Dredging
ICE Coastal Management Conference in Amsterdam
The Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) 8th Coastal Management Conference will take place on 7-9 September 2015, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This is the first time ICE is organizing the event outside of the UK. Occurring every four years, this international conference will attract engineers, sc
Lake Decatur Dredging Continues
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) is continuing dredging operations of the 2,800-acre (11 km2) Lake Decatur in Illinois. During the multi-year project, aimed to restore the lake’s capacity by approximately 30 percent, the company will dredge nearly 11 million cubic yards of material from
Cape Coral Dredging About to Begin
The City of Cape Coral plans to begin dredging in the North Spreader Canal on Monday, June 29. This project will continue for several months and will be completed no later than mid-November. The City’s Public Works dredging crew will be working in the canal Monday thru Friday from 7:00am to 4:00pm,
Dutch F-16 Inspects Vecht River Levees
At the request of the regional water board Groot Salland, an F-16 fighter aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force inspected the levees of the river Vecht on 4 June. The F-16 was equipped with a RecceLite pod, using a photo camera to identify sand boils near levees as an indication of a potential
Photo Update: New Suez Canal Almost 83 Pct Complete
About 214 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been removed so far from the New Suez Canal project, according to the head of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Mamish. This figure represents almost 82.7 pct of the targeted 258 million cubic meters, Mamish said. The executive director of dr
WEDA – Final Call for Abstracts
The Board of the Pacific Chapter of WEDA (Western Dredging Association) has announced the final deadline for submitting abstracts for a technical presentation that will be held during Fall 2015 conference in San Rafael, California. Presentations on all aspects of dredging and disposal, navigation st
Picture of the Day: Barito Equator in Indonesia
With the 2,500 m³ capacity, the Damen-built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD), Barito Equator is the first of its kind constructed in Indonesia and also the largest Damen standard hopper dredger built to date. Last October, the launching and naming of Barito Equator took place at Indonesian shi
Comments Invited on Chicago Dredged Material Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) yesterday released for public comment the “Chicago Area Waterways Dredged Material Management Plan and Integrated Environmental Assessment.” The plan contains recommendations for managing material dredged from the Calumet Harbor and River and the Calumet-Sag
Reef Health Floats Above Politics, QRC Says
The 40th meeting of the Great Barrier Reef ministerial forum held in Brisbane today is another display of the state and federal government’s commitment to rise above politics and protect the reef, said Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief Executive Michael Roche. Australia is on track to avoid a
Lyme Regis Coastal Scheme Completed
The latest major part of a project to improve sea defenses in Lyme Regis has been completed. Phase IV, a £19.5 million plan, has focused on protecting homes, roads and infrastructure on the eastern side of the town from coastal erosion and landslips. To mark its official opening, a ceremony will be
Egypt Ports and Waterways Summit Kicks Off
The long-awaited Egypt Ports and Waterways Summit, aimed to give insight into the future of the country’s maritime and trade infrastructure, began today at the Intercontinental Citystars Hotel in Cairo and will run until 11 June 2015. Sponsored by some of the leading players in dredging industry, th
Canal and River Trust Plans More Dredging
The Canal and River Trust has introduced a plan to carry out a £15 million dredging scheme in the next two years as part of their £80 million 10-year dredging program. The Trust has agreed a two-year extension of the dredging contract with Land & Water to complete the increased amount of work. The p
Lakelands Part of Massive Breakwater Project
Lakelands Concrete Products, located in Livingston County (Lima, NY), is in the midst of a high profile project producing almost 1,000 precast concrete dolosse to be used for the Port of Oswego breakwater/shoreline protection program. These 32,000 pound a piece concrete structures were designed by t
Damen Upgrades Van Oord’s Stornes
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has recently been in Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Rotterdam for a scope of work which allows the vessel to operate at greater water depths in future. Stornes is a 175m long, 26.24m wide, DP2 vessel, used for subsea rock installation to protect piping. Sin