Business & Finance
Glasgow City Council OKs Funding for Camlachie Burn Scheme
Glasgow City Council yesterday approved the release of funding towards the Camlachie Burn (Biggar Street) project, a scheme which will reduce flooding and release land for development. The release of this £1.4 million funding, 80% of the project’s cost – a Scottish Government General Capital Grant –
Nantasket Seawall Project Starts in January
The Nantasket Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction project in Hull, Mass., will be completed under the terms of a $2.7 million contract recently issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by George R. Cairns & Sons, Inc. of Windham, New Hampshir
DEME: Cotonou Coastal Protection Works in Benin Move Ahead
DEME, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group, said in their latest announcement that the coastal protection works in Benin at the Cotonou shoreline are in full swing. Works include beach nourishment with a total volume of 1,5 million m³ as well as rock revetment and groyne
Expertise Hub VIDEO: Spotlight on Offshore Center Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam’s Offshore Center (OCR) project, conducted by the PUMA consortium (Boskalis and Van Oord), is progressing rapidly as the contractor already completed the Phase 1 of this capital development program. “Land reclamation works on the site of the Offshore Center Rotterdam were start
Cuomo on PCB Dredging: Protect the Environment, Protect the Hudson River
NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday introduced the second proposal of the 2018 State of the State and the first part of a comprehensive environmental program: New York will immediately take action against the U.S. EPA if they accept the Upper Hudson River dredging of PCB as complete. Under this pl
Evosun Wraps Up Maniyafaru Land Reclamation Project
Evosun Sdn Bhd has just announced that the Maniyafaru land reclamation project in the Republic of Maldives is now successfully completed. Under this $2 million development scheme, funded by private company operating two resorts in the Maldives, Evosun created new land by using more than 380.000 cubi
Damen Wins Contract for First European TSHD LNG/MGO Conversion
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has won a contract to undertake the conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel capability combining LNG and MGO. The contract was awarded by Rouen-based GIE Dragages-Ports with regard to its 117m, 8500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Samuel de Champlain, and the work
IJmuiden Sea Lock Project – December Update
This month, work will continue on the construction of the gate chambers for the new sea lock at IJmuiden, the Netherlands. “The floors are nearly completed and construction of the walls is starting now,” the Port of Amsterdam said. “Construction work in the other cofferdams continues as normal. Gant
USACE Highlights Importance of Lockport Prairie
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be spending millions of dollars in the next couple of years to remove invasive species, encourage native plant growth and replenish the underground water source for a patch of extremely rare habitat in Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve. This USACE project falls u
Swansea Boat Ramp Redevelopment Project Complete
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester was today at Triabunna to celebrate the completion of the $1.3 million Swansea Boat Ramp redevelopment project. According to the Minister, the boat ramp redevelopment was the final phase of the $1.55 million Lower East Coast Marine Infrastruct
CPRA Board Approves Six Projects Under RESTORE Act
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority announces that $20 million in projects selected for funding have been approved by the CPRA Board in the initial round of the CPRA Parish Matching Program under RESTORE Act. CPRA set aside up to $100 million over a 15-year period from its RESTO
2017 WAMSI Research Conference
The 2017 Western Australian Marine Science Institution Research Conference was a great success sharing the results of the institution’s dredging node, one of Australia’s largest and most successful single issue marine research programs, reports WAMSI. The conference showcased the science, findings,
Louisiana: New Center for Coastal & Deltaic Solutions
Governor John Bel Edwards and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation President/CEO, John Davies were joined by Justin Ehrenwerth, CEO/President of The Water Institute of The Gulf, in a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this week for the $25 million Center for Coastal & Deltaic Solutions. “Capitalizing on Lou
Starcross and Cockwood Works About to Begin
The Environment Agency will next week hold a public drop-in session on the upcoming Starcross and Cockwood tidal defense scheme. The meeting – taking place before the start of the work – is scheduled for 18 December 2017, from 3pm to 7pm, at the Anchor Inn in Cockwood. The EA has already had an init