Eddy Pump, an engineering company that builds dredge equipment and industrial pumps, continues to evolve and set the pace for slurry pump technology. According to the company, their team of engineers has developed a new state-of-the-art metallurgical formulation. After years of computational materia
The Environment Agency and Eastbourne Borough Council will host a series of online consultation events to hear about a new flagship coastal defence project. The project will become one of the largest coastal flood risk schemes in the country and help make Eastbourne to Pevensey Bay more resilient to
Sealevel Construction Inc. recently won two Excellence in Construction (EIC) Awards for the Grand Bayou Flood Control Structure and two EIC awards for an industrial waste water improvements project. The company was recognized at the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Houston Chapter’s EIC awa
Peel Ports has signed an international sediment management pledge to more effectively manage the disposal of sediments as part of the necessary dredging of its ports and harbours. The initiative, from Navigating a Changing Climate (a Global Climate Action partnership) and SedNet (a European Sediment
Straatman BV completed engineering and production of three pinch ball joints earlier this week – all executed in their factory in Zwjjndrecht. These specific type of ball joints will be used on the cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) between floating pipeline and CSD. The great advantage of this ball joi
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Endam is being fitted out with Damen dredging equipment. According to Damen, the gantries and winches are installed, and the Di 900 mm trailing suction pipe – designed to dredge at -30 m – is put into place. The multi-purpose vessel will primarily act as an
Galway County Council has given the go ahead for the next phase of works on the expansion of Ros a Mhíl harbour, Galway Daily said. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been granted planning permission for work on a new harbour area north of the existing facilities. The full develo
Pacific Dredge and Construction (PDC) recently completed a multi-faceted project in Newport Beach, California, improving the channel and east jetty. The intent of the jetty repair was to make it safer for the public, and dredging activities were performed with the goal of bringing the water depth to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District is looking for a contractor for the upcoming Ventura Harbor dredging project. The project consists of the annual maintenance dredging of Ventura Harbor federal navigation channel and sand traps, with placement of dredge material on the nearby do
ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems (Netherlands/USA, Germany, France) has just announced two new cutter suction dredge (CSD) models, the Hawk and Falcon, to its product line-up. Group CEO, Fulco Vrooland Löb, said: “With our roots in the wet mining industry, we have been building electrical dredges for deca
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting its fourth five-year review of the cleanup plan at the Ley Creek PCB Dredgings Subsite, located in Salina, NY. The review seeks to confirm that the cleanup conducted at the subsite continues to protect human health and the environment. The
Renovation work on the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Middle River boat launch has been completed and the launch reopened, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said. Work on the ramp converted it from a one-lane gravel ramp to a two-lane concrete ramp. In addition, w
A new report released today by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) estimates that Australian Governments will need to invest $30 billion in large scale coastal protection and adaptation projects over the next 50 years, as climate change makes coastal communities, property, and infrastructure in
Phase two of the dredging campaign at Watchet Marina is going well, The Marine & Property Group said. The marina is now around 75% watered at impound level (at low tide with the gate closed). “CMS Innovation and her crew are continuing their excellent work as they deepen sections across the marina,”
