Prime Minister Hisham Qandil held a meeting with Minister of Agriculture Salah Abdul Momin and leaders of the Ministries of Agriculture and Irrigation on 23/2/2013. During the meeting, they discussed a land reclamation plan proposed by the Agriculture Ministry. The plan includes methods and rules in
The port of Benoa is situated very close to popular places of Bali such as Kuta, Sanur, Denpasar and Nusa Dua. The international airport of Denpasar is only 12 km away and most of the international hotels of Bali are within a range of 30km around Benoa. Benoa is therefore an ideal place for carrying
Damen RoRo Deep Dredge system is a flexible dredging installation for deepwater offshore operation that can be mounted on various vessels. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Separation of dredging and transport lowers operating costs and in
Underwater system specialists MacArtney UK are to host the 52nd Marine Measurement Forum at its Aberdeen premises on Wednesday May 1, 2013. Topics will be of particular interest to scientists, surveyors, engineers and business representatives from institutions and research bodies, societies, manufac
This is a 4 hour video sped up to 2 minutes. The video shows the dredging project in Sandpiper Cove, Destin. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. First, a channel is dug alongside the beach, then the dredged sand water is pumped in by a ship
JAXPORT’s Board of Directors made a decision that will positively impact the future of North Florida for decades to come. Regarding this issue, Interim CEO Roy Schleicher stated: “The members unanimously authorized me to inform the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that JAXPORT will pursue a harbor deep
Many of the 25,000 miles of inland, intracoastal, and coastal waterways that link thousands of ports and harbours in the U.S. have never been completely surveyed. In those areas that have been surveyed, approximately half of the depth sounding data shown on U.S. nautical charts are from before 1940,
Dr. Dan Benishek (MI-01) led a bipartisan effort in Congress to urge President Barack Obama to include proper funding for America’s ports and harbors in his annual budget proposal for the federal government. “Frankly, our harbors and ports play a critical part in Northern Michigan’s economy. Unfortu
State Rep. Aric Nesbit applauded the state’s 2013 Emergency Dredging Plan, which includes funding for South Haven Municipal Marina. The $21 million plan, released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources(DNR), includes funding for a $436,000 project to enhance water levels at the South Haven
Marine Scotland Science (MSS) recently undertook CARIS HIPS and SIPS training conducted by CARIS BV’s Michal Borkowski at the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen, UK. The purpose of the training was to focus on streamlining workflows and processes with their multibeam data. MSS received training a number
A Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® uses its Starwheel Drive self-propulsion system to position itself into a new cut at a sea water intake lagoon in Saudi Arabia. The Starwheel Drive system allowed the contractor to dredge continually for 24 hrs. without having to shut down or go idle to reposition the d
Wave loading on the Lugar de Baixo marina on the island of Madeira (Portugal) is so severe that the marina cannot be used and the breakwater suffered serious damage. A new breakwater is needed. Deltares is advising the local government, conducting a model study in the Delta Basin to test the design
The Rewa River re-dredging project has been postponed for the next one or two years, reports fbc.com. The main reason for the changing of the original dredging plan is money. The Rewa River dredging funds have been diverted for the re-dredging of the Ba River. Regarding this issue, Commissioner Cent
The Army Corps of Engineers is managing an Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) Inlet Crossing Maintenance Dredging Project that has begun on Friday February 22, 2013. Carolina Beach Inlet Crossing & parts of Snow’s Cut are included in this work package. The beach compatible material is scheduled t