A&P Tees, part of A&P North East, recently won an exclusive contract from UK dredge contractor CEMEX UK Marine, part of the CEMEX UK Group, for the drydocking of the company’s three trailing suction hopper dredgers over a five-year period. Due to the severity of the work undertaken by dredgers, it i
St. Johns Riverkeeper is hosting a free forum to discuss concerns and potential impacts from the proposed Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project. A panel of experts will provide an overview of the proposed dredging and its impacts and the shortcomings of a study recently released by the Army Corps of
Training Institute for Dredging announces the General Dredging Course to be held from September 16. to 27. The General Dredging Course is a two-week open course, focused on the design and operation of various types of dredging equipment and covers all aspects of dredging, such as dredging processes,
The Department of Natural Resources announced that Mackinac Island State Harbor in Mackinac County will be temporarily closed to boaters who do not have a reservation from July 8 until July 13, 2013, due to emergency dredging at the facility. DNR Parks and Recreation Division staff will be working t
In a special ceremony that marked a combined total of 2000 years of work by a group of long serving employees, DP World Chairman HE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem has credited Jebel Ali Port’s phenomenal success to its dedicated and long serving people. At a ceremony held by DP World, UAE Region to honour
On June 26, the signing ceremony for the first stage project of Panama Colon Container Terminal Phase III Project was held in Colon, Panama. The representative of the client, Taiwan Changrong Colon Container Terminal Company, and the representative of Jamaica Regional Management Center of CHEC atten
The partnership team behind the Fleet Pond Restoration Project in Hampshire are celebrating after being awarded a top engineering award by the Institute of Civil Engineers. The project – a £250,000 scheme to improve water quality at Fleet Pond, Hampshire’s largest fresh water lake and a Site of Spec
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), a global umbrella organisation for contractors in the private dredging industry, has released an update on Guide to cost standards for dredging equipment 2009 – Indexation 2013. This guide to cost standards for dredging equipment 2009, prepared
Construction works, including the construction of a rock revetment and retaining wall, at 5 Yarraville berth have been extended and are now scheduled for completion on or around 31 August 2013. Barge 74 (24 m x 9 m) will be positioned onsite for the duration of the works and be marked by flashing li
On June 26, the UAE Company and the client Hutchison Ajman International Terminal (Hutchison Whampoa) jointly held the commencement ceremony and the ground-breaking ceremony for UAE Ajman Terminal Reconstruction Project. The representatives from Ajman Port Office, Hutchison Whampoa Ajman Terminal Op
New Federal Environment Minister Mark Butler now has one month to knock back the controversial proposal to dump millions of tonnes of mud in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park near Abbot Point in north Queensland. A decision was due yesterday, but Minister Butler postponed the deadline until the 9th
The partially submerged and rusting Waipa Delta pontoon has been successfully removed in a joint operation by Waikato Regional Council and Hamilton City Council. The pontoon erected on the Waikato River near Memorial Park, just north of Victoria Bridge, was used by the Waipa Delta river tour operati
A public meeting will be held in Ingham to discuss the removal of more sand from the Herbert River to reduce the severity of future flood events. Minister for Natural Resources and Mines and Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said the community meeting, to be hosted by the Queensland Government, would
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and New York City Councilman James S. Oddo urged the Army Corps of Engineers to secure a source for the sand necessary to implement the Midland Beach emergency storm protection project. In May, Schumer and Oddo pushed the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emerge
