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Sea walls are designed to protect people, property and infrastructure from large waves that can occur when a severe storm happens at the same time as a high tide. When planning sea defences, a lot of data must be gathered in order to understand the potential hazards that might occur from the overtopping of these… Read More
Chemical companies are pressing federal officials to spend billions of dollars on a coastal flood control system near Houston to protect petrochemical plants, oil refineries and shipping infrastructure from the next hurricane. The coastal spine, as the project is called, is among the most important infrastructure investments needed to mitigate damage from major storms, Bob… Read More
By Jo Ann Sablad THE chairman of the committee on social services has proposed the creation of a technical working group (TWG) in relation to the planned dredging operation of the Cagayan River. On Monday’s Cagayan de Oro City Council session, Councilor Reuben Daba said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has given… Read More
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S [A.P. Moller – Maersk] has received all regulatory approvals and has completed the sale of Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S [Maersk Oil] to Total S.A. [Total], which was announced on 21 August 2017. A.P. Moller – Maersk has transferred its shares in Maersk Oil to Total and as consideration received… Read More
A 2,000-foot-long terminal groin would reduce erosion eating away the north end of Topsail Island and cut back the frequency of dredging in the New River Inlet, according to engineers hired to put together an inlet management plan. A preliminary preferred alternative presented by Applied Technology and Management Inc., or ATM, to North Topsail Beach… Read More
Vladivostok, the nearest European cruise port to Asia, is witnessing a steady growth in its cruise business and is looking to develop as a transit call on 7 night ex-China sailings. Following a record 14 calls last year mainly from Japanese operators and Costa Cruises, more ships are expected in the 2018 season which started… Read More
BPC has been working with key regulatory agencies and stakeholders to understand the limited dredging schedule that was implemented for the Richmond Outer Harbor channel and subsequently the Pinole Shoal channel in 2017. On February 1st, Congressmen Mark DeSaulnier (District 11) and Mike Thompson (District 5) convened a meeting with BPC and key stakeholders, including:… Read More
The long-awaited new Barnstable County dredge has finally arrived on Cape Cod. Docked at the bulkhead at the entrance to Falmouth Inner Harbor, the dredge — dubbed the Sand Shifter — arrived on Tuesday after a six-hour trip from a Fairhaven shipyard. The nearly $2 million dredge is being delivered six months later than stipulated… Read More
Dredging of Trinity Inlet is expected to start in early 2019 after the State Co-Ordinator General today approved the $120 million project. Economic modelling suggests the $120 million project will generate an estimated $850 million benefit to the local tourism sector over the next two decades with increased passenger expenditure, port charges and associated supplies… Read More
THE same company dredging the Boyne River has explored what options are available to fix the dangerously shallow Round Hill Creek at Seventeen Seventy. East Coast Maritime operations manager Lindsay Toy said the company had looked into and estimated details of fixing the creek twice, once for a tourism operator and again for the Gladstone… Read More