University of Twente announced its leadership of the RiverCare research program on intelligent river management. The program aims at self-sustaining multifunctional rivers and focusses on the consequences of measures on a river. Other participants in RiverCare are universities of Utrecht, Nijmegen,
Italdraghe has just shipped a new cutter suction dredger to the Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy. Based initially at Bahir Dar, this World Bank funded dredger will be used primarily to dredge the seven industrial ports situated around the edge of the lake, which is up to 14 metres deep in plac
To make sure the Tuross Head boat ramp at Lavender Bay is ready for the busy summer season, Eurobodalla Shire Council will dredge the channel near the boat ramp next week between Tuesday 10 and Friday 13 December 2013. The boat ramp and car park will be closed during the $15,000 work. On Tuesday 10
APM Terminals Apapa hosted a reception today in honor of Pacific International Lines (PIL) which this week surpassed the milestone of one million TEUs handled through the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network for the year. Based in Singapore, PIL operates globally with a fleet of 191 vessels represe
Significant erosion at two farms near Taupo after downpours last week highlights the need for careful planning to help avoid soils being washed away, says Waikato Regional Council. The two “sizeable” incidents, which occurred in the Pueto Stream catchment and on a property near Aratiatia, were on pu
Minister for Energy and Water Supply Mark McArdle has undertaken an aerial inspection of the Lockyer Creek and mid-Brisbane river systems ahead of the upcoming wet season. Mr McArdle said following significant rain in South East Queensland at the beginning of the year sediment from the Lockyer catch
The officials announced a navigation notice for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Because of dredging, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should run the red line between NM 178.0 and NM 178.8. No passing is advised while transiting thro
Plans are currently underway for dredging to begin at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 over the Oregon Inlet in Dare County. The N.C. Department of Transportation and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. LLC have come to an agreement for the Dredge Alaska to begin dredging sand from the main navig
Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has commenced discussions with the Kuwaiti Fund towards accessing finances for infrastructural development. Namadi Sambo who received the Director – General of the Kuwaiti Fund, Abdulwahab Al-Bader in his Jumeira Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa room recen
A new Damen CSD500 has started an impressive job in Nigeria. It is to clear a 52 km long stretch of a river, to improve accessibility of an inland transshipment port. The delivery of a complete Damen dredging package gave the project a flying start. The ”Karamara” has been acquired to increase the a
The Portuguese Hydrographic Institute, which is celebrating their 53rd anniversary, recently organized a seminar about “The contribution of hydrography to the development and security of coastal states” in Lisbon, Portugal. The purpose of this event was to allow the exchange of ideas and experiences
President John Mahama will today perform a ground breaking ceremony for expansion works at the Takoradi Port. The works, part of a government’s port infrastructure expansion programme, is being carried out in phases to modernise the country’s ports to meet projected increases in maritime activities.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has won the Rudee Inlet dredging contract, according to hamptonroads.com. During this $2.86 million project, approx. 100,000 cubic yards of sand will be removed from the area. Dave Hansen, the Deputy City Manager for the City of Virginia Beach, stated that dredging work
The first phase of the River of Life project is nearly complete. Since October, when the project began, the Environment Agency and Earth Trust, working in partnership, have created seven new ponds, two reed beds and three new backwaters. Before Christmas arrives, there will be the excavation of a fu
