The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will conduct two public, virtual presentations and discussions of its recently published Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (RDSEIS) for the Port Everglades Harbor Improvements project on March 8, 2022. The authorized pla
Dredger Albatros, owned by Belgian hydraulic engineering company Herbosch-Kiere, is currently busy working on the latest Port of Klaipeda dredging campaign. The Albatros is a shallow draft self-propelled vessel, equipped with a low emission, energy efficient E-Crane for a wide range of activities su
Delaware Senator Tom Carper visited Slaughter Beach to discuss beach replenishment and coastal restoration yesterday. Senator’s visit came just days after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projected the United States will experience as much sea level rise in the next 30 years as it
The Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners have approved a $57.3 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s general cargo handling capacity by more than 15%. Phase II of the Main Street Terminal 1 project, awarded to McCarthy Building Companies, includes demolition of a f
Dredging operations are currently underway on the south end of Italian Lake, the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said. This area of the lake will be cordoned off for safety purposes. The dredging project, started on February 17, is expected to take about two weeks. According to the city, the dredg
Kooiman Marine crews have been busy lately working on the extension of the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on the Swalinge is in full swing at the company’s Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht. “This is how it will be extended. In the meantime, we’re a few weeks ahe
The 5th shipment of rock boulders required for Ha. Hoarafushi Airport Shore Protection was delivered to the project site on February 19, 2022. According to the contractor, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), scope of works for the project will include: construction of a 2,861m quay wa
The U.S. EPA announced last week that Clark County Department of Public Works has completed implementing wetlands conservation measures at Laughlin Lagoon in full compliance with a 2020 agreement. That agreement resulted from unpermitted discharges of dredged material into the lagoon by Clark County
Pennsylvania Representative Mike Kelly is requesting sand replenishment funding to be included as a top priority in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 2022 Work Plan and FY2023 budget. In 2021, Kelly secured $1.5 million for Presque Isle sand replenishment. “Presque Isle is an essential e
After years in the planning, work will start soon on one of the most significant parts of Eastland Port’s Twin Berth project. Eastland Port is located in Gisborne, Tairāwhiti. The rebuild of Wharf 7 was granted resource consent in December 2020. It’s due to begin late March 2022 and will take around
The requirements for financing of the Moscow Canal to ensure normal level of hydraulic engineering facilities by 2035 is estimated at RUB 90 billion ($1.2 billion). This was revealed earlier this week by Oleg Shakhmardanov, Head of FSBI Moscow Canal, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engi
More interesting topics are being opened on the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging” that launched yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Following the announcement that Hydrographic Company is planning to invest o
Dinish Wharf Project in Castletownbere is now in full swing, Sorensen Civil Engineering reports. The piling of the eastern breakwater is nearing completion with the last sheet pile arc now well underway. According to Sorensen, the western breakwater embankment and finished slab within the cell are n
The project on reconstruction of the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal is to be completed in 2028. This information was revealed today by Denis Vitsnarovsky, Deputy Head of FSUE Rosmorport’s Capital Construction and Repair Division, at the 5th International Congress “Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dr
