Maintenance dredging of the Fort Myers Beach Harbor in Lee County is currently in progress and boaters are asked to use caution in the area, the USACE’s Jacksonville District said in its latest announcement. Operations in the federal navigation channel near Bowditch Point started June 28 and will co
The 5th International Symposium on Sediment Management (I2SM) will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada on July 10 to 13, 2016. Organized by Université de Sherbrooke and the École des Mines de Douai, the event will be held at Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain. The management of dredged sediments is
Waterking BV recently delivered its WK 220 NG-3 to a German customer involved in contracting services, construction machines rental and sales. This job was finished in cooperation with a German Caterpillar dealer. The upper structure, Caterpillar 320 EL, has been delivered to the Waterking factory i
U.S. Senators David Vitter and Bill Cassidy sent a letter last Friday to senior officials within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging them to reallocate any possible funds toward the dredging of an important segment of the Red River, which has experienced historic flooding in the last 12 months.
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 27-July 3, 2016). Wartsila Engines for Two Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers Wartsila has won an order to supply engines for two new 8000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers. HAM 318 Completes Thinadhoo Lan
Officials from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have released a proposed cleanup plan for a portion of the Raymark Industries, Inc. Superfund Site (Raymark). The 30-day formal public comment period on the Raymark Proposed Plan started on June 30, 2016 and will end on July 29,
Dutch Dredging, a Sliedrecht based dredging company, has kicked off its year round operation on sustainable “drop-in” marine biofuel out of the Dutch Port of Moerdijk. Their dredging vessel Alouette, permanently stationed in the Port of Moerdijk, will operate on this unique marine fuel. Next to savi
Holland Shipyards Group has acquired Teus Vlot Dredging, member of the Teus Vlot Groep. With this expansion, Holland Shipyards Group further increases its scope of products and services in the dredging sector. “In order to remain a recognizable brand name, it has been decided to change the name of t
The Slovenian Government yesterday adopted its port development program for international traffic for the 2016–2020 period, providing investments into the port’s infrastructure in the total amount of appropriately €290 million. Major investments planned by the concessionaire Luka Koper for the 2016–
The Office of Congressman Seth Moulton has announced that the Town of Rockport, MA, will receive a $1.2 million federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair Rockport winter storm damage at the harbor entrance breakwater. Moulton’s staff worked closely with the town of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on the draft project implementation report (PIR) with integrated environmental assessment (EA) for the Langdon Bend Interception and Rearing Complex Habitat Project in Nemaha County. The meeting will be held Monday, July 11, at the Auburn H
The USACE has announced that dredging at Oceanside Harbor will be suspended until July 5 to accommodate beachgoers celebrating the July Fourth holiday and because of the adverse effects of anticipated wave action on dredging operations. “We know Oceanside beach is a popular gathering place for famil
Ice class Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Severnaya Dvina, which will maintain navigational depths and provide safe shipping in the Arkhangelsk Seaport basin and approaches, has been delivered to FSUE Rosmorport. Damen tailored the TSHD 2000 design to meet the high specifications required to
The Town of Hilton Head Island just announced in its latest update that the beach area between Stuart Place and Ocean Point Way is currently restricted for beach renourishment construction. Additionally, the Mitchelville Beach area remains closed so construction in this area may be completed. The To
