Dredging
Gruber’s Grove Bay Remains Highly Contaminated Site
In 2003, Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin was placed on the federal list of Impaired Waters pursuant to the Clean Water Act. Despite two previous dredging actions, the bay remains one of the most highly contaminated sediment sites in the State of Wisconsin. This winter, the Army at Badger Army A
Ocean City Dredging Operations About to Begin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, announces that dredge CURRITUCK, based out of the Corps’ Wilmington District in North Carolina, is slated to arrive in Ocean City tomorrow, Friday July 15, to conduct maintenance dredging in Ocean City Inlet over the coming days. Dredge CURRITUCK
Video Showing Capabilities of Cutter Suction Dredgers
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has released an interesting video showing capabilities of cutter suction dredgers. Dredging with a cutter suction dredger takes place while the vessel is moored with spuds or anchors and consists of powerful cutting action combined with suction. Cutter suct
Ebsford’s Fountains Abbey Project Wins Heritage Award
Ebsford Environmental has won the Heritage Award at the 2016 Constructing Excellence Yorkshire and Humber Awards for their work on world heritage site Fountains Abbey. The ceremony, held at the New Dock Hall conference venue in Leeds, recognizes the very best companies, collaborations and projects s
Canada Invests in Central Nova Small Craft Harbors
Sean Fraser, Member of Parliament for Central Nova, has announced that the Government of Canada is investing $10.8 million over the next two years in the repair and maintenance of harbor infrastructure at seven small craft harbors in Central Nova. “I am very proud to announce this major investment f
More Work Needed at Guimaras-Iloilo Ferry Terminal Project
The Guimaras-Iloilo Ferry Terminal (GIFT) project is not yet ready for opening; there are still several works to be finished before its inauguration. This was reported by city administrator Norlito Bautista after mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog met on July 11 project stakeholders to include developer Doub
COWI Working on Major Coastal Protection Study
COWI – in cooperation with NIRAS, DHI, and Hasløv & Kjærsgaard – is working on a feasibility study that will analyze the best solutions for the protection of the Denmark’s North Coast. The study is focusing on beach nourishment along half of the coastline combined with individual coastal structures
Meeting on Murrells Inlet Dredging Set for Next Week
The Georgetown County Public Services Department has scheduled a public meeting in the Murrells Inlet community to present plans for an inlet dredging project expected to begin this fall. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 21 at the Murrells Inlet Community Center. Of
BHP Billiton Releases Update on Samarco Scheme
BHP Billiton today provided an update on the recovery and response effort following the breach of the Fundão tailings dam and Santarém water dam at Samarco’s iron ore operations in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in November 2015. Works to stabilize tailings deposits along the impacted sections of the river s
Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site Review Continues
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just announced that the next meeting of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site Community Advisory Group (CAG) will be held Thursday, July 21st 2016, at the Saratoga Town Hall. The main aim of these meetings is to discuss the second five-year review fo
Royal IHC Launches Dual-Track Study Program
In just a few weeks from now, Royal IHC will be launching a dual-track study program for engineers from universities of applied sciences. The company’s Technical Training Centre (TTC) will begin with this dual training program in September 2016. The program is aimed for students of mechanical engine
Savannah Outer Harbor Deepening 15% Complete
The MOL Benefactor is the first vessel to call on Savannah through the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal. At a capacity of 10,100 twenty-foot equivalent container units, the Benefactor is also the largest ship ever to call the Port of Savannah. The massive container ship, scheduled to move over
NRFCC to Spend £24 Million on Flood Defenses
The Northumbria Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (NRFCC) has launched its business plan for 2016/17, which will include more than £24 million for work at Blyth, Killingworth, Hartlepool Headland Walls and Greatham South. It also announced in its 2015/16 annual report that it’s overseen 125 proje
GPC Starts Clinton Channel Investigation Work
Planning is underway for Gladstone Ports Corporation’s (GPC) Clinton Vessel Interaction Project, which will investigate improvements to the safe passage of vessels through the Clinton Channel in front of GPC’s RG Tanna Coal Terminal wharf. As a result of increased vessel traffic from Wiggins Island