Business & Finance
Lake Apopka Dredging Project in Full Swing
The St. Johns River Water Management District has started work on a sump dredge project designed to help improve water quality at Lake Apopka. According to the District, the project is not expected to impede navigation on the canal or lake. “Our focus remains centered on projects that bring us close
IHC Beavers Dredging Rivers in Bangladesh
One of the largest and most populated deltas in the world is the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM). It covers approximately 100,000km² of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. The large river delta offers good possibilities for transport over water, but it also encompasses the risk of regula
PHOTO: Jan De Nul Dredgers in Sabetta
The Sabetta project (North Russia) was Jan De Nul’s biggest logistic challenge in the last couple of years, the Luxembourg based dredging and marine construction company said in their annual report. The Sabetta Port is being built to transport gas stocks from Siberia to Europe and Asia with LNG tank
JBA Consulting Begins Designing Rhyl Flood Defenses
JBA Consulting has started to design a 400 meter rock revetment and flood wall structure for the Rhyl coastal flood management scheme. In the following days, a physical model of the design will be built by the Queensland Government Hydraulics Laboratory, supervised by Dan Rodger and Gildas Colleter
Grant Approved for Little Bay Project
Marine access to the island of Montserrat is set to improve, as the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of £14.4 million to develop the port at Little Bay. The funds are being provided through the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (U
Port of Gavle Working on Major Development Project
One of the largest container ports on the Swedish east coast, the Port of Gavle is working on an expansion project that will double the port’s capacity by the end of 2019. Since its inception ten years ago, the port has reported large volume increases in its container traffic almost annually. “In or
Coastal Protection Plans for Bray North Beach Move Forward
Sinn Fein TD for Wicklow/East Carlow, John Brady, has received an update from the Environmental Protection Agency about the coastal protection works at Bray North Beach landfill. Commenting the latest information on this capital coastal scheme, John Brady said: “After numerous discussions with Dún L
USGP Proposal on the Table
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has received an application from the United States Gypsum Company for a Department of the Army permit regarding the proposed dredging of Columbia River. The project site is located at the Gypsum Plant on the Columbia River, River Mile 65.5, near R
Hardy Ford Boat Launch Closes Due to Dredging
Appalachian Power will temporarily close the Hardy Ford Public Access area on Smith Mountain Lake for maintenance work beginning December 20, the company said in their latest announcement. The work will include a major underwater dredging operation in the channel adjacent to the public boat ramp and
SPS Withdraws Its Appeal on Lyttelton Dredging
Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) was recently granted resource consent by Environment Canterbury to dredge the existing shipping channel in Lyttelton Harbor/Whakaraupō. The Surfbreak Protection Society (SPS) subsequently appealed the consent, primarily over concerns about effects on local surf breaks. P
Boardman Dam Scheme Nears Completion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has just released the latest update on their Boardman Dam Removal and River Restoration project in Traverse City, Michigan. The $6.3 million program is now 82% complete as the contractor Michels Corporation prepares to shut down for the winter. “Ou
Rugeley Flood Scheme Officially Opened
The Environment Agency yesterday announced the official opening of new flood defenses in Rugeley, Staffordshire. Members of the Environment Agency, Cannock Chase District Council, the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Rugeley Town Council, Staffordshire County Coun
Italdraghe Delivers Electrical Cutter Suction Dredger to Romania
Italdraghe, an Italian manufacturer of specifically designed dredging and mining applications, delivered a cutter suction dredger to Romania last month. The vessel, completely manufactured in Italdraghe shipyard, is electrically driven and has been applied to a plant processing the raw water capture
Aleron Subsea Technology in Salvage Operation
Aberdeenshire-based Aleron Subsea has deployed AUXROV subsea system as a part of a wrecks salvage project in the Atlantic Ocean. Aleron’s AUXROV was selected by James Fisher Marine and Britannia’s Gold to assist with the salvage operation, targeting wrecks that were sunk during the WWI and WWII. Dur