarterly publication of the International Association of Dredging Companies, emphasizing “maritime solutions for a changing world”, IADC said. It covers the fie
