The National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has allowed foreigners to own 49% of the company’s capital, they said in a disclosure on the website of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) today. The decision will be effective from today, April 28. Eng. Yasser Zaghloul, Group Chief Executive Officer,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District is rallying round Virginia’s largest and most productive seabird colony. The Hampton Roads Bird Habitat Restoration project will create and restore primary habitat for bird species displaced due to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel expansion. Accordin
Paul Rackham Ltd. based at Manor Farm, Bridgham, pleaded guilty to carrying out works on the River Little Ouse at Lodge Farm Estate, Gasthorpe near Diss. The work was carried out without a permit, said Environment Agency. A 2.4 kilometre stretch of river was dredged and deepened with work also carri
The Department of Transport WA has been working closely with local agencies and stakeholders over recent years to develop a new boating facility concept for Broome. The new boating facility in Broome has long been considered as essential to address critical safety and access issues. This is particul
First Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker joined Representative Jim Himes and Senator Richard Blumenthal as they took a boat tour of the Saugatuck River recently to survey conditions and announce $2.81 million in federal funding for proposed dredging activity. Also joining the tour were Police Chief Foti Ko
Coastal Partners have announced the start of a new construction season on the North Portsea Island coastal defense project. According to the update, the new construction year begins in April. This is due to regulations not allowing work on the foreshore from October to March to protect overwintering
The Great Lakes Inspection Team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers toured the latest USACE Buffalo District coastal resiliency project at Old Fort Niagara along Lake Ontario earlier this week. Considerable erosion is occurring along the fort’s northern shoreline, impacting the existing masonry se
DSC Dredge, Teledyne Marine and Trimble are organizing a webinar to present new revolutionary dredging technology – the DSC Vision. Through joint efforts and a combination of revolutionary software and apparatus, the trio has developed an innovative, easy to operate 3D guidance and visualization sys
The official launch of the Miss Katie – the shallow-draft hopper dredger – took place at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, LA, on April 4, Dare County said. Once the vessel is delivered to Dare County and successfully completes a series of required sea trials this summer, Miss Katie’s dredging operati
Launching of the Project 4395 – the second non-self-propelled suction hopper dredger – took place yesterday at Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Region based Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Corporation PJSC. According to the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot), the dredger’s design was deve
Dredging is now underway at Poole Yacht Club to clear the entrance of accumulated sediment – this has built up since the last dredge operations in 2014, Jenkins Marine said. Vessels on site for the work include the self-propelled, spudleg, workboat Doreen Dorward, equipped with a 50t long reach exca
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards Group has begun sea trials for a new trailing suction hopper dredger being built for De Hoop Terneuzen BV. Following Eastern, the Krakesandt departed Thecla yard in Kampen to the company’s yard in Harlingen, where she will undergo the sea and dredging trials. This modern TSH
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District has just released last week’s photo when USACE conducted hydrographic surveys at the Craighill Channel to determine any potential channel impacts resulting from East Coast maritime response efforts to remobilize the box ship EVER FORWARD. The Dist
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has confirmed the keynote speakers for the upcoming Dredging Summit & Expo ’22 in Houston this July. Col. Rhett A. Blackmon will take command of the Galveston District in July and address WEDA members during the opening plenary on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 8:
