The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office, announced a contract for the provision hopper dredging to remove approximately 2,300,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the Freeport Harbor, TX, Entrance Channel, Jetty Channel and Lower Turning Basin, in Brazoria County, TX. Al
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that they will release their Record of Decision (ROD) for the Grasse River cleanup today. During a conference call on Thursday April 4, 2013, they indicated to tribal officials that they would be implementing Remedial Option number six which calls fo
Hamburg Port Authority AöR has announced a plan for the backfilling works in the southern area of the Port of Hamburg. This project includes: – Silt removal in the range of hotspots and below a planned UW-overflow threshold; – Construction of a UW-overflow threshold across the harbour, Installation
Kongsberg Maritime will introduce the new EM 2040 Compact, a sophisticated multibeam echo sounder for high resolution mapping and inspection applications, during Ocean Business 2013. Based on the state-of-the-art EM 2040 multibeam, the EM 2040C is a significant development in acoustic technology tha
Cargill and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have reached agreement on expanding the current site in the Botlek area by 28,000m2. Cargill has been operating from the Botlek area since 1984, and has both an inland shipping jetty and a sea jetty there. Thanks to a previous agreement with the Port of Ro
CEDA has added online seminars to its palette of platforms to exchange knowledge and best practice experience. The first CEDA Webinar will take place on 23rd of April at 3:00 pm, Europe Summer Time (Brussels). The impacts of underwater sound on aquatic life have become a very important environmental
For over ten years, local container haulier M&M Transport (Southern) Limited has been partnering with major shipping lines, agents and freight forwarders to help transport the goods that arrive in Southampton to locations around the UK. During that time its team have earned a reputation for cost eff
IHC Merwede has revealed a healthy net profit margin of 4.1% per cent in 2012 and a positive sales forecast for the year ahead. The company develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries, which have been per
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for the Ocean City beach renourishment program. This project consists of an offshore ocean-going, hopper or hydraulic, deep depth dredging of one million cubic yards of sand for beach renourishment of the Ocean City shoreline in response to damage ca
Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) has announced the creation of the “Corps of Engineers Reform Caucus.” The group, chaired by Rep. Collins, will focus its attention on ideas to overhaul the Corps of Engineers to better serve as a responsive and fiscally responsible agency. Collins announced the creation rece
Gippsland Ports announced the successful completion of the 2012-2013 maintenance dredging program on the bar and inner channels at Lakes Entrance. The dredging program, to provide reliable ocean access to and from the Gippsland Lakes, is funded by the Victorian Government. This dredging program comm
Azov-Black Sea Basin branch of FSUE Rosmorport has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Novorossiysk Port dredging project. According to portnews.ru, the initial value of the contract is RUB 4.797 mln, and the deadline for application of bids is April 15, 2013. Background JSC Novorossiysk
On Wednesday 10 April, the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) is inviting Gladstone locals to a BBQ to ask questions about dredging in the Gladstone harbour. For the last three decades, the expansion of port facilities and other industries has been planned to maintain a balance of i
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, together with elected officials and leaders from the Port of Los Angeles and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, yesterday marked the completion of the Port’s Main Channel Deepening Project, a major milestone in the Port’s ongoing efforts to assure its global compet