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TZC: Load Testing for Test Pile Program Begins (USA)
Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) will begin testing both static and lateral loads this week as part of its test pile program. These load tests are performed to ensure piles are capable of sustaining the design load of the new bridge. Testing will be conducted over a 40-hour period. Impact pile dri
SCPA Development Plans Move in Right Direction (USA)
On the heels of announcing its fiscal year 2013 volume results at July’s meeting, including a nine percent gain in container volume and a more than 14 percent increase in non-containerized cargo at its two ports, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) reported yesterday its financial results for
Brazil: Engineering Club Pays Visit to Acu Superport
Directors of the Engineering Club and the Regional Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy Board for the State of Rio de Janeiro visited the Industrial Complex of Açu Superport on Tuesday (13), which is being built in São João da Barra (RJ). Consisting of 13 engineers, the group saw the works’ progre
USA: Army Corps Supports GLO’s TxSed Geodatabase Project
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District staff partnered with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and scientists at Texas research universities to populate a centralized repository of information along the Texas coast called the Texas Coastal Sediment Geodatabase (TxSed). In 2009, the GL
USA: Completion of Manistee Harbor Dredging Set for September
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently awarded a contract for dredging at Manistee Harbor in West Michigan. The $473,366 contract was awarded to BayShore Contractors, LLC of Grand Rapids, Mich. The firm will dredge 24,500 cubic yards of material from Manistee Harbor and deposit
Panama Canal Expansion: Massive New Gates Arrive (VIDEO)
In a major milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the first four gates for the new locks arrived from port of Trieste, Italy to the waterway’s Atlantic side on board the semi-submersible vessel STX Sun Rise this morning. “This is an exciting moment for the Panama Canal – the arrival of th
PAC: Meeting on Tannery Dredging Plan Scheduled for Today (USA)
The White Lake Public Advisory Council (PAC) is hosting a public meeting on an upcoming sediment dredging project at the former Whitehall Leather tannery site. The public meeting will be held today, at the Whitehall City Hall, 405 E. Colby Street. “Lower lake levels exposed more of the land and shor
CEDA Webinar on Climate Change Adaptation Approaches
The Central Dredging Association webinar, named Climate Change Adaptation as it Affects the Dredging Community, is scheduled for 2 October 2013, 2:00 pm Europe D.T (GMT +02:00). The webinar will be presented by Pol Hakstege, Technical Manager at Rijkswaterstaat, Ministry of Infrastructure and Enviro
USA: Officials Celebrate Docking of Essroc’s Vessel at Port of Rochester
Yesterday, Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), the administration of Mayor Tom Richards, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Essroc celebrated the docking of Essroc’s cargo ship, the Stephen B. Roman, in the Port of Rochester. The ship, which has a capacity of 7400 metric tons, was unable to
USA: Oakland Harbor Dredging Plan Presented
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, has introduced a plan for the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbor Channel maintenance dredging project. The work consists of maintenance dredging of Oakland Inner & Outer Harbor Channel of approximately 560,000 cubic yards of materials, to provide
Army Corps Resumes Cockreham Island Levee Repairs (USA)
Work on the Cockreham Island Levee is set to resume today, when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials return to complete repairs on a damaged levee segment located on the Skagit River’s right bank about one mile west of Hamilton, Wash. The $163,000 project will wrap-up repairs to the levee damaged
USA: Corps Begins Post-Sandy Restoration Work on Rockaway Beach
Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and New York City announced the beginning of sand replenishment efforts at Rockaway Beach. Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards of sand as part of the Corps efforts to repair and restore the Rockaway coastline which w