The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has just reported that it will award over $17 million to 20 projects in 10 coastal states to protect, restore or enhance more than 13,000 acres of coastal wetlands. The funds will be awarded under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, announced
The Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB) recently released its 2017 Flood Protection Plan Update. The Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (CVFPP) is a strategic and long-range plan for improving flood risk management in the Central Valley. Prepared by the California Department of Water Res
The Environment Agency plans to carry out the flood defenses improvement works on the north bank of the River Tees, Middlesbrough Reach in Port Clarence, at Wilton Group land. Work at Port Clarence has recently been undertaken to construct a flood embankment. In one place on the west of the site, th
The city of Phuentsholing, located at a geographically and commercially strategic position on the Indo-Bhutan border, is facing a serious shortage of land for development and expansion due to increasing population. High monsoon flows from the Ammochu River are eroding the land along the river banks
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced yesterday that the Board of Directors accelerated the date of retirement of CEO, Jonathan W. Berger, to January 3, 2017. As previously announced, Mr. Berger had been expected to retire no later than April 17, 2017. His retirement follows the Dec
Bahrain LNG has just announced that GS Engineering & Construction and SixConstruct will begin the offshore construction works for the Bahrain LNG import terminal this month. Construction operations will last up to February 2019, and will include a significant amount of dredging works, construction o
The Isle of Man’s Department of Infrastructure has set out its maintenance program for Peel marina for the next three years, together with its proposals for the long-term management and disposal of silt. At the January sitting of Tynwald – the legislature of the Isle of Man, the members will be aske
Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, will be the organizer of the Ninth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments. The sediments conference series is a forum for sharing research results, practical experiences, and opportunities associat
The Port Authority of Valencia (AVP), or VALENCIAPORT, has just announced plans to invest more than EUR233 million in development of Valencia, Sagunto and Gandia ports during the next tree years. Over EUR35 million will be invested in Port of Valencia’s new berths, port facilities and access roads,
Housing Development Corporation of Maldives and TÜMAŞ, Turkish Engineering Consulting & Contracting Co, have entered into an agreement for the design and construction of bridges, channels, harbors and shore protection works for the Hulhumalé Phase II. The agreement was signed today in a ceremony hel
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has selected Gulf Engineers & Consultants (GEC) to conduct the third party Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD). According to CPRA, an updated permit application was submitted to the New O
In 1999, Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) or the International Federation of Consulting Engineers published new standard forms of contract, but those contracts did not meet the specific needs of dredging and reclamation work. The International Association of Dredging Compani
The City of Hagerstown (MD) will hold a community information meeting to share details of the upcoming project to dredge City Park Lake. At the meeting, attendees will have a more detailed look at the dredging process, what to expect over the course of the project and the benefits once the work is c
Port of Rauma has just released a video update about the progress made during 2016 on the port’s Container Terminal Extension Project. In April 2016, Port of Rauma launched a major building project at the existing container terminal totaling over EUR21 million. The development consists of expanding
