Dredging
EA Delegation Tours Team Van Oord’s Flood Alleviation Scheme
A delegation of senior managers from the Environment Agency last week enjoyed an ‘informative’ site visit to a flood alleviation scheme being delivered by Team Van Oord. The EA party, which included the Agency’s new Chief Executive, Sir James Bevan, visited the site, near Pease Pottage on Tuesday, 7
Works on Extending Chambers Wharf Start Soon
The Port of London Authority has just announced that on or about 29th June 2016, contractors working on the Tideway Tunnel Project will start works which will involve extending Chambers Wharf approximately 35 meters nearer to the Southern edge of the channel. These operations will include dredging,
Meeting on New Bedford Harbor Cleanup in Fairhaven
Local environmental advocacy group Hands Across the River Coalition, Inc. meets monthly on the last Wednesday of each month and the next meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Fairhaven, MA. Hands Across the River Coalition, Inc. advocates for the safe cleanup of New Bedford Harbor a
Fureys Creek Dredging About to Begin
Jacks Point ramp beside the Patukirikiri Reserve has been closed temporarily due to health and safety concerns around deep mud at the end of the ramp, according to the Thames-Coromandel District Council. The Coromandel-Colville Community Board has approved further dredging of Fureys Creek to help im
Comment Period for Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project
The Review Panel for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project yesterday announced the start of a comment period on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the Marine Shipping Addendum submitted by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Interested parties are invited to provide comments on these and ot
Officials Announce Passage of $10 Million for Long Island Sound
Representatives Rosa DeLauro, Steve Israel and Nita Lowey have announced that $10 million in funding for Long Island Sound was included in the Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The nearly $6.1 million increase in funding for Fiscal Year 20
OLEC Meeting Next Week
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission will hold its next quarterly meeting Wednesday, June 22, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Ohio State University Stone Laboratory, Put-in-Bay. The meeting discussion will focus on strategic planning for the Commission, continuing progress with the Lake Erie Protectio
Marina Dredging Seminar in Brisbane, California
Sierra Point Yacht Club in Brisbane, California, will be the host of a Regional Training Seminar covering the complicated and complex planning, permitting, and project management issues associated with marine dredging projects in coastal and inland waters. The seminar entitled “Marina Dredging: Plan
Moray Council Opts for Liebherr Excavator
Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, invited Liebherr-Great Britain to design and supply an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, MV (Marine Vessel) Selkie. The R 936 excavator, supplied with marine specification and two excavation buckets, was sel
Fountain Lake Dredging Project on the Way
Shell Rock River Watershed District officials said that they are drawing closer to dredging Fountain Lake. “We’re moving full steam ahead,” said Administrator Brett Behnke. Director of Field Operations Andy Henschel said that the Watershed District recently closed on a purchase agreement with Richar
Krasnoye Sormovo Delivers TSHD Sommers
Following successful sea trials, Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – has completed delivery of the trailing suction hopper dredger Sommers. The Sommers is the lead vessel in a series of three 1000 m³ TSHDs that are being built for Rosmorport. The TSHDs were designed
Panama Canal Expansion – June 2016 Update
The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, increasing the waterway’s capacity. The existing locks allow the passage of vessels that
Bucket Dredging Phase Completed in Port Fourchon
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) has announced the completion of the bucket dredging phase in Slip D, the latest development in Port Fourchon’s Northern Expansion area. The initial dredging of Port Fourchon’s new Slip D, which broke ground less than one year ago, is the most recent bench
St. Marys River Dredging Included in Maritime Strategy
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met yesterday to discuss their ongoing partnership to grow the economy and create jobs. On behalf of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, they released the first-ever regional strategy to jumpstart the Great Lakes-S