New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced the completion of dredging in four State navigation channels in Atlantic County last week. The $3.7 million dollar Lakes Bay Channel Complex project outside of Atlantic City restored safe navigation to Lakes Bay, the Lakes Bay Spur,
H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, passed the House by a vote of 228 to 206 on Friday. The bill is headed to the President to be signed into law. For the U.S. inland waterways system, a historic $2.5 billion of 100% federal funding is provided for construction and major rehabili
Damen Dredging Equipment is making final preparations for the transport of Construtora Vale Verde’s new dredger named ‘Holanda’. “Spuds are fastened on the side pontoons, the operating cabin, mast, box cooler etc are stowed in a container – all for practical transport,” Damen announced. This new cut
Construction works under Sturgeon Lake island erosion project have been completed for this season and will resume with the placement of fine material and tree planting in 2022, informs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District. This project involves protecting and restoring floodplain fores
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation announced today that the work on their new multi-million tug berth facility at Port of Mackay continues to progress, with pile-driving works almost complete. NQBP Senior Project Engineer, Anoop Pillai said that he was pleased to see the project pass another mi
In one of the sessions of this year’s Europort event, the Enschede-based Alia Instruments took the opportunity to present their one of a kind non-nuclear slurry density meter – the Alia Density Meter (ADM). The ADM offers accurate real-time data, allowing clients to truly optimize their production w
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, recently collaborated on a feasibility study on flood risk reduction for a creek in Alabama with the Mobile District and local leaders over the last three years. The Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, signed the Chief’s Report on Frid
Land & Water Group recently presented a video celebrating the completion of the River of Life II scheme. This largest wetland habitat creation project of its kind on the River Thames and River Thame was realised through the partnership between Earth Trust, Church Farm Partnership and The Hurst Water
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday shared some pictures of the ongoing construction of the Spanish Pass project near Venice, Plaquemines Parish. The Spanish Pass Marsh Creation scheme is a component of an overall large-scale restoration strategy for the Barataria
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District’s hopper dredge MURDEN recently conducted 24/7 dredging operations for the Baltimore District-managed Ocean City Inlet federal navigation channel and Assateague Bypass project. The month-long operation enhanced safe navigation conditions, boosted
Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers (COPRI) Institute Waterways Committee is gearing up for their webinar on Water Injection Dredging in US Ports that will take place Tuesday, Nov 16 from 12-1 EST. Water Injection Dredging (WID) is an innovative hydrodynamic dredging technique that is cost-effective,
An exceptional operation was carried out in the Aabenraa Inlet last week. In a planned operation, a large semi-submersible freighter slowly submerged to prepare for the float-off of “Magnor”, the world’s biggest backhoe dredger. The purpose-built freighter is constructed for this specific type of as
Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., yesterday announced the approval of Wexford County Council’s application under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Under the scheme, the Office of Pu
Two harbours and two marinas in the Mid and East Antrim Council area will be dredged in the following days. Under the cleanup plan, Charles Brand and Foyle & Marine Dredging will remove around 30,000m3 – enough to fill 12 Olympic swimming pools – of silt, sand and sediment over a number of months at
