Dredging
USACE Celebrates Completion of Hatchery Creek
Officials celebrated the completion of the Hatchery Creek Restoration Project below Wolf Creek Dam during a dedication ceremony last week. The ceremony was held for a 21-month stream and wetland mitigation project that triples the length of the stream and prevents sedimentation pollution from making
Intracoastal Waterway Dredging Scheme Begins
The Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) began the Intracoastal Waterway deepening this week to allow for better passage of commercial and private vessels. A deeper Intracoastal will result in an increased economic benefit to the commercial and recreational marine industry, which will benefit a
Kupang to Get New Breakwater
Dr. Basuki Hadimuljono, the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, has agreed to build 500 meter long breakwater along the beach of Namosasin, in the city of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, according to the Antara News. “During his visit here on Sunday the Public Works and Housing Minister promise
Esteros Dredging Scheme Moves Ahead
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has collected 720 truckloads of dredged material during its 49-day “3-in-1” cleanup drive at seven esteros in Metro Manila. The project is a combination of the agency’s Estero Blitz, Lingap Barangay and Linis Palengke programs. Director Baltazar M
Bandidhoo Harbor Opening Ceremony
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has officially inaugurated the Dhaalu atoll Bandidhoo harbor. This development scheme, worth around $3.4 million, involved construction of a 1000 ft x 300 ft harbor. The contract was signed on March 10, 2014 between the Maldives Transport and Contracti
Castle Peak Power Station Jetty Requires More Dredging
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately 10 months, dredging operations will be carried out within the Castle Peak Power Station Jetty, Tap Shek Kok area. According to the Hong Kong Marine Department (MARDEP), these operations will be carried out by one grab dredger with two split hop
Agreement Reached on Dredged Material Dumping Area
Schleswig-Holstein recently granted Hamburg permission to continue to deposit dredged material near Buoy E3 in the North Sea. The new permission substantially increases the scope for action to continuously keep the water level deep in the Port of Hamburg. “For the around 10,000 seagoing vessels annu
Mashpee Seeks Corps of Engineers Permit for Dredging
The town of Mashpee is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with dredging and disposing of material as beach nourishment in Mashpee, Mass. The proposed work is dredging and the discharge of dredged material
USACE Hopper Dredge Essayons Keeps Hawaii Shipping Moving
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Essayons just finished vital maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channels in Honolulu, Barbers Point, Kahului, Hilo, and Nawiliwili commercial harbors. The last time the federal navigation channels in these harbors were dredged was in 1999.
Crown Estate to Approve Angus Council Dredging Licence
Angus Council scheme to dredge Arbroath’s flagship marina and keep it as navigable as possible is still on the table, waiting for the approval of the authorities. Shearwater Dredging Ltd. has been awarded the contract to remove 12,000cum of silt from the inner and outer harbors as well as the naviga
Another Milestone for Liverpool2 Container Terminal
The first six cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes arrived in the River Mersey on Sunday, 1 May, ready for installing and commissioning at the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal. Produced by leading Chinese manufacturer ZPMC, which also supplied the five ship-to-shore cranes already on
Four Port Operators Pre-Qualified for Corozal Port
Four port operators were pre-qualified during the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for companies interested in competing to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain the Corozal Container Terminal. The four pre-qualified companies were: APM Terminals B.V. (the Netherlands); Terminal
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Reports First Quarter Results
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, Great Lakes reported revenue of $163.1 million, net loss of $4.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $13.0 million. “The Company’s first quarter 2016 res
Hamilton City J-Levee Project Begins
Representative Doug LaMalfa participated in the groundbreaking of the Hamilton City J-Levee project yesterday, which will replace 6.8 miles of 110-year old levee to protect Hamilton City’s 2,000 residents from flooding. The project has received over $30 million in Federal funding and is slated to r