Boskalis Westminster, with the permission from the Ministry of Defense, will be hosting a CEDA UK visit to the current 3 million m³ capital dredging project at Portsmouth. This site visit, set to take place on Tuesday, October 18th 2016, will explore the dredging operation aimed at granting access t
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives joined more than 150 experts to discuss flooding in the nation’s capital at Gallaudet University, on September 8, 2016, marking the first flood summit of its kind in Washington. The summit occurred the week of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Fran that e
The U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, a significant milestone that moves the 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening Project to the U.S. House of Representatives for final authorization. “WRDA is critical legislation for port and port-related infrastructure
U.S. Senator David Vitter has issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA) out of the U.S. Senate. WRDA 2016 will help improve flood control, water infrastructure development and coastal hurricane protection throughout Louisiana.
Ellicott Dredge Enterprises has announced the launch of a new website dedicated to marsh, wetland, lake and beach restoration. The website will provide news, case studies, videos, and the details of equipment for restoration projects. “We also have experienced personnel available to further assist y
Navigational dredging within Oceanside Harbor continued this week with the contractor, CJW Construction, reporting having removed approximately 5,000 cubic yards of material from the harbor’s entrance channels from September 8 through 14. CJW also reported six-days lost to large ocean swells in this
Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, has completed installation of the cutter ladder for Boskalis’ self-propelled cutter suction dredger HELIOS. The cutter ladder – which has a length of 47m and a weight of 1,717,000kg (excluding the side winches) – was built at IHC shipyard in Sliedrecht.
Following the success of the inaugural Egypt Ports and Waterways Summit in 2015, IQPC has announced that the second edition of the event will take place in September. With the New Suez Canal project completed, the focus in the country has shifted to the next stage of the economic plan; the Suez Cana
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Marine Terminal Project on the North Shore of the Saguenay, located in Quebec. The project, proposed by the Saguenay Port Authority, includes construction and operation of a new multi-user m
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is expecting a final Senate vote on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill this week. The legislation is seen as critical to ensuring the harbor deepening project remains on track and Charleston Harbor is deepened to 52 feet. “At the end of the day, harbor deepen
Community workshops to design a “blue greenway” to help the South Park and Georgetown neighborhoods adapt to rising tides associated with climate change will be held September 22-24 at Seattle Community College’s Georgetown campus in C222. “Our generations have contributed to climate change,” said H
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced $27.9 million in state funding is available to preserve and enhance rail and port services in major trade and passenger travel corridors across New York State. This funding was included in the new $21.1 billion five-year State Transportation Plan under th
The Natural Resources Wales is inviting people living in Newport to a drop in event to find out more about the latest plans to reduce the risk of flooding in the area. The new scheme will improve flood protection for more than 660 properties in Crindau and Shaftesbury. NRW has appointed Galliford Tr
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has just started its baseline water quality monitoring program for its proposed Channel Deepening Project, the largest environmental monitoring program ever undertaken for a dredging project in New Zealand. LPC is planning to dredge the shipping channel in Lyttel
