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Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc will today begin the tendering process for three main operations and maintenance (O&M) contract packages to support the £1billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Having previously named General Electric and Andritz Hydro as preferred bidders to manage the operations and maintenance of the lagoon’s turbines and power generation facilities, Tidal Lagoon… Read More
WORK which was supposed to dredge 25,000 cubic metres of sand from Rhyl harbour has left boat users angry. A dredging operation to “ensure Rhyl Harbour is fit for purpose” started at the end of May 20 and finished last week, but harbour users have said the dredging has taken place on nearby beaches and… Read More
The special task force of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Monday pulled down more structures along the Odaw River in Accra to pave the way for the dredging of the river. The demolition exercise, which started at 9 a.m., was supervised by the police. About 100 structures along the rails from the Graphic Road to… Read More
Three years after work stalled on a new lock at the Chickamauga Dam, construction should resume on the $860 million project by the end of the year using revenues generated by a new barge fuel tax Congress adopted last year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday released $3 million of the $6 million left… Read More
The Port of Los Angeles will begin construction this summer on a two-year project to improve the marine container terminal operated by Yusen Terminals LLC. The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has awarded Manson Construction a US$44.6 million contract to upgrade berths, and backlands at Berths 212-224. “This project consists of strategic improvements to… Read More
The much awaited dredging work on the Srivaikuntam tank in Tuticorin district has commenced, as per an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in June this year. Farmers of the region considered it a gift from chief minister J Jayalalithaa to mark her victory in the bypoll. Tuticorin MDMK district secretary S Joel… Read More
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc has initiated the tendering process for three main operations and maintenance (O&M) contract packages to support the £1billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Having previously named General Electric and Andritz Hydro as preferred bidders to manage the operations and maintenance of the lagoon’s turbines and power generation facilities, Tidal Lagoon Swansea… Read More
A P1.378 billion massive flood control program forBacolod City is underway, Bacolod Rep. Evelio Leonardia said yesterday. The national program, which will be done through several projects, includes the dredging of rivers and creeks in the city plus the construction of flood walls where they are needed, Leonardia added. Already, a P23-million flood wall has… Read More
Kingston Wharves Limited‘s (KWL) expansion cost could reach US$100 million ($11.6 billion). The cargo handler’s management appears more Grantleyoptimistic about the take-up of its logistics services in the future than it was just a year ago. The third phase of the project is demand-driven, so it can drive up the cost of expansion. But last May,… Read More
More than 200 people made up a standing-room-only crowd at the Ocean City Community Center’s Senior Center on Saturday afternoon as Mayor Jay Gillian outlined plans to dredge shallow waters on Ocean City’s bay side. Gillian organized the town hall meeting to address an angry and frustrated community who cannot use their boats for lack… Read More
Though sea level rise has claimed about 300 acres of island habitat in Maryland according to Roman Jesien, acting co-director of the coastal bays program, four have been restored by dredging spoil by the Army Corps of Engineers. With Superstorm Sandy recovery money, the Corps have been conducting dredging operations in and around the bays… Read More
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has begun dredging the Odaw River at Old Fadama. Over four excavators are currently on the site, carrying out the exercise. The exercise is expected to take out tons of filth in the Odaw river to allow free flow of water into the Korle Lagoon. Last week, hundreds of structures… Read More
The Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project went before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Review Board in Washington, D.C., and received unanimous approval of the Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement. The Final Report will now be released to state and local resource agencies for a 30-day review period. Upon… Read More
Dare County appears to have come up with a plan to help pay for inlet dredging at least through the next year without cutting into beach nourishment money promised to Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Duck. The $102 million county budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 approved last week by the Board of Commissioners includes… Read More
Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said on Tuesday 23/6/2015 up to 230.307 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been lifted so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project. The figure represents 89.27 per cent of the targeted 258 million cubic meters, he added. Executive director of dredging works Wagdy… Read More