Dredging
Salmons Brook Scheme on Track
The Environment Agency is continuing work on a £15.3 million flood alleviation scheme that will reduce the risk of flooding from Salmons Brook in north London. The scheme has now been under construction since May 2013 and is progressing well. The prolonged wet winter of 2013 to 2014 delayed some pla
Nigg Bay PoAN Submitted
Following more than two years of consultation, and an ongoing feasibility study, Aberdeen Harbor has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) to Aberdeen City Council – the first stage of the formal planning application for a potential expansion of the current harbor into Nigg Bay. In order
Murray Mouth Dredging Progress
Dredging operations at the Murray Mouth that are aimed to maintain connectivity (exchange of water) between the river and the Southern Ocean are now in their sixth month. So far, dredges operating in the Tauwitchere and Goolwa Channels managed to remove approximately 610 000 cubic meters of sand. Ro
The Trust Reports Record Year
The Canal & River Trust, entrusted with the care of 2,000 miles of waterways, reported a record year for the waterways across England and Wales with the publication of its Annual Report & Accounts for 2014/15. According to the report, a strong financial performance in 2014/15 saw income rise 10% to
Minimal Dredging for New Tug Harbor
BHP Billiton has approved a $240 million for the purchase of six additional tugs and construction of a new eight pen Tug Harbor at Hunt Point in the Port Hedland Port. The investment will also include the upgrade of workshop facilities, operational and service berths and two small boat moorings at t
Panama Canal Expansion – July 2015 (VIDEO)
The latest update for the largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program, has been just released. The massive Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, increasing
Patriot to Dredge Grays Harbor
Tacoma-based American Construction Co. is scheduled to begin annual maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel in Grays Harbor Inner Harbor by July 25. The company will dredge up to 500,000 cubic yards of material in the inner harbor near Aberdeen, Washington, working through September 3
Florin Creek Works About to Start
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District recently awarded a $7.2 million contract to PRS Newland JV for improvements along Florin Creek in south Sacramento. Construction will generally be between Highway 99 and Franklin Boulevard. The work includes relocating utilities, and widening and
Pitch Talks Call for Young CEDA Participants
Young CEDA will be hosting a session during CEDA Dredging Days 2015 conference and exhibition which will take place in the Conference Centre, Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from 5-6 November 2015 under the theme “Innovative dredging solutions for Ports”. The Young CEDA session, which will take pla
Cohasset Harbor Dredging Deal Awarded
Maintenance dredging of portions of the Federal navigation channel in Cohasset Harbor will be completed under the terms of a $1.7 million contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The contract, awarded on July 13, 2015, will be accomplished by H2H Associate
Gulf Coast Chapter – Call for Abstracts
As announced earlier this month, the Marriott’s AC Hotel in New Orleans will be the host to the WEDA 2015 Gulf Coast Annual Meeting. The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association – representing Alabama, Florida (West Coast), Georgia (Western), Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas – annual m
JULONG Delivers Two CSDs
JULONG DREDGER has successfully delivered two sets of cutter suction dredgers as well as one work boat to a customer in Astana, Kazakhstan. The two cutter suction dredgers have a pump capacity of 2000 m³/h each and dredging depth of 12m. The dredgers also come along with a series of optional equipme
Completion of TIGER Grant Work at Steelpointe
Last Friday, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes announced the completion of the Transportation Investment Generation Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant funded infrastructure work at Steelpointe Harbor. “Developers are coming back to Bridgeport b
St. Johns River Dredging Forum
The plans to deepen as much as 13 miles of the St. Johns River from 40 to 47 feet are the subject of a public forum set for Tuesday night. Jacksonville’s main shipping channel is a 21-mile stretch of the St. Johns River extending from the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean to the Jacksonville Port [&hellip