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Dredging is an activity of excavation carried out underwater, in the shallow seas or in freshwater areas in order to gather up bottom sediments from the seabed or the riverbed. Dredging is used to keep the waterways navigable and to create an anti-sludge path for boats. Dredging is also used to refill sand on the… Read More
Pacific Chapter The Pacific Chapter of WEDA represents the West Coast of the United States including Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Hawaii and Alaska, Guam, American Samoa, and Western Canada. Pacific Chapter WEDA Fall 2019 Conference | View Announcement When:Tuesday October 29th-to-Thursday October 31st, 2019 Where:Hyatt Regency Newport Beach1107 Jamboree… Read More
The tiny coastal community of Stolford has become the first location in the UK to benefit from innovative flood defence technology pioneered in Holland. Overlooking the Bristol Channel, Stolford has a history of coastal erosion and is prone to flooding. In 1981 high tides overtopped sea defences and flooded 660 hectares of land including 24… Read More
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has denied that ongoing port expansion and infrastructural projects were impacting negatively on the coastal marine ecosystem. The authority has also refuted allegations by fisher folks in the coastal city of Mombasa that the port dredging and disposal activities were responsible for dwindling fish catches and other fishing challenges in… Read More
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has denied claims that the ongoing port expansion and infrastructure projects were impacting negatively on the coastal marine ecosystem. KPA head of Project Development and Management, Engineer Kennedy Nyaga, also refuted allegations by fishermen in the coastal city of Mombasa that the port dredging and disposal activities were responsible for dwindling… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces the start of a EUR 100 million share buyback program. Based on the current share price, this represents approximately 4.1 million shares representing slightly more than 3 percent of the current outstanding share capital. The buyback program is aimed at reducing the issued share capital and was announced earlier… Read More
“It is only a project to dredge the sand accumulated in the port of Imsouane.” Rabat – The National Ports Agency (ANP) has just published a denial following information circulating online indicating that the sand on the beach of Imsouane, north of Agadir, has been plundered. “It is only a project to dredge the sand… Read More
From the Wellfleet Town Administrator, Dan Hoort… The Town of Wellfleet received word that $5 million in federal funding through the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) was included in the President’s fiscal year 2020 budget. The Corps is expected to develop the work plan after the FY20 appropriations process is complete, no earlier than October… Read More
Council brings together broad cross section of industry and government stakeholders discussing safety measures for the dredging sector By: Michael Gerhardt, Managing Director CDMCS, Vice President Dredging Contractors of America The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) convened last week in Washington, DC, on the heels of its Pipeline Task Force Meeting. Chairing… Read More
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is working on options to prevent further beach erosion at Flaxmill Bay. Last July, the king tides and extreme weather combined to cause significant erosion at Flaxmill Bay and Cooks Beach. A council representative says they are progressing on different options to help stop the erosion. “We have a current resource… Read More