Business & Finance
Top Interviews of 2016
Dredging Today brings you a list of the most popular interviews from the past year. Beacon Marine: Osterville Dredging Scheme Wrapped Up Beacon Marine Construction, LLC., a Massachusetts based full service marine contractor, has completed a dredging and beach nourishment project in Osterville, MA.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 26-January 1, 2017). Port of Baltimore VIDEO: Other Uses of Dredged Material The Port of Baltimore has just released this very interesting video named ‘Other Uses of Dredged Material’. First Commercial
Readers’ Choice: Top Stories in December
With the New Year finally here, DredgingToday will take you back to some of the most read stories of December 2016. Boskalis Wins EUR 120 Million Dredging Contract in Brazil Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract by Açu Petróleo S.A. (joint venture company of Prumo Logística S
Ship Launching Ceremonies of 2016
In 2016, dredging industry saw the launching of some of the most interesting vessels ever made for this sector. DT brings you a brief overview of the launching ceremonies that took place over the past year. Krasnoye Sormovo Launches TSHD Sommers Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, part of United Shipbuildi
New Program for Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay
A new $2 million Queensland Government program will aim to reduce the amount of sediment washing off building and construction sites and flowing into the Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay. Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles said that the Palaszczuk Government has provided funding to deliver a fou
Hilton Head Island Renourishment Scheme Wrapped Up
The Town of Hilton Head Island Government has just announced the completion of their 2016 Island wide Beach Renourishment Project. The Town’s contractor Weeks Marine, Inc. completed sand placement activities in the overnight hours on December 29. Since the start of the project in June, more than 2.5
USPA: Dredging Activities in Ukraine for 2016
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has just announced that the scope of dredging operations on the Ukrainan seaports performed from the beginning of 2016 exceeded 4.4 million m³. During this period, dredging works have been completed at the inner harbor and at the access canal of the Mariupol Port
All Set for Maintenance Dredging of Cumberland River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District announced yesterday that maintenance dredging of the Cumberland River will begin January 9, 2017. According to the Corps, channel maintenance is set at the river mile 102-104 near Cumberland City Island January 9 through March 31, 2017. During the
INTERVIEW: Very Busy 2016 for Waterking
Waterking, a Dutch company involved in the production of amphibious excavators, has reported a very busy 2016, filled with lots of activities and accomplishments. Enough reasons for Dredging Today to catch up with Mrs Ageeth Roelofs from Waterking to review the business highlights from 2016 and disc
NY DEC Proposes Living Shorelines Guidance Document
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed guidance document that emphasizes natural and nature-based solutions to better protect New Yorkers and the state’s coastline and help guide communities to produce living shorelines in NY marine district. “Improving coastal resi
Portofino Cove Marina Maintenance Dredging Proposed
The Portofino Cove Yacht Homeowners Association has just presented a plan for the maintenance dredging of the marina located in the northwest region of Huntington Harbor in Huntington Beach, Orange County, California. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, reported receiving an applicat
GLDD Appoints Ryan Levenson to Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced today that Ryan Levenson has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective December 27, 2016. Mr. Levenson has also been appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Concurrent with the 2017 Ann
PHOTO: USACE’s Dredger Currituck at Work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released a photo of their dredger Currituck taking a load of sand dredged from Ocean City Inlet to be deposited in the surf zone off of Assateague Island, on December 22, 2016. The dredger, based out of the Corps’ Wilmington District in North Carolina, is ca
VIDEO: Royal IHC ‘Year in Review’
Last Friday, Royal IHC released a video about the company’s highlights of the year 2016. This year has been a very interesting one for IHC with several important shipbuilding contracts won, launching ceremonies held for number of new vessels including the most recent one for the worlds first LNG-pow