With immediate effect and for a period of approximately 12 months, marine works involving dumping and trimming operations, hydrographic survey and water quality monitoring will be carried out at the dumping ground to the south of Cheung Chau, reported today the Marine Department of Hong Kong. The wo
The Department of the Marine has awarded €1.5 million for dredging works and the removal of a slipway in Dingle Harbor. Dingle Harbor is situated on the South West Coast of Ireland on the northern shore of Dingle Bay. The harbor offers shelter from all weather and is the base for an active fishing f
Caterpillar Inc. today announced profit per share of $1.16 for the second quarter of 2015, a decrease from $1.57 per share in the second quarter of 2014. Excluding restructuring costs, profit per share was $1.27, down from $1.69 per share in the second quarter of 2014. Second-quarter 2015 sales and
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has awarded the prestigious Veni grant to Bas Borsje’s Building with Nature research proposal ‘Soft and still safe’. Over the next four years, he will be teaming up with fellow experts from Deltares and Ecoshape to look at the stability of salt ma
Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will require additional mechanical excavation to remove the excess sand blocking the flow of water from Little Lagoon pass into the Gulf of Mexico. Beginning on Thursday, July 23, a long reach excavator will be stationed on the west side of the pass seawa
The City of Dunkirk Common Council yesterday approved a dredging project aimed to improve the Dunkirk recreational harbor. Dean Marine of Michigan won the contract for the works, the same company that worked on dredging and deepening of the Barcelona Harbor in Westfield last year, reported the Buffa
Salix – specialized in spillway and shoreline protection, silt removal (lake desilting/dredging), wetland ecological enhancement and habitat creation schemes – was the lead designer and contractor behind the River Teme Restoration Project. During the project, the company undertook some extreme erosi
The first trial run of the New Suez Canal has been set for Saturday, July 25, 11 days before the official inauguration of the new waterway. According to the Mohamed Sakr, the head of navigational management department at the Suez Canal Authority, different size ships will participate in the trial of
Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina (BHCM) is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with dredging and disposal of dredge material for its marina in Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts. The proposed project includes
Slip Three, the Port of Palm Beach southernmost slip, underwent major renovations recently including increased depth of 35 feet (from 33’) and a northward shift of approximately 10 feet. The improvement will allow vessels to fully load without waiting on a rising tide. While the slip was still under
Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District, Honolulu-based contractor American Marine Corporation, and members of the community attended a traditional Hawaiian site-blessing on Monday to inaugurate the start of the $2.5 million Laupahoehoe Small Boat Harbor Repair Project. The
Yesterday, Martin County and the Town of Jupiter Island made significant progress toward achieving a long term management agreement for the St. Lucie Inlet. County Commissioners approved a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the county and the Town of Jupiter Island, taking a first step relati
Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested £4.5 million in the reconstruction of Town Quay at the Port of Lowestoft, ensuring it is fit for purpose for at least the next 50 years. Town Quay was officially re-opened by Lieutenant Commander Gavin Dawe, Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy
Dredging NZ has been fined $79,500 and ordered to pay $42,000 in reparation after the death of a worker, crushed on a dredging barge in West Park Marina, Auckland, on 19 November 2013. Peter Bateman died after being crushed between an excavator and the wall of a hopper, on a barge being skippered by
