Annual maintenance dredging of approximately 200,600 cubic meters of sand and gravel from the seaport of Ust-Luga is now underway, informs FSUE “Rosmorport”. This year maintenance dredging will be performed in basin of the southern harbour of Ust-Luga, on the approach channel to the mouth of the Lug
L.B. Foster Company has been awarded a $7 million subcontract to supply infrastructure materials for the rehabilitation of existing upstream approach walls for a new lock at the USACE Soo Locks Complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Company is supplying approximately 5,750 tons of steel piling t
VolkerStevin has been shortlisted for three British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) 2021. The prestigious BCIA, in partnership with ICE and the New Civil Engineer, have been running for 34 consecutive years, seeking to recognise and reward excellence in project delivery, and delivery of outcomes
A major mechanical property of clay is the adhesion factor that reflects the ratio between its cohesive and adhesive strength under different water content. Clay is one of the three most commonly encountered soil types in riverbed and seabed, other than sand and silt. A major mechanical property of
IHB ShipDesign AD has just released this very interesting video about their latest project for developing ‘Concept and Basic design of a Modular Dredging Pontoon Platform’. Such type of platform has numerous advantages like easy transportation and can be used for performing multiple tasks. The plann
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has just announced that registration is open for the 2021 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter annual meeting. The event will take place on November 17-19, 2021 at the Holiday Inn in the downtown historic district of Mobile, AL. The meeting will provide a forum for exchang
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc officially started construction of a breakwater at Hdh. Hanimaadhoo Harbor on July 14, 2021. Dredging work of the new harbor basin is currently ongoing, with 99% completion. The Hdh. Hanimaadhoo Harbour project includes: new harbor basin dredging of 53,
Proposals for a review of Scarborough’s coastal defences strategy will go before Scarborough Borough councillors next week. The Environment Agency is covering the cost of the fresh assessment of the risks posed by land erosion and sea flooding. A specialist team will investigate the likely issues ov
Ecocoast carried out a coastal protection project recently on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi using geosynthetic containers to prevent erosion damage. During construction works, the project team found that the original land level needed to be raised to ensure a safe foundation for the luxury villas and
Kenya Ports Authority has just announced that Kisumu Port will soon be able to receive larger vessels with the capacity to handle more cargo volumes once the ongoing renovations and dredging works at the port is complete. Currently the project scope which covers the Kisumu port basin, Kenya Pipeline
South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has achieved a milestone year for bringing infrastructure online and adding capacity to the U.S. East Coast port market at a time when it is most needed. Phase One of Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal began operations in March, marking the first greenfield container termina
A survey of 241 cities, villages and other jurisdictions along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River shows that coastal damage from climate change will cost at least $1.94 billion over the next five years, with shoreline communities having already spent $878 million over the past two years. These f
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. has been busy lately dredging the Erie Harbor. The harbor is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in the City of Erie, PA about 98 Miles southwest of Buffalo. According to the Corps, the 2021 dredging cy
Deltares is working on two projects in Saint-Louis, Senegal, to protect the population against flooding from the Sénégal River and coastal erosion by the sea. “The problems are big, but we have collected a lot of data to arrive at the best solutions,” said Pieter Koen Tonnon, senior advisor at Delta
