Business & Finance
Lincolnshire Scheme Wrapped Up
Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Team Van Oord has successfully completed a major annual scheme to replenish Lincolnshire beaches. Under the Environment Agency’s flagship Lincshore scheme, sand was dredged from the seabed and pumped onto the beach, replacing levels lost to the sea during
HCM City Benefits from Dredging
The MSC Florida successfully passed through the newly dredged Soai Rap waterway in Ho Chi Minh City last week, entering the Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) and becoming the largest DWT container vessel entering the waterway, Viet Nam News announced. The MSC Florida, registered in Liberia, i
Money Available for Susquehanna
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has announced that the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers’ (USACE) Civil Works Work Plan for FY 2015 included $600,000 for a feasibility study for the Susquehanna River Basin. This Upper Susquehanna River Basin Comprehensive Flood Risk Management Study will provide mitigati
Hudson Dredging Update
The upper Hudson River dredging project, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE), will be in progress during the 2015 Navigation Season between the confluence of the Mohawk River and Lock C-8 in Fort Edward. The dredging operations are lighte
New Commander Arrives
Amid the burgeoning Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Col. Marvin L. Griffin assumed command of the Savannah District at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on June 19. It was a fitting tribute as the ceremony was held just blocks away from CSS Georgia recovery efforts currently underway near Old Fort Jackson.
Major Boost for West Coast Projects
Waikato Regional Council’s efforts to manage erosion on vulnerable west coast farm land, as well as prevent sediment getting into waterways, have been given a major boost through $630,000 worth of new central Government funding. “The money from the Ministry for Primary Industries 2015 Hill Country E
Filling of New Pacific Locks
The Panama Canal has taken yet another step forward toward the completion of the Canal Expansion Program as it begins to fill the Cocoli’s locks, on the Pacific side, following a similar and successful endeavor on the Atlantic side earlier this month. This important step marks the start of a deliber
More Money for Water Projects
China’s central government will spend 25 billion yuan ($4.1 billion) on water projects, the Ministry of Finance said today. Part of the fund will replenish capital for 29 existing projects, with the rest to be used on 143 new projects of irrigation, diversion, water saving and cleaning up lakes and
Picture of the Day: Italdraghe SGT 180B CSD
Italdraghe technicians were onsite in Guyana recently to supervise the connecting up of a custom-built Italdraghe SGT 180B cutter suction dredger to an onshore gold-extraction selection plant. The 28 meter-long dismountable dredger, designed to work at a maximum depth of 15 meters, is currently work
Abell Point Marina Dredging in Full Swing
Since the commencement of the dredging program, Abell Point Marina has welcomed some new vessels to the marina due to deep berth availability. Berths on L arm have now been dug to a depth of 5m LAT which has attracted superyacht vessels such as Indio and Sarissa to berth in the marina. First mate of
London Ports Conference Begins Tomorrow
International law firm Hill Dickinson LLP tomorrow will host the 7th Annual UK Ports Conference in its Broadgate Tower office, London. This essential update for the UK ports industry allows senior representatives from across the ports, shipping and maritime sector to network and discuss the opportun
Aurum Klassik ADST Dredger Introduced
Aurum Pumpen GmbH, a German manufacturer and distributor of industrial pumps and dredgers, has just released details concerning it’s Aurum Klassik ADST line of dredgers. This piece of equipment, designed and built by Aurum Dredging Technologies GmbH (an Aurum Pumpen Subsidiary), is smart, fully auto
French President to Attend New Suez Inauguration
The President of France, Francois Hollande, will participate in the inauguration ceremony of the New Suez Canal, scheduled for August 6. This news was revealed after Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Saturday at the Cairo Presidential Palace. At t
Dutch Dialogues in Norfolk
Norfolk is hosting the Dutch Dialogues Virginia: Life at Sea Level, the workshop that gathered experts on urban water management, from engineers to planners, to discuss, discover and design ideas and solutions for the future. Dutch Dialogues workshops are the latest component of the long history and