Business & Finance
Protests Against DCI Privatization Continue, Employee Ends Life
The ongoing agitation of the Dredging Corporation of India’s employees against the proposed sale of equity has intensified after an employee of DCI reportedly ended his life in Vizianagaram district yesterday in protest against the move, The Hindu Business Line informs. The body of N. Venkatesh (29)
Funding Secured for 18 Small Harbor Improvement Projects
The Bond Commission recently approved the Connecticut Port Authority’s request to fund 18 projects under the Small Harbor Improvement Projects Program (SHIPP). These projects cover a range of improvements including: marina repair, dredging, boat ramp facilities improvement, harbor management plans a
Port of Mackay Breakwaters in Need of Repair
North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) are about to close the Port of Mackay breakwater to all vehicle traffic after new engineering analysis revealed significant damage to the structure. NQBP General Manager Engineering and Development, Rochelle Macdonald, said that initial assessments indicated the br
San Elijo Lagoon Restoration Project Breaks Ground
Doug Gibson, the executive director of the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve, together with regional and local officials including Encinitas Mayor, Catherine Blakespear, and Senator Patricia Bates, gathered last week at the lagoon’s nature center to break ground on a historic restoration of the ne
Porirua: Dredging Report Highlights Sobering Issues
A report to Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbor and Catchment Joint Committee has shown that a decision to dredge the harbor would be a long and costly process, the Porirua City Council said in their latest release. “Earlier this year members of the public twice asked the joint committee to consider dredging
Improving Health and Ecosystem of Long Island Sound
Top federal and state environmental officials from New York yesterday announced 31 grants totaling $2.04 million to local government and community groups to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound, EPA said in their latest release. Fifteen projects, totaling $1.05 million, directly ben
Dredging Today Conference: Dealing with Effects of Climate Change
Climate change is real, so better be prepared. Everybody, personally and also as an industry, should make a contribution in fighting climate change. That was the final thought of our first Dredging Today Conference, beautifully put by Mr Mark van Zanten, Senior Project Manager Water, Royal Haskoning
BURNCO Aggregate Mine Project up for Comment
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed BURNCO Aggregate Mine Project, located approximately 22 kilometers southwest of Squamish, British Columbia. The Agency has invited the public and Indigenous groups to comment on the Comprehe
Preparations Underway for Axmouth Harbor Dredging Work
Axmouth Harbor will shortly be relieved of quantities of naturally accumulated silt during a three phase program of dredging work, which will be undertaken over the coming months by the Axe Yacht Club in conjunction with the Axe Harbor Management Company. The silt will be removed from the harbor and
VIDEO: Another Season of Tallebudgera Creek Dredging
The Gold Coast City Council recently completed another season of the Tallebudgera Creek dredging and Burleigh Beach Nourishment operations. These works were performed under the City’s 4-6 year contract with a Queensland-based dredging contractor which includes dredging and beach nourishment works at
TSHD Charlock Visits Niestern Sander for Maintenance and Repairs
Van den Herik’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Charlock last month underwent a program of maintenance and repairs at Niestern Sander Ship Repair in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The TSHD arrived at the Niestern Sander shipyard’s floating docks on November 26th. “Moored between the two docks, th
Boskalis-DEME Joint Venture Wins Martin Garcia Dredging Contract
Boskalis has been awarded a 5-year contract by the Comision Administradora del Rio de la Plata (CARP), for the capital and maintenance dredging of the Martin Garcia channel. This contract carries a total value for the 50/50 joint venture with DEME of approximately EUR 110 million and signing is expe
Cape Coastal Conference Starts Today
The 5th Annual Cape Coastal Conference is starting today, December 5, at the Hyannis Resort and Conference Center. Hosted and coordinated by the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the two-day conference groups sessions under three resiliency-focused themes: Prepare, Adapt and Restore.
Green Light for Boston Barrier Scheme
The Environment Agency’s £100 million Boston Barrier – which will better protect more than 14,000 properties from tidal flooding – has been given the a green light by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Michael Gove. Following approval for the scheme’s full busine