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Photo: DAMEN The Jose Duarte: first hopper dredger entirely built at a Portuguese yard for a Portuguese contractor Recently the Jose Duarte started its first mining job in Lisbon. The trailing suction hopper dredger has been built in Portugal for a Portuguese dredging company, to a Spanish design and using Dutch dredging equipment. The European… Read More
Fishermen, tourism operators and other users of Lake Victoria have a reason to smile after countries in the region launched a massive operation to rid the lake of the stubborn water hyacinth. After many years of neglect, the three East African countries sharing the lake have come together to eliminate the invasive weed. Fishermen, in… Read More
Residents of Runswick Bay who raised £100,000 to protect their village from the sea have been immortalised on a plaque unveiled today (Tuesday). Villagers joined members of Scarborough Borough Council and other partners to mark the completion of a £2.288m coastal defence scheme, which will give 100 years of improved protection to 113 homes and… Read More
The boat launch at Massey’s Ditch, near Long Neck. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOSBy Chris Flood January 23, 2019 State officials are seeking bids to dredge Massey’s Ditch and move the dredge spoils to the north side of the Indian River Inlet. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued a request for proposals Jan…. Read More
On October 30, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a single award task order contract to Alaska-based Brice Civil Constructors Inc. to dredge the last 12 miles of the Atchafalaya River Bar Channel south of the Port of Morgan City. The announcement marks a significant milestone for the port, which has long sought a… Read More
TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (WWAY)– Dunes are one of the best ways to save our beaches but, Hurricane Florence took a lot of sand from Topsail Beach’s first line of protection. The town is planning a new project that will bring sand back. The town is looking into dredging Topsail Creek which provides a connection between… Read More
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed an agreement for the development of a distribution center on the last vacant lot at the City Terminal site with Neele-Vat Logistics, one of the Netherlands’ biggest logistics services provider. According to a statement, the deal will see Neele-Vat use the distribution center for ‘cross-docking’ – unloading cargo… Read More
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — A U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Norfolk District Water Resources Division team will complete a site-management project supporting Fort Eustis Third Port of Embarkation dredging here this week. The navigation support members devegetated phragmites on approximately 10 acres of the Fort Eustis levee to prepare for the ensuing pre-dredge stage…. Read More
$217M cleanup faces regulatory, environmental challenges The start date to clean up Boat Harbour, Nova Scotia’s biggest environmentally contaminated site, may be pushed back by a year to 2021. The remediation project at the pulp mill effluent facility, and its timetable, is separate from a new treatment system that is being proposed by Northern Pulp… Read More
MILLERSVILLE, Md., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The Maryland Environmental Service (MES) today announced that a notice of intent has been issued to award a $12.7 million contract for the dredging of Lake Linganore in Frederick County to Mobile Dredging & Video Pipe, Inc. The dredging project will restore water depths, improve water storage capacity… Read More
The FCS 2710 is the replacement for Damen’s highly successful FCS 2610 and was first shown to the world at Seawork International in July 2018 with HST as the lead customer. Effectively a complete redesign bringing with it a range of new capabilities and features, the FCS 2710 is capable of carrying twice as many… Read More
JAMMU: Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday called for expediting on priority, dredging of the critically silted area of Wullar lake for enhancing water holding capacity of the Lake. He also stressed on promoting eco tourism and generation of livelihood opportunities from the lake as per its Comprehensive Management Action Plan. Malik made the observations while… Read More
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The state’s coastal protection agency began the process Wednesday of winning approval for a major new diversion project on the East Bank of Plaquemines Parish. That project is creating concern for those who fish the waters in that region. The Louisiana Coastal Restoration Agency has set its sights there for a… Read More
MT. PLEASANT, SC (WCSC) – A January report on the potential impacts of the Crab Bank Island restoration project near Shem Creek suggests dredging material from Charleston Harbor should be moved further southeast. Town officials are concerned about the Army Corps of Engineers proposed placement of the dredging material, which would erode and migrate over… Read More
SPENCER KENNARD PHOTO CHATHAM – Dredging of the entrance channel to Outermost Harbor Marine wound up this week, and whether the navigation channel remains clear will depend in large part on this winter’s weather. The Little Beach marine purchased its own small dredge to clear the sand, which drifts southward from Lighthouse Beach and North… Read More