CIS (Centre for Submarine Investigation) has upgraded the Kongsberg GeoSwath system it has operated since 2004 to the latest specifications, ensuring its ability to efficiently support its customers wide-ranging survey. Founded in 1987, CIS is as an environment consultancy company offering a wide ra
According to Herb Nash, the chair of the Glace Bay Harbour Association, the harbor dredging project is progressing very well. He stated that the contractor, J&T Van Zutphen of Port Hood, removed a lot of the material out of the harbour so far, and added: “They are doing what they can reach from the
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will meet in regular session on Tuesday, January 22, at 9:30 a.m. in the boardroom of the Port Authority Executive Building, 111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston. History will be made as the first female chairman convenes the meet
The dredging program on Lake Julia at Buhl Park in Hermitage has commenced last week, reports wkbn.com. This very important project will last three to four weeks, and once the silt is removed, Lake Julia should return to its original 15-to-20-foot depth. The contractor, Kirila Contractors Inc, uses
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on Sumner’s proposed updated shoreline master program. The proposed updated shoreline master program will guide construction and development along Sumner’s eight miles of shorelines including on the White and Puyallup rivers. I
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on proposed updates to South Prairie’s shoreline master program. The proposed updated shoreline master program will guide construction and development in and along slightly less than a mile of South Prairie Creek. The program i
Jamaica’s government plans to commence dredging program at the Kingston Harbour in the third quarter of this year, according to Foreign Minister AJ Nicholson. The Foreign Minister, who was responding to questions from Opposition Senator Kavan Gayloe about the development and expansion of the Kingsto
The Environment Agency is launching a public consultation on future plans for managing tidal flood risk and coastal erosion around the shores of the Exe Estuary on January 20, 2013. The draft Exe Estuary Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy takes into account predicted changes in sea l
This week marks the beginning of dredging work in the Tuncurry Channel, near the entrance to Wallis Lake. The state government has chipped in $27,000 towards the project, which will help improve navigation for recreational and commercial boaters. 5,000 cubic metres of sediment will be removed from t
The dredging process for a new side channel leading directly to East Port Said commenced on 15 January. The new channel will allow ships coming from the Mediterranean to enter the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), without hindering the Suez Canal convoys. Ships calling at the SCCT have taken adv
Vila Real de Santo António (VRSA) mayor has revealed the regional development office’s (CCDR) intention to dredge the Guadiana River, making it navigable for larger ships up to Alcoutim. CCDR President David Santos announced the intention last week during the signing ceremony for a protocol to creat
Port Atlantique de La Rochelle has awarded a dredging contract to Sodranord S.A.R.L. This contract includes the deepening works to -10.0 for Naval access to the Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle and the creation of a foundation to -14.50 cm for the future of the Anse St. Mark 2 quay producing about
The city of Wedel has introduced a plan for the harbor construction works. This plan includes redesign of the Schulauer harbour in Wedel with: – Planned shortening and backfilling to part of the harbour creating a new Port Gate Square; – Widening of the existing harbour basin; – Redesign the harbour
On the opening day of InfraTech on the 15th of January, it was announced that Iv-Groep won the InfraTech Innovation Prize in the ‘Toegepaste Innovatie’ (Applied Innovation) category for the project ‘Lock Gates Panama Canal’. This year, InfraTech received fifty entries for the InfraTech Innovation Pr
