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Thailand: Dredging to Bring Relief to Songkhla Province
Somchai Janpratin, deputy mayor of Songkhla Province, yesterday examined the Tao-it dredging project in the city municipality. The drains are the main way to funnel water from the city into Songkhla Lake, and dredging will let the water flow from the city into the lake faster, lessening the flood pr
Picture of the Day: Repairs Underway at Barnegat Inlet North Jetty
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, and its contractor Agate Construction Company are making repairs along a section of the Barnegat Inlet North Jetty from damages sustained during Hurricane Sandy. The $7.6 million project began in the spring of 2014 and is expected to be comple
Canada: Financial Boost for Three British Columbia Harbors
The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, has announced an investment of $2.5 million to support improvement projects at three small craft harbors in British Columbia. Ma
USA: Officials to Discuss St. Lucie River Restoration Goals
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has invited local governments, scientists, environmentalists, agricultural producers and other interested parties to a meeting to discuss the status of the restoration plan covering the St. Lucie River and Estuary. At this meeting, scheduled for Wed
CRP Targets AIM Listing after Marine Consent
Chatham Rock Phosphate will target an AIM listing on the London alternative stock exchange following receipt of its Marine Consent approval, currently expected at the end of November. The company has been investigating a capital raising and listing over the past few months. “The directors have decid
Mississippi River Emergency Dredging Wrapped Up (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, completed emergency dredging operations in the Mississippi River on August 7. The Corps dredged temporary 200-feet wide pilot channels in both Pool 4, between Wabasha, Minn., and Alma, Wis., and in Pool 6, near Winona, Minn. The pilot channels all
USA: Manson Wins Sabine-Neches Dredging Gig
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a maintenance dredging contract in the amount of $3,646,550 to Manson Construction Co., for maintenance dredging of the Sabine-Neches Waterway, Sabine Pass Outer Bar and bank channel in Jefferson County, Texas, and Cameron Parish, Louisia
Australia: Port of Hastings Completes Preliminary Marine Surveys
The Port of Hastings Development Authority has marked a major milestone with the successful completion of detailed site surveys of Western Port’s marine environment. These surveys included taking numerous samples from just over 100 borehole locations at various points across Western Port. The sample
USA: Barth Pond Dredging About to Commence
The Downers Grove Park District is partnering with the Village of Downers Grove for a dredging project at Barth Pond in Patriots Park. The project, which will begin this week and take around four months, is needed to help improve the health of the pond for plants and aquatic life. Over the next four
CHEC Expresses Interest on Panama Canal Future Projects
The Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano held an informative meeting with a delegation headed by Mo Wenhe, Chairman of the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and Wei Hua Wang, representative of the Chinese-Panamanian Office of Business Development. Mo Wenhe showed interest in the develo
Top News – August 4 to 10, 2014
Thordon Equipment Shows Great Results on DEME’s “D’Artagnan” Water lubricated Thordon Composite cutterhead shaft bearings have performed well for 9 years on one of the largest cutter suction dredgers in the world – Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering N.V. (DEME)’s D’Artagnan (28,200 kW to
CEPP Reaches Significant Milestone (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has released the revised final report for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) for public, state and agency review today. A notification has been published in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the report for its req
Michigan State Waterways Commission to Meet Next Week
The Michigan State Waterways Commission will hold its regular meeting Friday, August 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Harbor Springs City Hall, 160 Zoll St., in Harbor Springs. There also will be a work session of the commissioners on Thursday, August 14, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the board room of Walstrom M
Ukraine: IDRECO Hands Over ISD 600 Electric Dredger
IDRECO has delivered its first dredger to Ukraine, the IDRECO ISD 600 fully electric dredger. The ISD 600 dredger is equipped with an in-board high performance IDRECO IDP 600 dredge pump with double curved vanes. The dredge pump is frequency driven by an electric motor with a power of 1500 kW. A 355