Transport Minister Stephen Hammond visited the work to expand Southampton container terminal. The £150m project is in its advanced stages with construction of the four new high cranes, together worth £28m, well advanced. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport saw the new 500m quay
After two years of development, Ellicott Dredges has announced the start-up of two new dredging simulators, one for cutter dredges and one for auger dredges. Both are available for immediate use. These simulators are the most modern dredge simulator systems in North America, and will be used in conj
Dragflow launched on the market the new family of electric pumps EL 100. Throughout these five new pumps from 110 to 200 horsepower (EL110, EL110S, EL180, EL180S, EL200), Dragflow extended its wide range of products, designed and developed to answer all the customer needs, with a capacity up to 1.30
U.S. Sen. David Vitter, top Republican on the Senate committee that oversees the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, yesterday announced that the Morganza to the Gulf Chief’s Report has received concurrence to move forward with Congressional authorization by the Administration after nearly two decades of
International Association of Dredging Companies IADC, in its latest edition of Terra et Aqua, has posted an article about the subsoil improvement works at Dinh Vu Industrial Zone, Haiphong, Vietnam. This article describes the subsoil improvement works realised in the Dinh Vu Industrial Zone. This ar
At the Port of Houston Commission meeting, Chairman Janiece Longoria reviewed the achievements and work of the Port Commission and staff serving in her first year as Chairman. “We have seen so many changes and accomplishments during that time,” she said. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of it and we have a p
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has announced a plan for the West Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging 2014 scheme. This deepening program will include maintenance dredging at the San Francisco Mainship Channel, Humboldt Bay, Mouth of Columbia River, and selected Columbia River are
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) approved Pend Oreille County’s comprehensive update of its shoreline master program. The county’s locally tailored shoreline program is designed to protect private property rights, help minimize environmental damage to shoreline areas, reserve appropria
CCCC Second Harbor Consultants Co Ltd, has recently won the bid for the EPC hydraulic project of Mengjiagang public terminal in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, with a contract value of some 260 million yuan. The project involves three 50,000t bulk berths and is designed to berth 70,000t bulk carri
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District will soon begin work on the Middle Mississippi River at Thebes, Ill., to remove rocks that pose a threat to navigation during low river stages. Contractors working for the Corps will remove approximately 2,800 cubic yards of rock as a permanent imp
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, and the state of North Carolina have finalized an agreement to again allow dredging in North Carolina’s coastal waters so fishing and transportation vessels can more easily move through shallow inlets and channels. “This agreement is critical to
IMS has announced the start-up and immediate availability of a new dredging simulator for auger dredges. This is the most modern auger dredge simulator in the world. It is equipped with three large 42″ (107 cm) panoramic screens to replicate the actual view from the operator’s control room, a contro
Conservation groups have blasted the federal government’s decision to approve the Abbot Point coal terminal expansion at a protest in Brisbane on Wednesday. And some in the tourism industry have voiced concern about the port development, saying they are unsure about the impact on their sector, which
The federal government is daring the World Heritage Committee to put the Great Barrier Reef on its endangered list by approving a huge coal port near Bowen, the Australian Greens warn. Environment Minister Greg Hunt has given the Abbot Point project the go-ahead, subject to what he says are strict e
