Archive for: October, 2009

A rare visitor at Port Stanley (Falklands)

A rare visitor at Port Stanley (Falklands)

A rare visitor at Port Stanley (Falklands) was reported by Stanley Services Ltd Agency, the Dutch TSHD PRINS DER NEDERLANDEN arrived and after taking bunkers at Port Stanley the dredger continued her journey.
Source: Maasmond Maritime: October 31, 2009; Picture: Boskalis

Delaware (USA) sues to stop river dredging

Delaware (USA) sues to stop river dredging

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden went to federal court Friday to block the Army Corps of Engineers from deepening a section of the Delaware River within Delaware’s borders without state permits.
And Gov. Jon S. Corzine said late Friday that New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram will file an injunction in federal court Monday to stop [...]

Laguna Lake (PH) dev’t seen key to preventing floods

Laguna Lake (PH) dev’t seen key to preventing floods

Development of the Laguna Lake is key to end the Metro Manila flooding and save the government billions of pesos in flood control measures, an environmental scientist said.
This was the recommendation in the study conducted and patented to environment scientist and medical doctor Benedicto D. Dorado, who spent ten years studying the phenomenon of Metro [...]

USA, FL: DREDGING PERMITTED, SAND SWAP PROHIBITED

USA, FL: DREDGING PERMITTED, SAND SWAP PROHIBITED

Is eroded Holiday Isle ‘dead in the water’ or is this ‘a victory for all’?
Destin harbor could see dredging begin before the end of November, now that a legal challenge to the dredging has been resolved, City Public Services Director Steve Schmidt says.
“We see this as a victory for all,” Okaloosa Island resident Dave Sherry [...]

PD Ports (UK) received consent to redevelopment the QEII berth at Teesport

PD Ports (UK) received consent to redevelopment the QEII berth at Teesport

PD Ports has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consent from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in relation to the QEII berth redevelopment at Teesport.
This formal consent together with its associated licences enables PD Ports to proceed with the construction of the new 260 metre long berth, which is an integral part of MGT Power’s [...]

West Virginia (USA) Receives $28 Million for Flood Control Projects

West Virginia (USA) Receives $28 Million for Flood Control Projects

More than $28 million is coming to West Virginia as part of federal legislation to control flooding across the nation.
U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd’s office says nearly $22 million will be spent to widen Island Creek in Logan. The creek has been the scene of six major floods in the past 30 years.
The legislation includes [...]

Weeks Marine is awarded on a $61,810,000 firm-fixed-price contract.

Weeks Marine is awarded on a $61,810,000 firm-fixed-price contract.

Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, Lo., was awarded on Oct. 26, 2009 a $61,810,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The work consist of dredging approx., 6.8 miles of navigation channel and the design and construction of five new dredged material placement area including the proposed Shoal Point Pas 2,3,4, and 5, and the Pelican Island placement area. In additional [...]

What vessels are covered by the United States Jones Act?

What vessels are covered by the United States Jones Act?

The Jones Act applies to almost all vessels in navigation or capable of navigation. The Supreme Court of the United States has issued an opinion defining vessels. In Stewart v. Dutra the Supreme Court stated a vessel is any watercraft practically capable of maritime transportation, regardless of its primary purpose or state of transit at [...]

Adverse Physical Conditions in a Dredging Contract

Adverse Physical Conditions in a Dredging Contract

The assessment of a dredging projects soil conditions are the most important factor to determine dredgeability, the choice of suitable equipment, production rates and ultimately the associated investment for the works.
A prudent tenderer when analysing the site data needs to be assured that the data has been collected and prepared by a competent soil investigation [...]

Long Beach (USA) breakwater study gets federal funding

Long Beach (USA) breakwater study gets federal funding

The effort to bring waves back to Long Beach by dismantling its massive breakwater will be getting some federal consideration after funding was approved this week.
An appropriations bill signed by President Obama on Wednesday gives the Army Corps of Engineers $90,000 to review the city’s study of reconfiguring the rock wall to create bigger waves, [...]