Dredging
Port Klang Dredging Wrapped Up
The capital dredging project to deepen the Port Klang South Channel entrance from 16.5m to current 18.5m has been completed, reported the Port Authority (PKA). This will allow Port Klang to receive mega-sized container vessels, with a round-the-clock tidal free access into the Port and a quicker tur
NRW to Reduce Flood Risk in Tywyn
Urgent work is being carried out to remove gravel which is blocking the flow of water in a Gwynedd river. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is removing 60,000 tonnes of gravel from the River Dysynni as it enters the Dysynni Estuary, in order to protect properties in Tywyn from potential flooding. The bl
VIDEO: Little Mill Creek Flood Risk Management
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is working with its partners to deepen and widen the channel of the Little Mill Creek in New Castle County, DE. USACE is excavating and removing approximately 30,000 cubic yards of material as part of the project which is designed to reduce fl
Canal Tugs: The Next Generation
Engineering Class ‘Telford Rolt’, a new 6.17 meter, 6.25 tonne tug, was launched into the River Soar at Loughborough this month with a naming ceremony performed by Charlotte Wood, Regional Construction Manager South at Canal & River Trust, a major customer of Land & Water Services Ltd. Designed by I
Picture of the Day: VOLVOX ASIA at New Suez
Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, in early April deployed its Trailing suction hopper dredger VOLVOX ASIA to the New Suez Canal project. The vessel has hopper capacity of 10,834m³, and along with three stationary cutter suction dredgers and a la
Nacala Port Loan Deal Signed
The Japanese Government has agreed to provide Mozambique with a loan of about $280 million for the second phase of the northern port of Nacala development project. The memorandum was signed by Deputy Foreign Minister Nyeleti Mondlane and Japanese ambassador Akira Mizutani in Maputo yesterday. The fi
USV for Hydrographic Survey
Technology developed to help Marines plan for amphibious operations in now assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with collecting hydrographic survey data in areas not easily accessed by a manned vessel. Developed by the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi,
VIDEO: ‘Dredging and Nourishment’ by GCCM
The Griffith Center for Coastal Management (GCCM) has just released a video named “Shaping Our Coast – Dredging and Nourishment”. GCCM is a research center, targeting research that contributes to all aspects of the sustainable management of coastal regions as well as facilitating community education
Beach Replenishment Brings Benefits to Tongatapu
A mixture of soft and hard engineering measures has been employed to save the eastern coastline of Tongatapu, the main island of the Kingdom of Tonga. Measures like constructing permeable groynes and short offshore breakwaters supplemented with beach replenishment and coastal planting is being trial
Cairns Responds to Shipping Development EIS
Cairns Regional Council will formally request that a final decision on the dredging of Trinity Inlet be deferred in its submission in response to the Cairns Shipping Development Project Environmental Impact Statement. The submission to the Coordinator General recommends that the project be further a
Mersey River Dredging About to Begin
For the first time in 10 years, dredging operations are set to be conducted in Devonport’s Mersey River, according to The Advocate. TasPorts CEO Paul Weedon said dredging is a highly necessary practice that had taken place in the port for more than 100 years. This dredging work is scheduled to start
Bids Invited for Azov-Don Canal Dredging
FSUE Rosmorport, major owner of the country’s port assets, yesterday released a tender for maintenance dredging works on the Azov-Don Sea Canal. According to the company’s press center, Azov Basin Branch announced an open tender to select a contractor for 2015 maintenance dredging of the waterway. I
DWR Announces $246M for Flood Protection
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced this week proposed funding recommendations for projects that will lower flood risk for thousands of Central Valley residents and also improve wildlife habitat. The projects would be funded through $246 million in Proposition 1E funding tha
Preparations Underway for Maroochydore Project
The mercury hasn’t dropped to winter temperatures yet but Sunshine Coast Regional Council is already preparing Maroochydore Beach for the coming summer season. The Council will begin stage two of the Maroochydore Beach renourishment program in mid-May, which will see beach dredging machinery mobiliz