The Australian Greens are calling on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) to refuse offshore sludge dumping at Abbot Point, following today’s announcement of an independent commission of inquiry into Gladstone Harbour. “How can even more Reef dumping be approved, when we’re still in
The Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has introduced a plan for the Dalles Shoal maintenance dredging program. This dredging project will include maintenance dredging downstream of the lower lock gate at The Dalles Dam, The Dalles, Oregon. Approximately 1,500 cubic yards will be dredged in
DM-55: IMS’s Solution to Deep Maintenance Dredging (VIDEO) No longer will ports need to hire large commercial dredging outfits to do expensive deep maintenance dredging. Now they can invest in their own maintenance dredging system that will allow them to maintain a maximum depth of 55 ft (16.7m) at
There are only two weeks left to provide feedback on the draft Great Barrier Reef Strategic Assessment ensuring the world heritage site remains one of the best managed, well preserved reef systems in the world. Acting Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Ian Walker said the St
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is sponsoring a meeting focused on understanding and maintaining habitat values of offshore shoals on the outer continental shelf (OCS) on Friday, January 24, 2014, in Charleston, S.C. Offshore shoals are commonly proposed for use in coastal restoration projects
Groupement SDI/DI/EMCC has been awarded a contract for the Port of Rouen dredging program. This development project will include dredging works and rock excavation in the navigation channel of the Port of Rouen and the deposition of dredged material at the piling site to assist in creation of founda
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., yesterday made the following statement following the Senate passage of H.R.3647, the omnibus appropriations legislation. The Senate approved the bill by a vote of 72 to 26. “I voted for the omnibus appropriations bill today because it contained several key provisi
While it has been a quiet few months on the surface for Ōpōtiki’s Harbour redevelopment project, work continues on a number of key workstreams in the development of this large-scale infrastructure project. Ōpōtiki Harbour redevelopment project is a project to build twin groynes and associated works,
The Consortium “Ch.D. Constantinides SA – SA ETETH” has won the Alexandroupolis Port dredging contract. This nearly EUR 20 mln deal will include the completion of dredging on the outer (eastern) basin of the Port of Alexandroupolis and dredging work on the port approaching channel. The Port of Alexa
Rijkswaterstaat Programma’s Projecten en Onderhoud has announced the details about the IJmuiden dredging plans. This development program will include maintenance dredging of the access channels and approach areas in the North Sea and in the outer harbour of IJmuiden. The Rijkswaterstaat’s dredging p
On December 17, 2012, a $10 million joint commitment by Port Metro Vancouver, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Corporation of Delta and the City of Richmond was announced to undertake local channel dredging around Ladner and Steveston.
Senator Lisa Murkowski sent a letter to President Obama, calling out his administration for its contradictory messages on rising sea levels, after visiting with Shishmaref residents earlier this week who were sounding the alarm on Capitol Hill about the dire coastal erosion they face. The Shishmaref
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Omnibus appropriations bill, which includes critical funding to move forward the Port of Charleston’s deepening project and opportunities for maintenance funding for the Port of Georgetown. The bill passed 359-67 with support from S.C. Congressmen Joe Wil
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comments on its draft feasibility study and environmental assessment of ecosystem restoration projects in the Cedar Creek watershed in the vicinity of Springfield, Ore. Co-sponsored by the City of Springfield and Lane County, the Springfield Metropo
