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Suction dredge mining could be permanently banned from Western Oregon’s wild salmon habitat under a bill that has passed the Oregon House. The bill creating stream protection passed Wednesday and is awaiting Gov. Kate Brown’s pledged signature, The Mail Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/2qG9NS5 ). Suction dredging uses floating vacuums to suck gravel from a stream bottoms…. Read More
As a dredging company, you are paid for every cubic metre of dredging spoil. You work with strict deadlines. Every day that your dredge pump is idle costs you money. You want your dredger pump to run for as long as possible. Dredge pumps often have to cope with severe shocks and vibrations, the wrong… Read More
Valeport has reported a surge in sales of tide gauge equipment in its most recent quarter. The UK’s leading manufacturer of oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrumentation said that sales of tide gauge equipment rose 22% over the same period in 2016. Valeport’s performance and reliability in tide gauges is well renowned and the firm confirm… Read More
For the first time in 30 years, the Maryland Port Administration has acquired land to accommodate growing business. The port administration announced Tuesday that it has completed the purchase of Point Breeze Business Center near Seagirt Marine Terminal in Southeast Baltimore in a $55 million deal that will expand Seagirt’s footprint to 356 acres. The… Read More
Marty Mozzo gets a gorgeous show each night when the sun sets over wetlands near his property on the bay side of a barrier island. When he and his wife bought the house in 2008, she looked at the marsh, where the only sign of water was a tiny trickle nearly a half mile away…. Read More
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) introduces the new Mud Cat MC-275D as the flagship auger dredge to lead its Mud Cat product line. The modernized Mud Cat MC-275D is a modular system that offers unique cutting, pumping, and propulsion features at an affordable price. “We designed a dredge system that can work in both hard and… Read More
Manson Construction Co. is proud to announce the completion of its 30-inch ABS cutter suction dredge ROBERT M WHITE. Constructed at Halimar Shipyard LLC in Morgan City, Louisiana, with design and dredge components from IHC America Inc., the dredge successfully launched on April 24, 2017. Named in honor of Mr. Robert M. “Mitch” White, a… Read More
A new dredging machine manages both to remove and clean river sediment, and it does so at a much lower cost than conventional dredging methods. Recently put to work on the Cuyahoga River in Ohio, the machine, known as a bed load interceptor, is part of a “wave of green technology” employed by the Port… Read More
Beijing has restricted the export of big dredgers which it has used to build artificial islands in the South China Sea, citing national security concerns. In a notice dated on Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce said that from June 1 all export deals for dredgers that might affect national security would require State Council approval…. Read More
President Donald Trump wants $108 million to deepen harbors for two U.S. seaports, while other ports scrambling to make room for larger cargo ships will benefit from a boost of more than $56 million already approved by Congress. The Port of Jacksonville is one of five harbor-deepening projects scheduled to benefit from the $56 million… Read More
A Bill to amend the Indian Vessels Act, 1917, with the purpose of settling rules of sailing on the rivers that have been declared national waterways, is likely to be placed in the next session of Parliament. The government has notified 111 national inland waterways across the country and statutory provisions will have to be… Read More
Dredging of the Sirajganj-Daikhawa stretch would help create a nearly 4,000km-long fairway connecting Uttar Pradesh and Assam through Bangladesh India will finance 80% of the estimated $34m required for dredging to maintain navigability on the Sirajganj-Daikhawa stretch of the Jamuna river and the Ashugunj-Karimgunj stretch of the Kushiyara river in Bangladesh. Both the stretches are… Read More
Democratic Congressional representatives from districts surrounding the Hudson River have written to federal authorities asking for an expanded assessment of the river. WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports the letter comes as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to soon release a second five-year review of the massive Superfund cleanup. Senator Kirsten… Read More
The Gouvernement du Québec is granting $40 million in financial assistance to the Montréal Port Authority in order to upgrade its infrastructures, which will help increase productivity and maintain the competitiveness of the Port, the second largest in Canada. Mr. Laurent Lessard, Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification, Mr. Jean D’Amour, Minister for… Read More
Ocean Scientific International Ltd. (OSIL) are introducing the latest version of the Small Field Buoy at the Ocean Business show in Southampton, UK. The platform, which is now a more manageable 55cm in diameter, also offers a more robust top section that sits higher in the water than previous platforms, meaning it is better suited… Read More