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Some 5,000 tonnes of mud and silt is to be dredged from Douglas marina and dumped out at sea. Government is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to carry out the works in the inner harbour. It will involve removing and disposing of sedimentary material deposited in the marina by river flow. A quick quote request… Read More
GALVESTON, Texas – A Galveston beach will be getting a little longer after another project that is slated to begin this year. Although the project hasn’t started, officials said they plan to award a contract in April or May. Work will begin 60 days after the contract is awarded. The $14 million plan is to… Read More
Photo: Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that the Authority would soon embark on the dredging of Onne Port in Rivers State to 11 meters to accommodate bigger vessels in the port. Usman disclosed this in Lagos, last Tuesday while receiving the Danish… Read More
The Albatros suction dredge will take away about 300,000 cubic metres of material from the Port Taranaki harbour. Routine maintenance dredging at Port Taranaki will help replenish local beaches, port authorities say. The Dutch-owned Albatros trailing suction hopper dredge will start the two yearly maintenance campaign at the New Plymouth port soon. It will be… Read More
Photo By Patrick Bloodgood | The Ewell, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District survey vessel, sails past cranes at the Virginia Port Authority’s Norfolk International Terminal. The first phase of Norfolk Harbor’s deepening project is set to begin next January. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood) NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
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