Dredging
Officials to Discuss Beneficial Use of Dredge Material
Lake Erie is one of Ohio’s greatest assets and its harbors must be dredged regularly to keep ports open for shipping, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said in its latest announcement. Much of the material dredged from the lake currently is dumped into the open waters of the lake. However, mo
Damen Delivers DOP Pump to Cadzand Dredging Project
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered DOP submersible dredge pump to the Cadzand dredging project in the Netherlands. The dredging scheme, being undertaken by the Dutch contractor Martens & Van Oord, has quite a challenge in store – unexploded ordnance (UXO). The village of Cadzand is located in th
Rosmorport Acquires Hopper Barge Aleksandr Shatalov
FSUE “Rosmorport” has announced that the company’s Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin Branch recently purchased self-propelled hopper barge Aleksandr Shatalov. The vessel, built in 1988 at the Romanian Drobeta Turnu-Severin shipyard, is designed to take out soil from the dredging site to the disposal site. To
Isle of Wight Coastal Strategy Consultation Opens
The Isle of Wight council and the Environment Agency have launched a three month public consultation on a draft Coastal Strategy for the West Wight shoreline. The strategy coastline includes the towns of Yarmouth, Cowes, East Cowes, Freshwater, Totland, Colwell, Newport Harbor and surrounding areas.
Lyme Regis Beach and Harbor Works About to Begin
Annual harbor dredging and beach works are set to take place in Lyme Regis this week. The works will be carried out between 7 and 13 April when the tides are at one of their lowest points in the year. Works are restricted to these dates as tide levels dictate the amount of access hired […]
Savannah Outer Harbor Dredging Continues
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has just released a photo of the dredge Padre Island working in the Savannah outer harbor. The photo taken on March 30th 2016, shows the Padre Island of Great Lakes Doc & Dredge Company deepening the outer channel as part of the Savannah Harbor Ex
Wasa Announces Two Important Milestones
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor, has just announced two important milestones. The company recently locked down the Rauma Fairway and Harbor dredging project. According to Wasa Dredging, this huge scheme is scheduled to last over 2 years. The project will invol
Corps of Engineers Proposes Cohasset Maintenance Dredging
At the request of the town of Cohasset, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is proposing urgently-needed maintenance dredging of the Cohasset Harbor Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Cohasset and Scituate, Mass. The town of Cohasset is the local sponsor. The immediate proposed
Chicopit Bay Dredging Operations Start
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asks the public to use extra caution in the waterways and on land features within the Mile Point construction area on the St. Johns River. The construction zone contains a variety of vessels, including large barges and a dredge with pipelines, in the Chicopit Bay are
Boskalis Completes Acquisition of STRABAG Wasserbau
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has concluded the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH. The agreed price of the transaction was EUR 70 million. With the transaction Boskalis acquires the equipment, personnel and relevant contracts of STRABAG Wasserba
Mississippi to Receive $13.3M in Federal Funding
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced that Mississippi will receive $13.3 million in federal funding for recovery from recent severe storms and flooding. Mississippi will receive $13,306,631 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Emergen
IQPC Summit: Focus on Coastal Development Projects in Gulf
The Coast and Marine Engineering Summit, which is being organized by the International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), will take place on April 24-27, 2016 in Abu Dhabi. Former Ministry of Works and Housing Undersecretary and Coastal Planning and Engineering Consultant, Nayef Omar Al Kalali,
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 28- April 3). Carolina and Kure Beach Nourishment Works in Full Swing The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reporting that much progress has been made on the coastal storm damage reduction work being performe
Damen DOP Submersible Dredge Pump Celebrates 25 Years
The DOP submersible dredge pump is this year celebrating 25 years since it was first introduced to the market. During the course of the 25 years, hundreds of dredge pumps have been sold all over the world. From the beginning, DOP submersible dredge pumps have been designed and built by Damen Dredgin