Dredging
Duck Key Canal Restoration Project on the Table
The Monroe County Commissioners will meet on Wednesday, January 20th, at 9AM at the Marathon Government Center to discuss a proposal from Duck Key residents to relax some county rules on canal maintenance dredging. The commissioners will review a document called Duck Key Canal Restoration which iden
Myanmar-Netherlands Water Challenge 2016 Kicks Off
The Myanmar-Netherlands Water Challenge 2016 is now officially launched, announced Deltares today. The challenge is an exciting program in which university students are invited to investigate key water problems in their own country and cooperate with professionals experts to develop their own ideas
Quick Response by Team Van Oord Limits Damage at Southsea
The Leader of Portsmouth City Council has praised Team Van Oord for carrying out emergency repairs to the sea defense wall in Southsea over the Christmas holiday period. In a letter to Tony Camilerri, MD of Team Van Oord member Mackley, Councillor Donna Jones said she “wanted to put on record how im
Krasnoye Sormovo Ready to Launch Rosmorport’s New TSHD
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – has just announced that the launching ceremony for the 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’ will be held on January 29th 2016. The dredger comes as the first in a series of three TSHD 1000 vessels that the shipyard is
Hilo Harbor Pier 4 Project Includes Dredging
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), Harbors Division, celebrated last Friday, January 15, the Pier 4 Project at Hilo Harbor with a groundbreaking and dedication/blessing ceremony. The project consists of multiple phases: dredging and construction of the Pier 4 Inter-Island Cargo Terminal
Monmouth County to Continue Shark River Dredging
Monmouth County Freeholders Thomas A. Arnone and Serena DiMaso became, respectively, Freeholder Director and Deputy Director at the Board’s 2016 organization meeting held earlier in January at the Biotechnology High School. Following a business meeting that appointed the freeholder and citizen membe
USACE Announces Public Meetings on Dike Rehabilitation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will host three meetings in January for members of the public to learn more about a draft rehabilitation report for Herbert Hoover Dike. The Corps will conduct the meetings in communities around Lake Okeechobee to discuss a draft summary of a
Wreck Pond Restoration in Full Swing
Work has begun on the key component for restoration of Wreck Pond in Spring Lake, NJ, with the American Littoral Society and friends organizing a kick-off event on Tuesday, January 19 at 1 p.m. The event will take place on the boardwalk at the corner of Brown and Ocean avenues in Spring Lake, NJ. A
More Money for South Padre Island Beach Renourishment
The city of South Padre Island is about to receive $$1.25 million from the Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Grant for the city’s beach renourishment project. This was announced by Reuben Treviño, Coastal Resource and Parks Administrator, following last week’s Shoreline Task Force me
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 10-17). Deepening Scheme on Delaware River Enters Blasting Phase The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company began rock blasting operati
USACE Makes Progress on the Sea Gate Project
Work continues in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, where the U.S. Army Corps of engineers, NY District, is constructing four T-groins to reduce erosion. The work is mainly benefiting the larger Coney Island coastal-storm risk reduction project immediately east of the area that has been providing storm risk reduc
Port of Bordeaux Dredging Tender Released
The Port of Bordeaux last week issued a tender for dredging works along the estuary’s access channels. The project is aimed to provide safe navigation for vessels entering and exiting the port. This will allow the port to improve its maritime access and adapt to the changing global fleet and its ter
Connecticut’s DEEP Supports DMMP for Long Island Sound
Commissioner Robert Klee of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, few days ago offered the following comment on release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Final Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Long I
New Company Structure for Royal HaskoningDHV
Royal HaskoningDHV has announced a simplified organisation and management structure. As of 1 January 2016 the company has consolidated its activities into four Business Lines and four regions, enabling closer collaboration and faster decision-making. The new structure consists of four Business Lines