A dredging project, which includes widening and deepening of Miami’s port, has been challenged by the environmentalists who strongly believe that it would affect water quality, coral reefs and marine life. “Our beautiful Biscayne Bay, known for its abundance of sea life and its pristine water qualit
Dredging in the Hooghly River is virtually in a shambles. It received a further setback with only two dredgers against the required six … (thehindubusinessline) [mappress] Source: thehindubusinessline, November 29, 2011; Image: dredge-india
Although many believe that the summer season in Delaware’s beach resorts ends with the Labor Day holiday, the fact is that Delaware’s … By Theresa Rogers (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, November 29, 2011;
Dredging work helping keep the Keystone Harbor Coupeville ferry running efficiently and refurbishing a local beach started… (kapsradio) [mappress] Source: kapsradio, November 29, 2011;
The city marina’s excessive sedimentation problems may be resolved by a low-cost dredging alternative known as water injection dredging. “Some Europeans call it natural dredging. It returns sediment back to the estuary with a minimum of energy costs” said Robert Semmes of Applied Technology & Manage
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems will showcase a full-range of Cat® and MaK™ branded products and solutions at Marintec China, one of the most important exhibitions for the commercial marine industry in the region. The event, which takes place Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, 2011 at the Shanghai Internation
The amount of €160 million, (US$212m) will be invested in a new container terminal at the French port of Le Havre. The investment, concerning the terminal’s buildings and loading/unloading areas, will be made by Shipping line MSC and cargo-handling operator Terminaux de Normandie (TN) through their
On November 10, 2011, DSC Dredge, LLC and Supreme Dredge & Processing, LLC together created a new company known as Supreme-DSC Dredge, LLC. The company was formed as a Louisiana-based corporation with major component manufacturing taking place at the Stoneboro, PA manufacturing facility, as well as
A $12 million worth cleanup of the Muskegon Lake bottom is approaching its completion. Ever since it commenced in June, about 41,000 cubic yards of mercury- and petroleum-laced sediment have been dredged out from 46 acres of lake bottom in a bay off the Division Street Outfall. The initial phase inc
The government admitted to delays in the development of an Mumbai Port offshore container terminal due to difficulties with several contractors and the port authority. “There is some delay in the construction of an Offshore Container Terminal at the Mumbai Port due to a delay by the Build, Operate a
The new 7-years facility is provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance FESCO’s strategic investment program aimed at further boosting the Group’s infrastructure and container logistics capacity. The use of loan proceeds will include investments into the develo
Joop Atsma, the State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment, wishes to examine whether there are more locations along the Dutch coast where greater safety and new land can be created using the Sand Motor technology. He expressed this desire today at the handover of the new peninsula betwe
A new dredger that was passing through Seychelles has successfully tried a new method of getting material from the sea and a smaller one has… (nation) [mappress] Source: nation, November 28, 2011;
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has reached a decision according to which it will not ask the Florida Cabinet to grant “conceptual approval” to utilize the dredged muck for the purpose of building Naples Bay islands for wildlife natural habitat. DEP will first have to carry ou
