The Western Dredging Association underwent a strategic planning process in 2017, with the results from that process enabling WEDA to define the objectives for the organization, make informed decisions on programs, allocate resources effectively, and create a foundation for WEDA to adapt to the unfor
Non-self-propelled dredger, built by Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod based) Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation (SSK), is to be shipped to the Altay Territory in about 40 days. The key function is dredging aimed at extension of the navigation period, according to the Transport Ministry of the Altay T
Pete Perez, chief of Engineering and Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, continued his visit with leaders and other subject-matter experts with the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during several stops along the Los Angeles River Aug. 3 to discuss updat
The People’s Committee of Quảng Nam Province has just approved a project helping to prevent the erosion of Hội An’s coastline, Viet Nam News reports. The project has a total investment of EUR42 million, equivalent to VNĐ980 billion (US$41 million), of which overseas development assistance (ODA) loan
Orion Marine Construction Inc. of Tampa, Florida, is to carry out another dredging project for the Army Corps of Engineers. According to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD), Orion Marine has been awarded a $40 million contract for Atchafalaya Basin, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway dredging. “Work loca
Introducing alternative fuels into the dredging sector may seem difficult, but it is certainly possible. C-Job Naval Architects is tackling this challenge, the company has created multiple concept designs of dredgers which make use of methanol as a marine fuel. Methanol is an easy switch for vessels
The first of Damen new generation Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) has entered the final stages of assembly at Damen Dredging in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. The CSD600 is capable of dredging to depths of -18 metres with 250kW cutter power. “The dredger is more productive, more efficient, more sustainable
The City Government of Dagupan is looking into continuous dredging and investing in infrastructures to address perennial flooding in the city, the Philippine News Agency reports. In a statement on her official social media account, Mayor Belen Fernandez said that these measures were brought up durin
Knights Brown has been awarded the contract to build Cardiff’s new coastal flood defence system in south-east Cardiff. The scheme, on the Rover Way foreshore and the banks of the River Rhymney, has been designed to protect properties from the impact of extreme weather events, and from rising sea lev
Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) has reached agreement with its shareholders DP World, CMACGM/Terminal Link, HMM and MOL and the Port of Rotterdam Authority about a phased expansion of the RWG terminal. In a first phase, an extra berth for the deep-sea activities will be realized and, in addition to fu
The Johnson County Park and Recreation District began drawing down water levels in Heritage Park Lake in early June in preparation for much-needed water quality and habitat improvements. The project involves dredging sediments and native earthen materials from the lake, as well as from about 1,500 f
The first phase of the University Lakes Project in Baton Rouge is now officially underway. Officials gathered for a news conference on Tuesday, August 8, to reveal the updated plans for Phase 1. “And this is not a small deal. All in we’ve got $65 million dollars lined up for this project,” said Loui
A party-list lawmaker is seeking an investigation into the status of the Manila Bay reclamation projects and its consequential effects on national security and the environment, the Philippine News Agency said. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo filed House Resolution 1171 today, directing the House
Just one month after the contract was signed, Damen has delivered a new Multi Cat 1908 SD (shallow draught) to the German energy infrastructure construction company Bohlen & Doyen Bau GmbH, a subsidiary of Friedrich Vorwerk. The vessel, named Scholle, is the first marine asset to be bought by the co
