Dredging
Terminal A Extension Project Approved
Environment Minister Mary Polak and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone have issued an environmental assessment certificate to Rio Tinto Alcan for the Terminal A Extension project in Kitimat. The decision was made after considering a review led by British Columbia’s Environmental A
IADC to Host More Conferences in the Future
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is interested in hosting more conferences in the future following the success of its 50th Anniversary Conference, “From Birth to Boom: Asian Maritime Megastructures”. The conference which was held at the Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong
Green Light for Abbot Point Growth Gateway Project
The Palaszczuk Government today welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s decision to approve the final environmental impact statement for the Abbot Point Growth Gateway Project. State Development Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said that the decision meant that if one or more of the proposed Galilee Basin
USACE to Release Draft Report on Herbert Hoover Dike Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is about to release a draft copy of a rehabilitation report on Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee for public review and comment. USACE plans to issue a draft summary of a dam safety modification report and an associated draft envi
Alphatron and Van Oord Sign Maintenance Agreement
Alphatron Marine today announced the signing of a 3-year global maintenance agreement with Van Oord. The contract is for the maintenance and support of all navigation and communication equipment on board Van Oord’s fleet of more than 80 vessels. Van Oord – specializing in dredging, offshore oil & ga
VIDEO: Royal IHC Splashes TSHD JUN YANG 1
The naming and launch ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1 took place on Saturday, 19 December 2015, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The dredger is being built for CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd (GDC), and the ceremony was performed by Ms. Li We
Panama Canal Expansion Project Reaches 96 Percent
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that the Panama Canal Expansion project is now 96 percent complete. In line with this, ACP CEO/Administrator Jorge L. Quijano provided a next-step update at an industry event held last Friday in Panama City. “We are very close—only four percent remains
GLDD and USACE Continue Broadkill Beach Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has just released an aerial photo of the ongoing project to deepen the federal channel of the Delaware River and use the material to build a dune and berm at Broadkill Beach, Delaware. This project involves dredging as needed within the existi
Northwest Seaport Alliance Terminal 5 Improvements Begin
Contractors will begin driving test piles at the Northwest Seaport Alliance Terminal 5 in Seattle the first week of January. The installation will last through March. The pile driving and testing is part of the design phase of the terminal’s improvements. Test results could help reduce the final num
Downer Wins Next Phase of Leith Flood Protection Scheme
Work on the next phase of the Leith Flood Protection scheme improvements in north Dunedin will start next month, according to the Otago Regional Council (ORC). ORC director engineering, hazards and science, Gavin Palmer said that Downer EDI Works Ltd. has been awarded the contract to complete planne
Caterpillar to Showcase Latest Equipment at bauma 2016
Caterpillar and its German dealer, Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, will exhibit a suite of technologies, services and equipment at the bauma 2016 (April 11-17) show in Munich, Germany. The company will showcase safety, productivity and equipment management solutions, as well as more than 60 Cat® product
HYPACK 2016 Training Event Starts in Two Weeks
HYPACK – provider of tools for the Hydrographic and Dredging Industry – will hold its 23rd annual HYPACK USA Training Event from January 4–7, 2016 at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa, FL. This 3-day training will cover all the aspects of single beam and multibeam hydrographic surveying and dredge management
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – December 2015
The Panama Canal Expansion Program is the largest project at the canal since its original construction. The project will create a new lane of traffic along the canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. The existing locks allow the passage of vessels that
PHOTO: Naming of Cutter Suction Dredger Mangystau
On 16 November, a naming ceremony was held at Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, for the second of Van Oord’s Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) 650, the Mangystau. Damen received the first order for a CSD650, the Ural River, from Van Oord at the end of 2014. With delivery scheduled si