Thanks to the state’s bonding bill, the Lake Zumbro, one of the most popular lakes in southeastern Minnesota is going to get a face-lift, KTTC reports. Homeowners have waited over 10 years for this and now, dredging parts of Lake Zumbro will become a reality. The bonding bill is $500-million dollars
Eleven companies have bidded for the construction job for the interim port facilities of the new Samalaju Port in Bintulu, according to The Star. Tender for the package, the second for the port project called by Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd (BPHB), closed last Wednesday. BPHB has been tasked by the Sar
The motorvessel Alfredo is one of the naval units for which Eliche Radice provided propeller and shaft lines, specifically designed and manufactured in all its characteristics. A 60m long and 2200 gt motor barge, the Alfredo is equipped for international navigation, intended to provide offshore supp
Global Container Terminals Inc., a leading North American marine terminal operator with facilities on both coasts, has unveiled final plans for a multi-million dollar expansion project to develop a 70-acre technologically advanced container terminal on the Bayonne, NJ, waterfront. When complete, Glo
ABPmer, a leading UK marine environmental consultancy, has recently published four articles in a special issue of the international journal, Coastal Engineering. Edited by ABPmer’s Jon Williams, a specialist in sediment processes, the issue focuses on the results from a large-scale laboratory study
Based on careful consideration of the implementation costs, regulatory requirements and other concerns expressed by the community, the navigation improvement project for the Maalaea Small Boat Harbor has been terminated by the project sponsors. The project involved investigation of harbor improvemen
Homeowners along Newport Harbour will have to contend with the noise and lights of dredging crews working around the clock over the next two months, the Daily Pilot reports. Newport Beach’s harbor resources manager, Chris Miller, told the City Council that dredging crews wouldn’t need to work every
According to the Record-Journal, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will hold an informational meeting May 23 to discuss the next dredging phase of the Silver Lake Reclamation Project. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection representatives will present draft plans a
General Electric Co. officials said Tuesday that the Hudson River dredging will begin this week if weather permits. The dredging work will commence with a single dredge about 40 miles north of Albany. Work will ramp up over the next few weeks. GE released poly-chlorinated biphenyls into the river de
This week, RE Staite has mobilized some equipment into the harbor, and they’ve established a mooring area near the west side of Bay Island, and near the eastern end of the anchorage area. RE Staite is really pushing hard to meet the June 30 deadline for disposal at the Port of Long Beach. To do [&he
The devil is in the detail for Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, with the Government’s failure to extend the successful $200 million Reef Rescue program in this year’s Budget or to review the mass dredging plan which has caused ‘extreme concern’ within the international community. The Australia
The Savannah River Maritime Commission on Tuesday recommended that dredging be limited to a depth of 45 feet, Associated Press reports. The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed dredging to 47 feet, but the panel said that would be harmful to fish in the area. The state Supreme Court is considering w
Port of Salalah has welcomed executives and representatives from the shipping world’s largest shipping lines and principal customers in the local market to the handling of its 30 millionth TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit) container recently. The distinguishing aspects of Port of Salalah, the second
From 6-8 December 2011 a CSIRO team collected water and sediment samples to determine the concentrations of trace metals in Port Curtis, Gladstone, Queensland. The sampling – conducted midway between neap and spring tides, and while dredging was underway in the Harbour – provides a three-day snapsho
