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Congresswoman Calls for Shore Protection Projects

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) was joined by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) in leading 22 members of Congress from both parties in sending a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water urging full funding for shoreline protection projects.

2015.04.13

Cat 320D2 GC Hydraulic Excavator Presented

Caterpillar has introduced its new Cat® 320D2 GC hydraulic excavator, engineered for low operating costs, simple routine maintenance, high productivity and long-term durability.

2015.04.13

Rolls-Royce to Power World’s First Seabed Mining Ship

Rolls-Royce has secured a landmark agreement to supply six of its new B33:45 medium-speed diesel generator sets to China’s Fuijan Mawei shipyard for configuration aboard the world’s first ever seabed mining vessel.

2015.04.13

Corps Invites Comments on Lido Key Beach DEA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has announced the availability of the draft Finding of No Significant Impact and Draft Environmental Assessment of additional sand sources for the Lido Key Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Sarasota County.

2015.04.06

Tuas View Reclamation Scheme About to Begin

A land reclamation project will be carried out west of Tuas View Extension from April 3 until October 3, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

2015.04.06

Oil Leak from Dredger at Storm Lake Marina

It took cooperative efforts to contain and recover oil leaked from a dredger in the Storm Lake marina area Thursday, announced Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

2015.04.06

Construction of Viau Terminal Set for Summer

Termont Montréal Inc. will be the future operator of the Viau container terminal at the Port of Montreal.

2015.03.30

Important Investments in New Brunswick Harbors

The Honorable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, joined by Robert Goguen, Member of Parliament for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, announced yesterday that the Government of Canada will invest $ 74.3 million over the next two years to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at harbors in New Brunswick.

2015.03.30

Pupils Visit Holland-on-Sea Project

Almost 100 pupils from Hamford Primary Academy made a visit to the new coast protection scheme at Holland-on-Sea.

2015.03.30

Order Placed for World’s Largest Cutter Suction Dredger

Jan De Nul Group has placed an order for a large self-propelled cutter suction dredger JDN8069 with the Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste.

2015.03.23

DRAGFLOW and the High Depth Dredging

Environmental dredging and high depth dredging are emerging trends in the dredging market. DRAGFLOW has developed a full line of hydraulic/electric pumps and cutters for high depth applications that have been used for environmental dredging.

2015.03.23

Murray Mouth Dredging Progresses Well

Despite recent setbacks in the operations, the Murray Mouth dredging works are progressing well and are on schedule to be completed by the end of June 2015.

2015.03.23

ACI Announces European Dredging Summit

Active Communications International (ACI) will be the organizer of the upcoming European Dredging Summit which will take place on 7th-8th of October 2015 in Antwerp, Belgium.

2015.03.16

Corps to Provide Funding for Oswego Dredging

U.S. Congressman John Katko (NY-24) has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide funding for vital dredging at the Port of Oswego.

2015.03.16

New Central Sector Scheme Supports Major Ports

Government of India has approved a new Central Sector Scheme aimed solely to provide support to Major Ports and create infrastructure that will promote coastal shipping.

2015.03.16

Dredging Works in the Heart of London

Long reach excavator specialists, WM Plant Hire, are using their 65 tonne machine to clear an area of the dock basin at Canary Wharf ahead of a major development.

2015.03.09

Another Success for Foreshore Technology

Foreshore Technology has just returned from Ireland after installing Dredge Master Plough for Fastnet Shipping.

2015.03.09

Mauritius to Tackle Coastal Erosion

Long term data (1967 to 2012) available by aerial photographs and satellite images shows that about 11% of the Mauritius coastal areas have been eroded, with severe erosion at Albion, Bel Ombre and Mon Choisy, while over the last ten years, an average decrease from 50 % to 27 % of live coral in the lagoon has been noted.

2015.03.09

Takoradi Port Dredging in Full Swing

The Takoradi Port dredging program, that will pave the way for other development projects to follow, is in full swing and on track for completion by late March or early April 2015.

2015.03.02

Port of Savannah Modernization Continues

Konecranes will deliver 10 all-electric Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). The RTGs will go into service at Garden City Terminal, Port of Savannah.

2015.03.02

Port Saint John Announces Major Investments

Port Saint John, one of the major ports in the Atlantic Gateway – only an hour from the border and the US Northeast, has made great strides over the past two years with a resurgence of port activity and the attraction of some of the world’s top container shipping lines including Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Tropical Shipping.

2015.03.02

Toledo Harbor Dredging Plan up for Comment

Ohio EPA will hold a public information session and hearing at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, to accept comments on a proposal for the annual dredging of the Toledo Harbor federal navigational channel.

2015.02.09

Deepening of Grays Harbor Channel Starts in Fall

Construction works on the deepening of the Grays Harbor Navigation Channel to its fully authorized depth of -38 feet MLLW will get underway in 2015.

2015.02.09

Minister Visits Northern Gateway Scheme

The First Minister of Wales, Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones, has visited the Northern Gateway Flood Defense Strengthening Scheme, in Deeside, as part of his commitment to kick-start the development of the largest strategic employment site in North Wales.

2015.02.09

Xianghu Lake Dredging on the Way

The Zhejiang provincial government has approved Hangzhou city’s plan to expand the Xianghu Lake Tourism Resort by 2.4 square kilometers.

2015.02.02

Beaumaris to Benefit from New Coastal Scheme

Around 100 homes and 45 businesses in Beaumaris are set to benefit from a £1.2 million coastal flood defense scheme, the Minister for Natural Resources, Carl Sargeant announced yesterday.

2015.02.02

New Suez Canal Nears 10km Mark

Egyptian government officials on Thursday, January 29th 2015, held a press conference about the New Suez Canal informing the public on the progress being made on the project.

2015.02.02

Guangzhou Dredging Wins Zhuhai Port Contract

CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. has signed a contract with Zhuhai Hongwan Center Fishing Port Development Co., Ltd. for Lot 2 of the fishing port project in Zhuhai Hongwan Center, with a construction period of some 12 months.

2015.01.26

Increasing Coastal Resilience to Storms and Flooding

Coastal storms, sea level rises and flooding present a very real physical and economic threat that must be addressed in the EU. With this in mind, the FP7-funded RISC-KIT project has made accurately forecasting and predicting coastal storms – and optimizing measures to prevent disasters from occurring – its key objectives.

2015.01.26

Holland on Sea Coastal Scheme Completed

Recharged and rejuvenated beaches at Holland on Sea will reopen to the public tomorrow following the completion of phase one of a £36 million coastal protection scheme.

2015.01.26

Lauderdale Isles Canals Dredging About to Begin

After many years of waiting, the City’s Canal Dredging project for Lauderdale Isles canals is set to begin this month.

2015.01.12

Murray Mouth Dredging Kicks Off

Dredging operations are beginning today at the Murray Mouth in order to maintain connectivity between the river and the Southern Ocean.

2015.01.12

Italdraghe Weed Harvester for Kenya

Although best-known as a dredger manufacturer, Italdraghe SpA, also has considerable experience in designing and building weed harvesters.

2015.01.12

Huta Marine Working on Abdulaziz Port

Huta Marine Works Ltd., one of the largest operators in the Middle East and with the largest fleet in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is about to complete a major port in the kingdom eastern region.

2015.01.05

Wärtsilä: Engines for One of the World’s Largest Dredgers

One of the world’s largest non self-propelled cutter dredger vessels, which is also one of the largest of all cutter dredgers in the world with 5200 kW of cutter power, will feature Wärtsilä engines, both to generate power and to drive the dredging pump.

2015.01.05

Comments Invited for South Cle Elum’s Shoreline Plan

A program to manage about a half mile of Yakima River shoreline within South Cle Elum is open for comment through the Washington Department of Ecology

2015.01.05

New Parallel Runway Gets Final Load of Sand

There were cheers all around when the final load of sand to form the base for Brisbane Airport’s New Parallel Runway was pumped onto the runway site over the weekend – some two months early.

2014.12.29

Damen Delivers 3rd FOCSV

Three months after its last delivery, Fugro has received the third of a series of three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen on December 12th 2014.

2014.12.29

Egypt Against Time to Finish New Suez Canal

Tr“We are in a race against time to finish the new Suez Canal Project,” Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said on Tuesday.Mamish added that the digging rate was beyond expectations due to efforts exerted by the Egyptian army.

2014.12.29

Freeport of Riga Budget Priorities Set

The Freeport of Riga Authority budget for 2015 was unanimously adopted at the Board’s meeting on December 18, 2014.

2014.12.24

Kananook Creek Dredging Wrapped Up

The Kananook Creek entrance maintenance dredging project is completed, according to the Frankston City Council.

2014.12.24

Funding Delivered for Port of Baltimore

Transportation Secretary James T. Smith, Jr., last Friday praised U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, for her hard work to deliver funding for key Maryland transportation projects as part of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 that passed Congress last weekend and signed by President Barack Obama.

2014.12.24

Dredge Efficiency Study from DSC

As a dredge moves farther away from the discharge point, the pump speed is increased to maintain a proper slurry velocity within the pipeline.

2014.12.15

New Parallel Runway Gets Final Load of Sand

There were cheers all around when the final load of sand to form the base for Brisbane Airport’s New Parallel Runway was pumped onto the runway site over the weekend – some two months early.

2014.12.15

Sunk Island Project Completed

The Crown Estate has completed the construction of a £325,000 flood defense wall at Hawkins Point, Sunk Island to protect the areas high grade agricultural land from flooding.

2014.12.15

Government Invests Big in New Flood Defenses

Homes, businesses and farmland from Lancashire to Essex will be better protected from floods by a six-year £2.3 billion flood defense program announced by the government.

2014.12.08

New TSHD Design from HollandMT

On Monday, December 1,  2014, HollandMT, an innovative engineering and contracting company serving international dredging contractors and shipyards, launched a new 500 m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) design.

2014.12.08

Government Fast-Tracks Reef Destruction, Greens Say

The federal Environment Minister is only giving the public ten business days, starting today, to comment on the Newman Government’s plan to dump the Abbot Point dredge sludge on or near wetlands on the Great Barrier Reef coastline, announced Australian Greens.

2014.12.08

Legal Action Against Lower Snake River Dredging

Northwest fishing and conservation groups recently joined with the Nez Perce Tribe in taking legal action against dredging on the lower Snake River, announced wildsalmon.org.

2014.12.02

Egypt: New Suez Canal Dredging Kicks Off

Major General Kamel al-Waziri, chief of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces, said that the New Suez Canal dredging program will start today.

2014.12.02

Saudi Arabia Invests Big in Ports

Current and planned infrastructure development for Saudi Arabian ports comes to a total $30 billion (£19.1 billion), reported the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, CILT (UK).

2014.12.02

“Dredgers, The Environment and Commerce”

The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and Texas A & M University will host its 2015 Dredging Summit and Expo during June 22-25, 2015 at the Westin Galleria Houston.

2014.11.24

ExSaudi Arabia Invests Big in Ports

APM Terminals has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Ghana, representing a private investment in excess of USD $1 billion for the expansion of Tema Port.

2014.11.24

EU to Support New Aberdeen Harbor

The EU’s TEN-T Program will invest over €750,000 for development studies for a new harbor at Nigg Bay in Aberdeen, Scotland. The harbor is to support the existing Port of Aberdeen with a view to a significant traffic growth forecast.

2014.11.24

Official Start of the New Suez Canal Project

Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Sultan Ahmed al-Gaber earlier this week gave the green light for the start of dredging works on the new Suez Canal project.

2014.11.17

Deer Lake Delisted as ‘Areas of Concern’

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator/Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman yesterday joined Ishpeming Mayor Mike Tall, state officials and local residents at Deer Lake in Ishpeming, Michigan, to mark the removal of this toxic hotspot from a binational list of “Areas of Concern” targeted for cleanup in the 1987 U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

2014.11.17

Van Oord: Subsea Rock Installation World Record

Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a world record.

2014.11.17

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