U.S. Sen. David Vitter yesterday said that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to conduct an independent analysis and review as to whether, and to what extent, the post-Katrina system contributed to flooding in areas like Plaquemines, St. John, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes because of
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that its associated company Smit Lamnalco has been awarded a significant annual contract by Petrofac to support Single Point Mooring operations 20 km off the Al Fao Peninsula for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP). The annual con
Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) Director Ted Sturdevant has approved the city of Pateros’s comprehensive update to its shoreline master program. Pateros’s program will become part of Okanogan County’s shoreline regulations and the state’s overall shoreline master program (SMP). Pateros’s
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Phase 4 of Jurong Island reclamation is scheduled for September 15. The reclamation works will involve cutter suction dredgers, trailer suction hopper
The General Dredging Course is a two-week intensive course, focused on the design and operation of various types of dredging equipment and covers all basic aspects of dredging, such as dredging processes, automation and control, equipment selection, soil characteristics and project management of dre
Tongues have continued to wag on the $56 million spent on dredging the Calabar Port channel in 2006. According to ngrguardiannews.com, the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has asked the Federal Government to probe the Calabar dredging project. President of MARAN, Bolaji Akinola, sta
A preliminary analysis of the results has shown that the sensor systems predict the dike breaches well in advance. The dikes collapsed at the IJkdijk test location in Bad Nieuweschans, the Netherlands, on Saturday, 8 September. The exact failure mechanism still has to be determined. The first two di
As soon as the dredging of the Ho Chi Minh City’s major canals are completed, waterway routes for tourists, as well as for residents, will be set up for tourism and later for public transport. “The dredging of the Tau Hu–Ben Nghe and Doi–Te canals would be completed soon,” stated Luong Minh Phuc, di
The cutterhead dredger Butcher, which arrived at the port on August 9, has cleared enough of the Lake Providence Port harbor to make it partially operational for barge traffic. Johnny Martin of Terral River Service said: “We’re only loading about six barges a day, but that’s a whole lot better that
Lerwick Port Authority is maintaining the momentum of development at the harbour, with the go-ahead for two further projects which will benefit a range of users, including the fishing industry and the offshore oil and gas sector. Plans for a new white fish market have taken another major step forwar
Antwerp, Bremenports, Cartagena, Dover, Genoa, Marseilles, Piraeus, Rotterdam, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Venice – these are the ten port authorities that were shortlisted for the 4th edition of the ESPO Award on Societal Integration of Ports. The jury selected these applications from a total of 23
Aberdeen Harbour Board has commenced a major feasibility study into the potential expansion of facilities at the port. Continued growth in traffic and cargos, as well as an increase in the size of the vessels has prompted the study, as projections indicate that Aberdeen Harbour will remain the princ
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will oversee the investigation and cleanup of contaminated soil, groundwater and sediments at Astoria Marine Construction Company in Astoria, Oregon, according to an agreement signed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Department
Gardline Geosciences Limited, specialists in the offshore geotechnical and geophysical market, and Canyon Offshore Ltd, specialists in subsea robotics, trenching and seabed intervention, announced a 3-year strategic alliance to provide seabed drilling, sampling and in-situ services to complement Gar
