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“Abu Dhabi Maritime Youth Summit for Empowering UAE Youth Leaders in the Maritime Domain” has successfully concluded last Thursday. The summit was hosted by “Tasneef Academy”, the Educational Arm of Emirates Classification Society “Tasneef”, in the St. Regis Hotel in Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi. The summit brought together a group of prominent international and national leaders… Read More
Multiple amphibious, multi-function dredges from Mud Cat are operating in Iraq to clean various dams and barrages that are positioned along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) purchased the MFDs to remove accumulated silt, sand, and vegetation at each dam’s basin. By performing regular dam maintenance, Iraq’s MWR can maintain… Read More
DIGGERS were seen dredging part of the River Kent in Kendal today as work begins to help lower the chances of flooding. The Environment Agency said the diggers were removing gravel from ‘key locations’ where a survey showed that it would reduce the flood risk to people and properties. These emergency works require consents, which… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Portland is seeking comments on an application for a permit that would allow dredging in waters along the Columbia River. The Port of Ilwaco has applied for a 10 year permit to maintain dredging to remove accumulated sediments and restore draft depths within the Ilwaco boat basin, according… Read More
Conygar Stena Line Limited, the joint venture between The Conygar Investment Company PLC and Stena Line, has submitted planning and marine licence applications in respect of the first phase of the Fishguard Harbour Marina project. This consists of the construction of two new breakwaters, revetments and an eight hectare reclamation platform, 1.4 hectares of which would… Read More
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A weather forecast that calls for a few days of relatively calm water in the Gulf of Mexico is probably unfathomable for the Weeks Marine staff. The dredging company hired to renourish Pensacola Beach is still in the process of completing the pipeline to dredge sand from the same 137-acre borrow area as the 2002-03… Read More
Port Otago has stopped using its offshore spoil dumping site – 6km off Taiaroa Head – after realising it had not completed one of several baseline studies, as required under its resource consent. The port company is just weeks away from reaching its target depth of 13.5m in deepening its shipping channel, which runs for… Read More
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division (MassDOT) is seeking approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge an area of Cohasset Narrows in Buzzards Bay. The dredging would take place adjacent to the recently reconstructed William H. Dalton Memorial Bridge, near the Bourne-Wareham town line. In a statement, MassDOT officials explained they would… Read More
This week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start flood-proofing sections of the L.A. River by clearing vegetation to improve water flow and lining some of its banks with what’s known as a HESCO Bastion barrier. You may have never heard of the HESCO barrier, but it is a go-to flood control method for… Read More
Dredging on the Goodwin Sands would impact wildlife and endanger eco-systems, conservationists have said. The Port of Dover plans to remove up to 3m cubic yards (2.5m cubic metres) of sand and gravel. The area being explored in the recommended Marine Conservation zone covers an areas of 4.5 square miles about eight miles (12km) from… Read More
A dredging project on the South River is helping bolster Marshfield’s shoreline. In the final weeks of 2015, sand was sucked out of a shallow section of the South River and poured onto Rexhame Beach as a long-planned dredging project presented an opportunity for beach nourishment. The project will leave a stretch of the public… Read More
Crews from the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start work this month on a $25.6 million project to maintain shipping lanes in Baltimore Harbor and its bay channels, according to a news release. Some of the dredged material will be sent to an Anne Arundel County facility. Workers will begin dredging… Read More
Santa Rosa County’s Tourist Development Council is hoping to postpone a nearly $15 million restoration of Navarre Beach set to begin this spring, citing potentially detrimental impacts to the area’s tourism season. Though the County Commission approved the contract with Weeks Marine Inc. for the project, set to begin in March and finish by June,… Read More