FREEMAQ SPA used a Watermaster eco-dredger recently to remove sand from a lined hydropower reservoir in the Andes, Chile, restoring storage capacity and securing power generation. “The machine can be easily transported even to remote mountain sites and launched without heavy cranes – a practical adv
Townsville City Council is reevaluating options for the Nelly Bay Harbor dredging plans. “Following preliminary discussions with federal and state governments, the Council is now exploring whether sea placement of the dredged material may be a feasible option,” said Adam Baillie, State Member for To
Bellarine Bayside said that the dredging works are beginning this week at Point Richards boat ramp. Dredging works will be carried out with the use of a cutter suction dredge (CSD), with dredged material to be placed on the adjacent beach. “On-water plant, equipment and potential hazards to navigati
Geotechnical investigations are progressing across the proposed site to plan for the new port and supporting infrastructure in Kwinana.These investigations are the first major step in any infrastructure project, taking and analyzing samples to create a record of the subsurface conditions which will
The Chilmark Pond Foundation said that the Chilmark Lower Pond dredging project in Massachusetts has officially begun. The Foundation received the go ahead earlier this year to dig up 6,000 cubic yards of sand from the pond, and Chicago-based contractor ILM Environments started dredging work a few d
Under Phase 2 of the Deep Blue Project, BMT has been engaged by the Department of Infrastructure and Transport of South Australia (DIT SA) to develop a prototype of its ADAPT platform for management of State harbors. The prototype is based on BMT’s ADAPT (Adaptive Dredging Automated Prediction Tool)
The General Company for Iraqi Ports has contracted with a Dutch company to survey the Al-Faw Canal and adopt Admiralty charts to reduce insurance costs, Iraqi News Agency said. Commenting the latest news, the company’s Director General, Farhan Al-Fartousi, said: “After the completion of dredging ope
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) said that the Shrewsbury Channel Complex dredging program is underway. The channels were impacted by Superstorm Sandy and continued to be shoaled in throughout the years. “This project will return the impacted channels to a state of good repair. The ap
Over the past week, USACE’s Baltimore District engaged Wilmington District’s dredge Murden to remove approximately 5,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet, as a continuation of dredging that began earlier this year. The northern portion of the West Ocean City Harbor was dredg
The Port Authority for Sines and the Algarve (APS) has announced a set of major upgrades that will expand the capacity of Portimão Port. According to their latest statement, APS is preparing to initiate three major interventions aimed at improving and increasing the competitiveness of Portimão Port,
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Gateway has been very busy these days adding over a million tons of beach material onto the Southsea beaches. “The Gateway has powered through pumping shingle to the west side of South Parade Pier and has now started on the eastern side,” Southsea Coa
An unexploded World War II bomb was discovered in Budapest’s Csepel district earlier this week during the dredging operations in the Petrol Bay area of the Free Port. After the dredge workers noticed a suspected explosive lying partly embedded in the mud on a barge, the discovery was reported to the
The second Hall Contracting dredger Warraber is now in the water, getting ready to take part in the Bribie Island Emergency Work. According to local media, it will start the dredging operations in the narrow area on the northern side. The work is set to restore Bribie Island’s northern tip and prote
The Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) has unveiled a plan to invest about $500 million US to equip and expand of its infrastructures at the Port of Maputo in the next three years. During his working visit to the Port of Maputo yesterday, Mozambican President Daniel Chapo said that this investme
