The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is already preparing for the 2015 construction season. In 2015, the Cleveland and Oswego harbor breakwaters will be repaired using dolos that are currently being constructed. A dolos is a concrete block in a complex geometric shape used in great nu
In order to remove sand from seabed and allow the oil pipes maintenance, DRAGFLOW has delivered a specifically designed machine to one of the largest contractors in the oil and gas industry. “We attached 2 Hydraulic Pumps HY85 to a shell that we designed and created, to cover the pipe (diameter is a
Recharged and rejuvenated beaches at Holland on Sea will reopen to the public tomorrow following the completion of phase one of a £36 million coastal protection scheme. The beaches have been closed off for safety reasons while the work has been undertaken by contractors. Tendring District Council (T
Tocardo has deployed an array of three turbines at the sluice gate of Afsluitdijk, Den Oever. The final preparations for the installation were conducted during previous weeks. The turbines were loaded on a pontoon yesterday, and the installation took place earlier today, according to Dutch Tidal Tes
The New Suez Canal dredging program is progressing very well. The project was inaugurated by the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish in the presence of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on 5 August 2014. The project includes construction of the parallel section of the canal to al
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, has released a video about their “LARIO™” dredging and mining pumps. “LARIO™” ironclad pumps are known for their well-researched design, reliability, performance, strength and flexibility. All components subject to wear are manufactured from ni-
AOE Accumulated Ocean Energy Inc. (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have completed an agreement to pursue business opportunities located in the traditional territory of the T’Sou-ke Nation (located on Vancouver Island, British
Work is underway on the long-awaited Army Corps of Engineers project to construct T-groins and place sand in the community of Sea Gate west of the West 37th Street Groin in Coney Island. Crews working under a $25.2 million contract are first carrying out the stonework portions of the project, which
Accumulated Ocean Energy (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have formed an agreement to develop renewable energies, with the first project focused on energy generation from the waves. The newly formed partnership is called T’Sou
CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd. has won two engineering projects in Shanghai: channel maintenance of the Yangtze estuary in 2015 and mudflat enclosure at the rear of the Changxing submerged breakwater. The project of channel maintenance of the Yangtze estuary in 2015 was divided into three lots, Lo
People from all over the world gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for the HYPACK 2015 Training Event. With over 250 attendees, 25 exhibitors, and 6,000 remote viewers, the unavailing of the new and improved version of HYPACK® 2015 was a great success. HYPACK® 2015 is filled with new features such as en
CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. has signed a contract with Zhuhai Hongwan Center Fishing Port Development Co., Ltd. for Lot 2 of the fishing port project in Zhuhai Hongwan Center, with a construction period of some 12 months. The project involves basin and channel dredging works, foundation treatm
The contractor on the Empire Floodgate Kiewit and Pittman will be dredging for construction purposes associated with the floodgate this upcoming Saturday, January 24, 2015 and Sunday, January 25, 2015, at the Doullut Canal. There will be dredging of the channel between the existing gate and the new
The wave energy device is installed in Pecém wave power plant that was financed by the Tractebel Energia SA and supported by the government of Ceará, Brazil. The energy generated has the potential to produce 87 GW of electricity. The prototype was designed by Coppe Subsea Technology, and its capacit
