Dredging
Gulf Coast Council Meeting Set
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) will next month meet to vote on approval of the Initial Funded Priorities List (FPL) and the Spill Impact Component Rule (Rule), pursuant to the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Co
NCDOT Application up for Comment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, is soliciting public comments on an application from the North Carolina Department of Transportation seeking Department of the Army authorization to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States associated with the proposed
Kure Beach Project to Kick Off
The next beach nourishment (now called storm damage reduction) project is scheduled to begin today (November 16) in New Hanover County. During the works, approximately 592,000 cubic yards of sand will be placed in two areas: from the N. Carolina Avenue in Carolina Beach to Myrtle Avenue; and from Da
Paranaguá Dredging on the Way
The federal government of Brazil has awarded a $103 million worth contract for the dredging of the Port of Paranaguá. According to the Port Administration of Paranaguá and Antonina (APPA) announcement, the contract for the deepening of the port’s access channel was signed with DTA Engenharia and rep
More Eminent Domain Actions in NJ
The Christie Administration has filed its first eminent domain actions to attain easements from beachfront property owners in northern Ocean County required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a federally funded engineered beach and dune project that will protect one of the areas hardes
Team Van Oord at Flood & Coast
Team Van Oord will be represented by two speakers at an important industry event that will advance the debate about flood and coastal erosion risk, resilience and response. Convened by the Environment Agency, Flood & Coast 2016 will tackle the big questions and challenges in flood and coastal risk m
Largest Ever Mandurah Dredging
A record amount of sand has been moved in the annual campaign to provide safe navigation at Mandurah Ocean Entrance and to widen Town Beach. Department of Transport (DoT) General Manager of Coastal Infrastructure Steve Jenkins said that the annual sand bypassing and replenishment project, funded by
Commissioning of Krievu Island
The Freeport of Riga ambitious Krievu Island project will be officially commissioned today, November 16 at 14:00 EET, in Latvia. Built under the framework of “Development of Infrastructure on Krievu Island for the Transfer of Port Activities from the City Centre” – the €133.65 million project repres
Flood Project Underway in Exeter
The Environment Agency, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council are working together to design and build a scheme which will reduce flood risk for the city of Exeter. The £30 million worth flood defense project has been split in two phases with the phase 1 now substantially complete. Phase 2 of
IADC Award Winner Announced
Rudy Helmons, a PhD-Candidate in Dredging Engineering at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), has won the IADC Young Author Award in 2015. The award was presented by René Kolman, secretary-general of IADC during the CEDA Dredging Days 2015 conference in Rotterdam (November 6th 2015). Helmo
Extra Capacity for Port Hedland
The Government of Western Australia has identified ways to increase the shipping capacity in Port Hedland’s channel by 16 per cent over the next three years, Transport Minister Dean Nalder announced last Friday. According to Nalder, new modelling of the Pilbara Ports Authority and independent mariti
Abra River Needs Dredging
The Ilocos Sur provincial government and a Taiwanese mining firm have just signed an agreement for the immediate dredging of the narrow and silted Abra River which threatens low-lying areas in Metro Vigan, the Philippines. Raymund Sinay, Environment and Natural Resources Management Officer, said tha
NRW Wraps Up Peterstone Works
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has been working to clear 225 meters of overgrown drainage channel that will protect homes in Peterstone from flooding. The Internal Drainage Districts (IDD) have been working on projects like this since joining NRW earlier this year and were due to carry out work on th
Dredging Event in Beaumont
Chris Ransome & Associates, Inc. (CRA) and Orion Marine Group have announced their upcoming half-day dredging seminar, “Dredging Your Docks”, to be held on December 2, 2015, at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Beaumont. CRA and Orion Marine Group have been conducting dredging conferences at other port syst