The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed budget and program priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2015. The Corps provides water resources development projects for the nation, typi
In an event that gathered the main regional authorities, Angel Cabrera, president of Chilean port company Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI) -Iquique’s port authority-, and Alfredo Leiton, general manager, officially launched the Port Iquique Terminal 1 tender process. This project includes important e
The Australian Marine Conservation Society and tourism operators called on the Federal Government to end dumping of dredge spoil in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The State and Federal governments have recently fast-tracked the world’s biggest coal port, less than 50kms from the Whitsunday Is
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine allocated €4,688,000 for the Dunmore East Harbour dredging project. The build-up of silt meant that larger vessels were finding it difficult to get into the harbour, so this work will resolve that. The dredging of the harbour has been an issue that
Indonesia is planning to use the Dutch ‘Building with Nature’ concept on a large scale for the restoration of its coasts. Indonesia is already working with Deltares and Wetlands International on the pilot project for natural mangrove restoration on the northern coast of Java. The approach there is b
Van Oord, the Netherlands based contractor for dredging and offshore projects, had a better business result in 2013 than in 2012. The year closed with an almost equal turnover of EUR 1,641 million (2012: EUR 1,676 million). At EUR 130 million, the net profit was considerably higher than in 2012 (EUR
The Ocean City beach renourishment project is making progress. The Corps typically places 800,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach at Ocean City every four years. Dredging activities began in January and will continue through mid-April. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, March 27, 2014
Sunshine Coast Council will only need to construct a buried seawall at Maroochydore to protect community infrastructure if significant erosion puts the council’s beachside assets at risk. Division 8 Councillor Jason O’Pray said the seawall would only be considered in an extreme emergency where asset
BMT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has completed a concept design for the Material Off Loading Facility (MOLF) at Petroliam Nasional Berhad’s proposed Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) complex in southeast Johor, Malaysia. Working in partnership with Tec
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, the Khor al Omeyrah jetty and floating pier development project will involve construction of rock structures and dredging. This expansion program, located within the boundaries of a military controlled area at Khor al Omeyrah, Yeme
Skippers navigating waters at Port Geographe are being urged to take extra care following the opening of a new channel to enter the marina. Department of Transport (DoT) Manager of Navigational Safety and Moorings Mark Briant said the relocated channel entrance was approximately 70 metres further ea
The Boeing Company will clean up contaminated soil and sediments from the site of a former shooting range at the southeastern corner of its Everett aircraft manufacturing plant, under a plan submitted to the Washington Department of Ecology. Ecology seeks public review and comment on the proposal th
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection conducted a public workshop in Bartow to present draft water quality restoration goals, known as Total Maximum Daily Loads, for Lake Bonny, Lake Hollingsworth, Lake Lena and Deer Lake near the City of Lakeland. The restoration goals will establish l
At the end of February, the Training Institute for Dredging (TID) successfully conducted a three-day training program for the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) in Durban, South Africa. The program’s main focus was to provide harbour masters with valuable insights into the fundamentals of dred
