Approximately 525,900 cubic yards of material will soon be removed from the Norfolk Harbor and Craney Island Reach Federal Navigation Channel. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, this dredging program will be performed with a hydraulic dredger, and the dredged material w
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to start its “Estero Blitz” program aimed at cleaning up esteros and creeks in the metropolis. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said the “Estero Blitz” will commence in Navotas next month in preparation for the onset of the rainy season and
U.S. Sens. Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown, along with Reps. Bob Gibbs, Dave Joyce, and Marcy Kaptur, urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to pursue all options necessary to ensure Lake Erie is appropriately dredged and maintained as soon as possible. The Great Lakes—especially Lake Erie—are vital t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently closed the doors to its Grand Forks, N.D., office after more than 15 years of service to the community. The district decided to close the office after completing the more than $450 million flood control project for Grand Forks and East Gr
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report finds the Great Barrier Reef will suffer irreversible damage from coral bleaching and ocean acidification. “Today’s report confirms that the very future of our iconic Great Barrier Reef is at stake,” Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens envir
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, put its Emergency Operations center into 24-hour operation March 27 and has sent a team to work with the Quinault Indian Tribe with flood protection measures. The Corps team is assisting the Quinault Indian Nation at Taholah, Wash., with repair of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, has determined an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be necessary before dredging operations may be reauthorized in the Kansas River. Six sand and gravel companies are currently proposing dredging operations at 12 locations in the Kansas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces additions to its fiscal year 2014 program based on the recently approved Work Plan. This additional $17.8 million will be used in 2014 to repair breakwaters, dredge harbors and complete various projects throughout the Great Lakes. “We rec
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, and the Maine Department of Transportation will hold a Water Quality Certification pre-application public informational meeting as required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on April 8, 2014 in Belfast on the proposal for main
Dredging of the rivers Parrett and Tone has now started. The crucial 8km stretch that was identified by the Environment Agency (EA) modelling following the flood event of 2012 is currently where the operation is taking place. Dredging will start at Moorland House Farm with a long reach excavator. Th
CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Mengjiagang terminal project in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province with a contract construction period of 12 months. In high-piled beam & slab structure, the terminal is designed to berth 70,000t bulk carriers; the project involves
Chatham Rock Phosphate today submitted a draft Marine Consent application to the Environmental Protection Authority – the culmination of four years’ work and more than $25 million in investment. The Marine Consent is the only major licence CRP now needs, having gained a mining permit for its phospha
The 38th Formation Day of Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) was celebrated on Saturday night at Port Kalavani Auditorium. Capt. D. K.Mohanty, CMD, DCI cut the cake and addressed the employees, families and stake holders. In his speech he highlighted various progresses made by the Corporati
CCCC Third Harbor Consultants Co. Ltd. has won the bid for the engineering survey and design of Lot of Zhuangyuanao zone of Wenzhou Port in Zhejiang Province, with a construction period of some 8 months. With a designed annual handling capacity of 1.3 million TEU, the project involves construction o
