Officials in Redwood City this week snipped a thick, red ribbon signifying the completion of the Port of Redwood City’s $17 million modernized wharf. It is the first new wharf for cargo ships in the San Francisco Bay Area that meets the latest operational, seismic, and sea level design standards for
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, will soon undertake a massive dredging scheme. This project will consist of maintenance dredging of the Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel reaches including the Anchorage Basin, Between Channel, Upper Brunswick Channel, Lower Brunswick
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, made plans to invite contractors for the Detroit River maintenance dredging program. The areas that will be dredged are specified by the Government. During this cleanup project, water samples will be collected at the overflow weir, stored and analy
UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) have developed a new roadmap, which identifies the research and development areas that need to be addressed to make marine energy cost competitive with other energy technologies. Marine energy resources, consisting of wave
The Royal Navy submarine has concluded its contribution to the search for the signal from the black box of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. Working alongside the survey ship HMS Echo, Tireless played an important role in the hunt for the black box signal by using her specialist sonar capabilities. B
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Malam Habib Abdullahi has recently identified efficient port services and upsurge in cargo throughput in the nation’s seaports as some of the positive impact of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the nation’s ports. He also identified a re
The California’s Oceanside Harbor dredging program is currently underway. The dredger is placed at the mouth of the Oceanside Harbor. A slurry of sand and water is pumped onto the beach, where it is moved into place by bulldozers. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, April 25, 2014
Yesterday, a draft Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health (COA) 2014 was posted for public comments until July 3, 2014. This agreement will help the Government of Canada continue to make progress on protecting and enhancing Great Lakes water quality and deliver on
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. reported net income of $3.5 million ($0.24 earnings per share) on revenue of $134.7 million for its first quarter ended March 31, 2014, compared to net income of $2.8 million ($0.19 earnings per share) on revenue of $150.4 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is restoring the north shore of the Indian River Inlet by pumping more than half a million cubic yards of sand from the inlet onto the beach and constructing a dune. Hurricane Sandy caused overwash and flooding on the north shore, forcing Rout
Boltight has increased the ex-stock availability of its range of subsea bolt tensioners, flange pullers and nut splitters to satisfy the seasonal demand of the offshore oil and gas industry. As weather conditions start to improve in many of the world’s oilfields, a fast turnaround on hydraulic bolt
BMT Group Ltd (BMT), the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, will showcase its portfolio of offshore technology support services on Booth #2441-E at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) exhibition, taking place next month in Houston, Texas. B
The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on pending U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief’s Reports and Post Authorization Change Reports (PACRs). This hearing will continue the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s o
The Port of Pascagoula plans to borrow up to $5 million for upgrades to a Bayou Casotte wharf that will aid Chevron in importing mixed xylenes. Port director Mark McAndrews and other port leaders went before the Jackson County Board of Supervisors on Monday for a closed session discussion of the pro
