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USACE Detroit Wraps Up 2016 Fiscal Year
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently completed a busy fiscal year 2016 that included 254 construction and dredging contracts worth more than $60 million. “Fiscal year 2016 has been a great year for the Detroit District, the team has worked hard,” said Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue,
Scottish Borders Council: Significant Progress on Flood Schemes
Almost one year on since the first of a series of significant winter storms struck the region, the Scottish Borders Council is continuing to make significant progress with a number of flood schemes. Storm Desmond hit the Borders on 5 December 2015, followed by storms Frank on 31 December and Gertrud
Mordraga Presents Innovative Vessels at Transport Week 2016
The booth of Mordraga LLC at the exhibition “Transport of Russia – 2016” was visited by RF Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, who was told about the work performed by the company under numerous maritime infrastructure and offshore projects across the Russian Federation. According to IAA PortNews corr
Vietnam to Host Belgian Economic Delegation
The Flanders Investment & Trade Agency and the Brussels Export & Investment Promotion Agency with the support of East Flanders province (Belgium) will lead an economic delegation to Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Breaking News. The delegation with over 40 company members will arrive in Ho Chi Min
Optimal Dredge Fleet Scheduling Tool from MarTREC
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) annually dredges hundreds of navigation projects through its fleet of government dredges and individual contracts with private industry. Building on previous research with the USACE, the Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC) develope
Hopper Dredger Sommers Wins National Award
The 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Sommers, built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard under the order of FSUE Rosmorport, has just won a national award at the Transport of Russia 10th International Forum. TSHD Sommers received the award in the nomination “The best innovative solution in the field
Public Meeting on Ocean City Dredging Set for Next Week
The Ocean City officials will host a public meeting next weekend to discuss their short term plan for the city’s 2017 dredge program. Officials will discuss a potential short term plan that involves using city-owned property at the far end of Shelter Road as a transfer point for dredged material dur
Dredge Oregon Completes Successful Season on Columbia River
The Port of Portland owns and operates the Dredge Oregon, a non-propelled cutter suction dredge used to maintain the Columbia River navigation channel to 43 feet. A well-maintained channel allows larger ships to carry more cargo, supporting trade and jobs in the region. For the past four months, the
Prock Marine Wins Sagamore Creek Dredging Deal
A portion of the Congressionally-authorized Back Channels portion of the Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River Federal navigation project known as “Sagamore Creek” in Portsmouth and Rye, New Hampshire, will undergo maintenance dredging under the terms of a $542,970.00 contract issued recently by th
Rum River Dredging Plan on the Table
The City of Anoka is proposing to excavate the sediment deposits out of the “lagoon” area within the Rum River, located just north of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks and the Anoka County Rum River Human Services Center (west of 4th Street and east of the Rum River). Sediment has acc
Major Milestone for the Alexandra Dock Project
The first turbine blade has been manufactured at Siemens’ new wind power factory at ABP Alexandra Dock. The Siemens factory, located at Green Port Hull, represents a £310 million investment into the site, with ABP’s contribution of £150 million. Construction on the Alexandra Dock only started two ye
Leith Flood Mitigation Works About to Begin
Otago Regional Council has just announced that the flood mitigation works along the Water of Leith, between the Union Street Bridge and the Leith Street Footbridge, will start shortly. Being conducted as part of the Leith Flood Protection Scheme, this project will involve riverbank excavation and as
Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme VIDEO
The Environment Agency has just released a video showing the route of the proposed Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. The video shows the route of the proposed Oxford Scheme, with cross-sections showing how the scheme could look in the 4 different areas. The scheme will work by making better use of th
SEZAD, Galfar Engineering Ink Duqm Port Deal
Oman’s Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (SEZAD) has signed an agreement with Galfar Engineering and Contracting for the construction of a new fishing port in Duqm. Under the contract, the harbor basin will be dredged up to 6 meters and significant amount of land reclamation activities are exp