The photography exhibition “Sabetta” will be inaugurated on February 19, 2015, on the sidelines of the 2nd International Forum of Dredging Companies in Moscow. The exhibition organizer is Mordraga LLC with USK “MOST” and “Fertoing” LLC as Cosponsors. The forum participants and guests will be able to
Two Missouri River Recovery Program sites have been temporarily closed to all public entry: Cranberry Bend project in Saline County and Cora Island project in St. Charles County, Mo. These closures allow construction of habitat improvement projects to commence at these locations to benefit native fi
Dredging the Texas coast to keep navigation channels open for commerce and recreation often goes unnoticed, with many citizens not aware this vital process is taking place out in the Gulf of Mexico on a recurring basis. For David B. Boothby Jr., leaving a successful 31-year career in the private sec
Deltares is working with the Technital & Saunders group on the design of a new coastal defense system to protect the Batumi Coast in Georgia against erosion. The coast near Batumi has been struggling with coastal erosion for four years now, with more than one meter a year being lost to the sea in so
Piedroba, a Miami based marine infrastructure consultancy firm with an emphasis on dredging, yesterday announced its 2015 class schedule for the Dredging Fundamentals Course held in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2015 will mark the fifth consecutive year where the Corps has opt
Works on a $1.31 billion Middle Harbor project at the Port of Long Beach are in full swing and in line with the construction program. The Middle Harbor will combine two aging container terminals into one of the world’s most technologically advanced and greenest facilities. The nine-year project, wil
Aberdeen Harbor hosted a visit by Scotland’s First Minister and head of Scottish Enterprise yesterday. Aberdeen Harbor Board Chief Executive, Colin Parker was joined by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Dr. Lena Wilson, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise on a vessel tour of the Harbor, providin
Maintenance dredging of the Rye Harbor has been scheduled to begin on January 19th 2015, reported today the Environment Agency. Hydrodynamic dredging is expected to last for 7 days, working day and night, and will be completed using a pump barge under the control of a small tug unit. The dredging wi
The much anticipated and needed Lido Beach restoration project to replenish sand lost during Tropical Storm Debby is scheduled to begin Thursday, January 15, 2015. Dredging will be ongoing 24 hours a day 7 days a week until the project is scheduled to be completed in mid-March. “This is a significan
The government-owned trailing suction hopper dredger WHEELER departed New Orleans in late November on its way to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District to perform an urgent maintenance dredging at the Freeport Harbor. The 45-day project included removal of approximately two million cubi
The Ports and Harbours West Africa summit is scheduled for 26 – 28 January, 2015, in Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre, Accra, Ghana. Formally supported by the Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority, the Ports and Harbours West Africa event will focus on operational and construction challenges
Dredging operations are currently underway inside and in proximity to Webb Dock, according to Port of Melbourne official website. The completion of this dredging scheme is scheduled for February 9. The dredger is serviced by a barge and tug that deposit the material in the approved Dredged Material
Jan de Nul Group has just released a few photos of dredging work at the main and side berth pockets, and the manoeuvring basin of the Yarimca terminal in Turkey. The Yarimca terminal project includes a greenfield container terminal development on the Anatoly (Asian) side of Istanbul, featuring 1,200
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first public workshop on the Sacramento River Bank Protection Project will begin today, January 14, at 4:00pm in the Arthur F. Turner Community Library, West Sacramento. The release of the Sacramento River Bank Protection Project (SRBPP) Draft Environmental Impact S
