Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the consortium of leading international construction companies, and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) signed an agreement to facilitate the funding and continued construction of the Third Set of Locks for the Panama Canal Expansion. The agreement supports a cofinanci
Maintenance dredging at Wethersfield Cove on the Connecticut River below Hartford in Wethersfield, Conn., will be completed under the terms of a $944,400 contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The Connecticut Department of Transportation is funding the p
Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage (Rosprirodnandzor) approved the environmental expert review stating compliance of the project documentation “Construction of Seaport Facilities Near Sabetta Village at Yamal Peninsula, Including Creation of a Navigable Approach Canal in the O
Lakewood Mayor Michael Summers sent a letter to the Ohio EPA outlining some concerns over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to dredge the Cuyahoga River and dump the materials into Lake Erie. The city of Lakewood is immediately upland from the proposed locations where the Corps plans to dispose
Van Oord Nabs EUR 500 M Land Reclamation Contract (Kuwait) Van Oord has been awarded a land reclamation project in Kuwait. The client is the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and the contract value amounts to approximately EUR 500 million. IHC Merwede Launches Dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, completed final inspections recently on the Broward County Beach Erosion Control Project, which reconstructed approximately 5.1 miles of eroded shoreline. The sand placement increases storm protection to upland development between the Hillsbor
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has adopted restoration plans for the Alafia and Manatee River Basins. The Alafia River Basin covers an area of more than 410 square miles in Hillsborough and Polk Counties. The Manatee River drains an area of 360 square miles, flowing 45 miles west
A high-level delegation from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia (MMAF) will visit the Netherlands from 17 to 21 March to learn how the Dutch have applied ‘Building with Nature’ techniques for flood prevention. The Director General of Marine, Coast and Small Islands, Dr Sudirma
Rijkswaterstaat Programma’s Projecten en Onderhoud invited bidders for the Ijmuiden Harbour dredging project. This cleanup program will involve maintenance dredging in the outer harbour of Ijmuiden and in the approach areas of the North Sea. The dredged sand will be used for beach replenishment proj
According to the USACE Seattle District’s plan, approximately 50,000 cubic yards of sediment will be dredged from the Quillayute River Federal Navigation Channel, from 1 September 2014 and 28 February 2015. The total value of this dredging project, located in Clallam County, will be between $1 mln a
The MP for the West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly constituency of St Ives, Andrew George, called on the Deputy Prime Minister for Government assistance to resolve the long term coastal protection challenges faced by Penzance and the Isles of Scilly following severe storm damage last month. Mr George
For the second year in a row, Dredge Technology Corporation (DTC) is bringing its one-of-a-kind simulator training to the USA (April 7th, 2014, Houston, Texas). The training will run for three consecutive weeks, starting April 7, and each training takes 3 days. There are three training levels availa
A public comment period for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Project draft limited reevaluation report including a draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement has been extended through April 8. The Corps investigated the feasibility of dredging the channel f
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced the start of a multi-year, multi-million dollar State Channel Dredging Program that will begin to return New Jersey’s waterways affected by Superstorm Sandy to a state of good repair. Typically the state would not dredge in the summ
