Dredging
Additional Support for LIS DMMP
Congressman Joe Courtney has released the following statement on the U.S. Navy and Electric Boat joining the broad coalition of supporters in Connecticut, including the state’s congressional delegation, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Long Island Sound Dredged Material Management Plan (LIS DMMP)
Tuggerah Schemes in Full Swing
Wyong Shire Council is continuing to carry out a number of projects in and around the Tuggerah Lakes to help improve the health of the estuary. Council’s Waterways and Coastal Section Manager, Mr Luke Sulkowski, said that the Council has been able to do extra improvement works thanks to a $3.25 mill
Kiewit Nets St Paul Island Deal
Kiewit Infrastructure West of Vancouver, Washington, has just won a $10.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for breakwater repair and maintenance dredging works in Alaska. Work will be performed in St Paul Island, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of October 15th 2017. T
October Update on Mill River
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has just released October update for the cleanup of lead impacted sediment by hydraulic dredging in the Mill River. CT DEEP, together with the contractor TRC, is currently dredging, dewatering the sediment, treating the filtrate
Kelowna Dredging Starts
The Cook Road boat launch dredging scheme is officially underway, the City of Kelowna announced. Environmental mitigation and site operations require a complete boat launch closure to accommodate measures for protecting the environment and surrounding infrastructure. The sand will be stored onsite f
More Dredging on River Parrett
A fresh round of dredging on the River Parrett will begin next year, after the Board of the Somerset Rivers Authority agreed to target a stretch between Northmoor and the M5. Following on from the dredging of 8km of the Parrett and Tone in 2014, the SRA has picked out 0.75km between Northmoor pumpin
East Devon BMP Progresses
At the third meeting of East Devon District Council’s Sidmouth & East Beach Management Plan (BMP) steering group, on Tuesday, 13 October 2015, the project received endorsement from Martin Davies, Flood & Coastal Risk Management Advisor at the Environment Agency. The focus of the meeting was the pres
Sandy Point Contract Awarded
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has awarded a $577,000 contract to Western Contracting of Sioux City, Iowa, for adaptive management at the Sandy Point Bend chute complex in Harrison County, Iowa. Work will begin this month with completion expected by the end of December 2015. The c
Sediment Diversions in Louisiana
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) made a recommendation yesterday to advance both the Mid Barataria (75,000 cfs) and Mid Breton (35,000 cfs) sediment diversions to engineering and design. This recommendation is based, in part, on recent results of a suite of diversion
New Gear for Van Oord’s Dredger
Bakker Sliedrecht – specialized in the design, production, installation and maintenance of complex electrical installations – will be taking care of an electrical conversion project on board Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox Terranova. The company recently received order for the engi
RG Tanna in Need of Dredging
Due to the consequent increase in the number of cape size vessels passing Gladstone Ports Corporation’s (GPC) RG Tanna Coal Terminal wharf, there is a need to deepen the existing Clinton Bypass Channel in this area. GPC Chief Executive Officer, Craig Doyle, said that the project would be undertaken
CCCC Tianjin Inks Rizhao Deal
CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the land formation of the southern operation zone in the Rizhao Port’s Shijiu area, Shandong Province. The total value of of the contract is $67 million, with the construction period of 457 days. This scheme involves the land formation of
The Post 45 Goes to Congress
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Jo-Ellen Darcy, yesterday visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, to tour projects affecting the Lowcountry. Darcy toured the Charleston Harbor where she announced the completion of her review this week of the Chief’s Report for t
NWSA to Upgrade Terminal 5
The Northwest Seaport Alliance takes another step toward modernizing Terminal 5 to “big ship readiness” capable of meeting growing marine cargo industry needs. After receiving additional information from potential partners interested in the terminal, the NWSA determined that additional environmental