The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced this week that more than $9 million is budgeted for beach renourishment project on Anna Maria Island. This new funding is just an addition to more than $6 million already set aside, reports bradenton.com. Regarding this information, Charlie Hunsicker, the M
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is currently seeking and soliciting Hubzone firms interested in participating in Hubzone Capabilities Briefings. Hubzone firms who are interested must have the capability to provide planning, design, construction, environmental services and dredgi
Dublin Port Company welcomes the new National Ports Policy launched by Minister Leo Varadkar recently. The policy recognises Dublin Port as one of three Tier 1 ports of national significance and endorses the objectives the Port has set for itself in its Masterplan 2012 to 2040. Speaking after the la
The contractors working on the Maasvlakte 2 project reached completion for Rotterdam Port Authority yesterday. The Maasvlakte 2 extension has increased port capacity by 2,000 hectares. Extensive studies were conducted using scale models, advanced software and simulators. Deltares tested and optimise
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office, requires a contractor for the provision of earthwork and dewatering of dredged material placement area. This development project is located at Houston Ship Channel, DAMP Midbay Placement Area, Harris County, Texas. Work consists of providi
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has introduced a plan for the James River maintenance dredging project. The project consists of maintenance dredging and disposal of dredged material by hydraulic dredge and pipeline at various shoal locations on the James River Federal Navigation Channel, Virginia. This
The budget has a high focus on social sector, while nothing new has been done specifically to spur infrastructure spending. The mentioned schemes of take out financing and credit enhancement through IIFCL etc have already been in place. “The government has announced two new Major Ports, one at Sagar
The 2013 WEDA Midwest Chapter Meeting kicks off today, and will last until 19 April, 2013. The theme of this year’s chapter meeting is MIDWEST DREDGING: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES. Topics – sediment investigation, – environmental and navigational dredging, – shoreline protection and restoration, – sed
Leading subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has announced the purchase of £1.3 million of Sonardyne 6G acoustic positioning equipment. The announcement was made on the opening day of Ocean Business 2013 in Southampton, UK. This latest acquisition is the second significant order
Yesterday, the Ching Fu Shipbuilding launched a 2400 m3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). The vessel has been ordered by Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau (KHB) and will be used for daily maintenance of Kaohsiung port. The main particulars of the vessel are as follows: L.o.a – 83.3 m; L.p.p. – 75.0 m; B
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today visited Jebel Ali Port and was welcomed by Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, who explained to the Mayor how DP World’s massive London Gateway port and logistics park project is modelled on Jebel Ali. During their meeting and a tour of the port, M
This video shows the dredging project at the rebuilt Hilly Orchard Bridge (Stroudwater Canal) between Dudbridge lock and Ebley Mill in 2012, followed by the removal of the earth and clay bund at the newly constructed spillway where the River Frome runs adjacent to the canal. Within days, visiting tr
Signal International Inc., announced today that work toward the design of an Articulated Tug/Barge Hopper Dredge for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) has been discontinued. Signal and GLDD entered into a contract for the design and build of an AT/B Hopper Dredge in August 2012, with construction o
At a conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics, Michiel Knaapen presents findings on information required to develop a practical model of a dredging site, and the processes that are required to build a model. New methods have been developed for variable flow fields, multiple grain sizes, and simp
