The Managing Director of the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran has announced the designation of Mellat Bank that will finance China for the expansion of Phase II of Shahid Rajaee Port, and a credit for this project from the Iranian Government, stating that investments in Phase III of thi
The amount of dredged material removed in 2014 during works on St. Petersburg’s Bronka harbor project has passed the 15 million m³ mark. According to a report from project investor Phoenix LLC, general contractor for the project Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., who is working on the main access cana
The Victorian Regional Channels Authority has announced the completion of dredging works near shore area of the Sorrento front beach. Dredging works were undertaken by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries with the usage of a vessel-mounted cutter suction pump. Dredged material was us
The Environment Agency will next April receive two new vessels that will aid the navigation team on the Medway in their annual dredging & channel maintenance program. New tug and dredger barge, being built for the Agency, are based on an original Canal and River Trust design. The design detailing wa
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) has announced that the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) has been awarded $233,600 to further develop research and educational programs to ensure that New Jersey coastal communities are resilient to the impacts of climate change, as well as future storms.
Expert advice provided to WWF-Australia has raised alarming concerns about the plan to dump dredge spoil on the Caley Valley wetlands at Abbot Point. These include that the ponds may be too small to hold the dredge spoil, that sediment flowing to Reef waters has been seriously underestimated, and th
First Coastal Corporation and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) are working on a beach nourishment project in Westhampton, Suffolk County, New York. Works on the Westhampton Interim Beach Nourishment Rehabilitation, part of the Hurricane Shore Protection Project, began on October 28, 2014
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District’s multi-functional debris vessel SNELL is in Florida providing support to the Jackson District’s Jacksonville Harbor Expansion Project. The crew of the SNELL is working with Jacksonville District Geotechical Engineers to gather sediment samples fo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released findings on Dredged Sediment Placement – Cleveland Harbor report, confirming that most of the dredged sediment from the project is suitable for open-lake placement. In accordance with federal standards, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo Distr
PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II (IPC), Mitsui & Co, Ltd. (Mitsui), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) have agreed to jointly participate in the construction and operation of a new container terminal at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Indonesia. This new terminal wil
Last Thursday a public meeting was held at the FSUE “Rosmorport” Sakhalin Branch offices to discuss materials on environmental impact assessment for the project “Repair dredging in Korsakov seaport for a period of 5 years”. Administration of municipal entity of the Korsakov Region, the Sakhalin Bran
Wasa Dredging has completed the blasting and dredging of Pietarsaari Port. All of the company’s equipment was used in different phases during the project. The port was dredged to -12,8 m. The project consisted of about 60 000 m³ of underwater blasting, dredging of 200 000 m³ of blasted rock and 563
Cavache Inc., one of the leading companies in dredging industry, is using an Ellicott 1170 dredge to perform the 40ft. maintenance dredging project for Manatee Harbor. Since the works began some two months ago, the 2010 Maya Caelyn is dredging the entrance channel, turning basin and berthing areas i
IMCO General Construction, Inc. has begun works on a $2.55 million construction contract to upgrade the Port of Everett’s South Terminal, strengthening the wharf to support roll-on/roll-off cargo operations. This major infrastructure investment, made possible through a grant from taxpayers of Washin
