Dredging
WMI Completes Two Major Investments
Weeks Marine, Inc., Houma, LA, has announced the completion of two major investments that will increase the competitiveness and efficiency of the company’s dredging, sediment slurry pumping and placement capability in Coastal Louisiana and around the USA. Both cutter suction dredge EW Ellefsen and t
Public Meeting Set on Marsh Lake Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting a public meeting May 4 about the Marsh Lake ecosystem restoration project to update the public on the current plan and get feedback to better the project. The meeting will take place at the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area and Sta
Hung Hom Dredging Kicks Off
For the next ten months, marine works involving dredging operations will be carried out near the Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom. According to the Marine Department Notice, the works will be carried out by one grab dredger and one hopper barge, with one tug providing assistance. The number of vessels e
VolkerStevin to Build New Jetty
VolkerStevin has been awarded a £34 million design and build contract for the reconstruct of jetty at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) that will house the new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. The existing Middle Slip jetty, originally built in the 1920’s, has seen severa
Hanson Marine to Get Sand from San Francisco Bay
Hanson Marine Operations, a subsidiary of Lehigh Hanson, has won a 10-year mining permit for sand removal from San Francisco Bay. The permit was approved by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (SFBCDC) on Thursday, April 16, 2015. It allows Hanson Marine to mine up to 1.141
Hitachi Presents Super Long Front Excavator
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) will introduce its largest super long front medium excavator at Intermat event this week in Paris. With an extended operating range, the ZX350LC-5 model has been specially designed for earthmoving on dredging, bank maintenance and slope finishing pro
Salix Completes River Nar Project
Salix, a company involved in spillway and shoreline protection, silt removal (lake desilting/dredging), wetland ecological enhancement and habitat creation schemes, has just completed a project to help to improve wildlife habitats on a section of the chalk River Nar at Pentney, near Kings Lynn in we
VIDEO: Van Oord Dredgers in Kuwait
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) is building one of the largest oil refining plants in the world, the Al-Zour Refinery. The refinery will be constructed on land reclaimed by Van Oord in ‘sabkha area’, a salt plain near the coast some 30 kilometers north of the Saudi border. The project invol
VIDEO: FKAB Dredger NOSPER
FKAB Marin Design, Sweden, has just released a video about one of their latest designs, the Dredger NOSPER – No Split Engine Room. After several years of designing for the dredging industry, where they have created both pure split hopper barges, trailer suction dredgers with bottom doors as well as
Lymington Winter Dredging Completed
As part of a five-year dredging program at Lymington Yacht Haven, pontoons M and N were successfully dredged during the early part of 2015. The dredging restored both pontoon fairways and every berth to a minimum of 2.5m below Chart Datum. In addition, the busy areas at the marina entrance and in fr
Sustaining San Francisco’s Maritime Tradition
The San Francisco Port Commission has executed a new 20-year lease agreement with BAE Systems for maritime ship repair that will sustain San Francisco’s 150-year tradition of shipbuilding and repair. The agreement includes a provision that could extend shipyard operations through 2045. BAE Systems S
Picture of the Day: ‘Sospan Dau’ at Work
Construction works on the second phase of a major £36 million coast protection scheme in Tendring are now in full swing with trailing suction hopper dredger Sospan Dau blowing sand across the location. Phase one of the project between Holland Haven to Fernwood Avenue was recently completed, with the
Brisbane Port and UQ – Fruitful Partnership
The Port of Brisbane has joined forces with the University of Queensland for a $2 million research project to develop new port-related engineering solutions. The three-year Port of Brisbane project is one of the first ventures by UQ’s Australian Institute for Business and Economics, set up last year
Manson to Dredge Sabine-Neches Waterway
Manson Construction Co. of Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $4.2 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District for pipeline dredging of the Sabine Pass Channel Reach of the Sabine-Neches Waterway in Jefferson County, Texas, and Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The contract