Canal & River Trust started a major overhaul of our waterways this November, as part of a five-month, £50 million restoration programme of canals and rivers across the country. The programme of essential maintenance will include the replacement of worn-out lock gates, brick work repairs, relining o
In a continuing effort to reduce annual costs associated with maintaining federal navigation channels in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a federal interest determination study at the entrance of the Lynnhaven Inlet. The federal study wil
Recently after the successful repair & conversion of a number of high tech multi-purpose vessels at the Boluomiao shipyard, one large dredger ship named “HANG DAO JUN 1“sailed out at 7:00 AM, Nov. 5th after finishing her survey. In face of the lack of man power and short time limit, daily meeting wa
The long awaited dredging program at the Marine Park channel should commence in a couple of days. This project includes dredging of the mentioned area to a depth of 1.78 metres. The dredged material will be placed onshore, reports chathamdailynews.ca. The municipality of Chatham-Kent will cover the
ELIS SEIS Public meeting scheduled for today in New York has been postponed due to the recovery efforts in Long Island. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jointly regulate dredged material disposal under federal authorities provided by section
BCWID General Manager Dennis Spinks gave a report Tuesday night at their board of directors meeting regarding current dredging projects at Lake Brownwood, reports brownwoodnews.com. “We currently have 8 permits to dredge that have been turned back in,” Spinks said. “At this point there are three of
A lawsuit was filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court on behalf of Plaintiff Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. against Grupo Unidos Por El Canal, S.A., a consortium of leading construction companies. The group includes Spain’s Sacyr Vallehermoso, Italy’s Impregilo, Belgium’s Jan de Nul and Panama’s Constr
The $28 million SANDAG beach replenishment project along the San Diego coastline will continue today, reports fox5sandiego.com. The project began in early September and will replenish beaches from Oceanside to Imperial Beach. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on the afternoon of November 7, an incident inv
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced details about the Mississippi River and Southwest Pass, hopper dredger rental contract. The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge on a rental basis. Work will be performed at the Mississ
The next step towards building Melbourne’s much needed second container port are now underway with the commencement of key studies into Westernport, its natural environment, and port design. Minister for Ports Denis Napthine said the opening of tenders for key packages of work was an important miles
At its Board of Directors meeting held yesterday in Houston, Waterways Council, Inc.’s Board of Directors unanimously endorsed the American Waterworks Act, proposed in late October by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to modernize America’s inland waterways and ports.
U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) emphasized the need to include reforms to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the next Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Sens. Vitter and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) along with all Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee wrote to Chairman Barbar
The Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County has filed a lawsuit against Weeks Marine Inc. for property damage the company allegedly caused to its facility during the dredging project, reports panews.com. According to the lawsuit, Weeks Marine was the owner of the dredger which ha
Ackermans & van Haaren has announced the third quarter results for 2012. Marine Engineering & Infrastructure DEME DEME (AvH 50%) realized a third quarter in line with expectations. Due to a delay in the start-up of the major Wheatstone and New Doha Port sites, they will only contribute to the result
