Representatives from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will be attending a public meeting about the proposed dredging project of the Lake Worth Inlet. This meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Palm Beach Government Center, Commission Chambers 301 N Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Business l
Hydrex diver and technician team carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 157-meter dredger in Montevideo, Uruguay. The ship was suffering from an oil leak, making an onsite repair necessary. Using a Hydrex flexible mobdock the team was able to carry out the entire operation on-site and u
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with placing stone fill to stabilize an eroding bank adjacent to Route 149 in Phillips, Maine. The Maine De
Legislation (HB 5289) spearheaded by Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden) that creates a state Port Authority to oversee and promote Connecticut’s three deep water seaports was passed by the House of Representatives yesterday. “Our ports are underutilized commercial hubs that represent an
During the phase 1B of the Rockaway Beach Replenishment Project, around 3,500,000 cubic yards of sand will be placed onto the Rockaway beaches. This work should prevent erosion and damage from future storms. The project will take place between B149th St. and B19th St. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff
The Australian Greens are calling on Queensland Resources Council (QRC) to cancel their blatant propaganda campaign as a report out today, commissioned by the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), shows dredging and dumping will cause significant damage to the Great Barrier Reef. “This repo
The Chesapeake Bay $20 million dredging scheme is currently underway. Dutra Dredging is performing maintenance dredging in portions of the Thimble Shoal Federal Navigation Channel and the Cape Henry Federal Navigation Channel, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. The work is being undertaken by Dutra’s hopper
Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSA Bharat Investments Pte Ltd, signed the concession with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) yesterday to develop the JN Port’s fourth container terminal on a design, build, operate, finance and transfer basis in
Rotterdam is one of the main ports of Europe. The port is the gateway to the European market of more than 350 million consumers. The port is one of the most important junctions of good flows of the world. The annual throughput is about 450 million tons. As a leading port and gateway to Europe, [&hel
Hexagon Geospatial said that the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company is now using GeoMedia® Web Map and GeoMedia® for the design of a new GIS system. This system will manage port infrastructure to improve conditions for the movement of vessels on the Danube River and the Bulgarian maritime spaces
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, the dredging projects in the Kewaunee and Manitowoc harbors will be undertaken in the following months. The dredged material from the Kewaunee harbor will be placed at the Kewaunee Confined Disposal Facility, and sand and silt from the
PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure, has introduced its publication named “Design Principles for Small and Medium Marine Container Terminals”. This report concentrates specifically on small and medium size container terminals and attempts to introduce current best pr
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Coastal Program is seeking applications for a new round of coastal grants for FY 2015 totaling $265,000. The grants are for municipal and regional projects in Maine’s Coastal Zone. The two types of available grants will include:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently completed planned drilling and underwater blasting in the Arthur Kill Channel between the New York Container Terminal, Staten Island, NY and Elizabeth, NJ. For the last time, in this contract area, the contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and D
