WMR-532, the joint venture of Woolpert and Magnolia River Geospatial, has been contracted to acquire bathymetric and topographic lidar and imagery, and to provide final data products to the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise. The one-year, $10 million capacity contract wil
U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin have sent a letter calling on Federal Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate to fix Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the Town of Ocean City, Maryland and follow the federal government line established by the USACE. FEMA’s incorrect map has caused pro
The World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) and WEDA will offer four continuing education courses at WODCON XXI next month. These courses will be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami on Monday June 13, 2016. ‘Slurry Transport’ and ‘Dredge Material Capping’ are scheduled in the morning session,
Eyemouth Harbor Trust has just released a video about the ongoing dredging operations in the harbor. Hopper barge MV Sandsend and dredging pontoon ‘Saltwick’ have been brought in to complete the dredging operations in the entrance area and ‘the canyon’. Uniquely positioned on Scotland’s south-east c
Dredging operations on the Port of Rauma entrance channel are in full swing now. Upon completion of this project, undertaken in cooperation with the Finnish Transport Agency, the port will increase the maximum authorized draught of Rauma channel from 10 to 12 meters. WASA Dredging, a Finnish marine
The first batch of STS cranes, destined for T2 operations, has arrived at the newly built second berth of DCT Gdansk terminal. This arrival heralds the forthcoming finalization of one of the largest investment projects in Pomeranian history. The new 650m long deep-water berth will be equipped with 5
The Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 318 has started dredging and land reclamation operations at Addu City Feydhoo, Maldives. Under the contract with the Maldives’ Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, the HAM’s work will consist of dredging, reclamation and civil works in the Feydho
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, and the city of Clarksville recently celebrated the completion of the Riverside Drive Stream Bank Stabilization Project with a ceremony at Freedom Point in Liberty Park. The city of Clarksville and the Corps collaborated to stabilize 1,530 feet
When the banks of a marsh channel accumulate sediment at a faster rate than relative sea level rise, it may seem like the marsh is resilient, Louisiana State University said in its latest paper. The new study proposes a new framework to look at sediment fluxes in marsh channels that takes into accou
The River Ouseburn has been diverted as part of a major scheme to tackle flooding in Brunton Park, Newcastle. Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency began the £7 million joint flood reduction scheme in October 2014. Work has involved installing 380 meters of new river channel to divert the fl
VVK Realty, LLC, is seeking a permit from the USACE to conduct work in conjunction with maintaining and repairing a pier, adding floating docks and moorings and doing other work in Buzzards Bay, New Bedford, Mass. The project is designed to improve access between navigable waters of Buzzards Bay and
The International Conference on Coastal Zones which will be organized around the theme “Multidisciplinary Approach in Achieving Equitable Development for Coastal Zones” is scheduled to take place on May 16-18, 2016 in Osaka, Japan. Coastal Zones 2016, organized by the OMICS International, will inclu
The NSW Government has announced an $83.6 million budget funding commitment towards management of the NSW coastline, including funding for the mitigation of future coastal risks and hazards over the next five years. Planning Minister Rob Stokes and Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said that the funds wo
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has just announced results for the first-quarter of fiscal 2016. According to the release, developments at Boskalis in 2016 have so far been in line with the company’s expectations. The decreased revenues are primarily due to lower fleet utilization compare
