Dredging
VIDEO: Pearce Creek Public Meeting and Tour
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, last Friday, April 15th 2016, took local residents for a tour of the Pearce Creek Dredged Material Containment Field (DMCF) in Earleville, MD. Although progress with the installation of the impermeable liner at the Pearce Creek DMCF has been s
USACE Hosts Industry Day for Small Business Contractors
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, will host an Industry Day for small business government contractors on May 4, 2016, at the district’s headquarters building. This event will be held in conjunction with National Small Business Week, May 1-7, 2016. The purpose of the event is to p
Busy Q1 for UniSite Group
UniSite Group, a Chinese company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, took an active part in many project all over the world in the first quarter of 2016. In this time frame, UniSite supplied a significant amount of
Port of Baltimore to Receive $105M in Federal Funding
U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has just announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Energy and Water Development funding bill includes $105 million to invest in the Port of Baltimore. In the next step of the appropriations process, the bill wil
India, Germany Sign Agreement on Namami Gange
An Implementation Agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation under the Namami Gange Program was signed in New Delhi last week between the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and German International Cooperation (GIZ) of Germany. The objective of the agreement is to enable res
Record Figures for bauma 2016 Show
A seven-day bauma 2016 show has come to an end, bringing more than 580,000 visitors from 200 countries to Munich, Germany. The show gathered a total of 3,423 exhibitors—1,263 from Germany and 2,160 from abroad—from 58 countries who presented their products, developments and innovations on some 605,0
Preparations for Jeffrey Lake Dredging Underway
The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District is making preparations for a dredging project at Jeffrey Lake that will begin in early May. Central intends to remove a large amount of sediment that has accumulated in the lake over the years. The project will result in significant improveme
BEML Signs MoU with Dredging Corporation of India
BEML LIMITED has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. for indigenous design, development and manufacture of spares for dredgers. The MoU was signed by Shri P Dwarakanath, CMD, BEML and Shri Rajesh Tripathi, CMD, DCI Ltd. in the presence of Shri Nitin Gad
PHOTO: Spotlight on Panama Canal at IADC Seminar
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) held a five-day Dredging Seminar in Panama last week (April 11-15). During the first two days of the seminar, 32 participants from 13 countries visited the Boskalis’ Punta Pacifica land reclamation project and a rock loading facility in Vaca
Klaipeda Reveals Plans for New Dredger
The Klaipeda Seaport Authority will, in the near future, have its own dredger. Last Friday, April 15th, the authority announced its plans to buy a new dredger. In order to maintain depth in and around the port area, the authority will next month release a tender for the procurement of a self-propell
Port of Foynes Maintenance Dredging Kicks Off
The maintenance dredging operations at the Port of Foynes are scheduled to begin today, according to the Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC). The dredging works will be undertaken by the SFPC’s multicat Shannon 1. Operations will be conducted by using a plough, and will be located within the Port of
DSAm Completes Maintenance Program for DEME’s Flintstone
The fallpipe vessel Flintstone has departed from Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm), following a six-week program of maintenance and repairs. The Flintstone underwent a comprehensive program of maintenance, surveys and testing in the run-up to her Special Survey, spending a total of 28 days in drydoc
MTCC Scores Two Dredging Contracts
The Maldives Transport and Construction Company (MTCC) has won a contract to build a causeway between the islands of Madaveli, Hodehdhoo and a habor in Faresmaathodaa, according to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure of the Republic of Maldives. The Madaveli scheme will involve the reclamatio
Gearing Up for the Panama Canal Opening
In little over two months’ time, the Inauguration Ceremony of the new Panama Canal will mark the completion of the largest infrastructure undertaking in the waterway since the original canal construction back in 1914. The official opening ceremony of the expanded canal will take place on Sunday, Jun