More than four months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Eastern United States, recovery and reconstruction efforts are far from complete. And while most of the attention has rightly focused on the need for aid to areas in the Northeast that were devastated by the storm’s landfall, Sandy
Department of Agriculture has introduced a plan for the Upper Newsome Creek Floodplain Restoration Project. This project involves floodplain restoration on approximately 9 acres adjacent to Upper Newsome Creek and reconstruction of Haysfork Sediment Pond. The activities will mitigate the environment
A Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® is unloaded from a flatbed trailer at a sea water plant facility in Saudi Arabia. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The entire dredge was launched in the water, ready to connect to the discharge line, and read
Astrakhan Branch of Rosmorport FSUE has invited bidders to submit their offers for dredging works on the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal (VCSC), reports portnews.ru. According to the FSUE release, this development project will be undertaken at 150.0 – 160.0 km of the mentioned waterway. The initial price
The feasibility study for construction of Khamir port has come to an end, an official of the Bandar Abbas port authority said. The official also said that the study started with a fund of a $200000 in 2008 and the call for participation in the bid for the first phase of the project has already [&hel
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) seeks public comment on Burlington’s recently updated Shoreline Master Program, a landmark effort that will significantly increase protection and restoration of area shorelines and water quality. The updated master program guides construction and develo
The City of Delray Beach has placed a lot of sand at the north end of the City’s beach as part of the City’s Emergency Dune/Beach Restoration Project. This project is intended to assist in restoring the erosion-damaged areas along our shoreline that resulted from Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Thi
The Port of Los Angeles Master Plan serves as a long-range plan to establish policies and guidelines for future development within the coastal zone boundary of the Port of Los Angeles. A Port Master Plan is required through the legislation of the California Coastal Act of 1976 and should respond to
State Rep. Paul Muxlow announced his support and optimism at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2013 Emergency Dredging Plan which includes more than $1.5 million of funding for Blue Water and Huron lakeshore harbors. The plan includes a proposal of Grants-in-Aid of $71,995 each for
From its humble beginning of container operations since the early 1970s, Port Klang recently celebrated the handling of the 100 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) at Northport (M) Bhd. “We also began this year with a milestone achievement of surpassing the 10 millionth TEU mark. Northport h
Customized spud carriages can be added to any size Ellicott Dragon® dredge. The addition of a spud carriage system increases the total swing width of the dredge. The addition of a spud carriage system increases the efficiency of a standard cutter suction dredge by up to 20%. This content is availabl
Nigeria: Sand Dredger Killed in Lagos Explosion An explosion under the Festac Link Bridge yesterday killed one person and left another seriously injured. Nigeria: Lagos Police Arrests Suspect for Explosion The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man in connection with the explosion which occ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Regional Environmental Specialist Janelle Stokes couldn’t have been more pleased when she learned she would be presenting an overview of the district’s beneficial use program to a group of visiting Louisiana State University students who are just as
The IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge can excavate sand and sediments down to a depth of 9.1m (30 ft.) and pump it either through a conventional discharge line or through the IMS Broadcaster Discharge Attachment. The video below shows a 7012 HP Versi-Dredge (2013 Model) in Southeast Asia using the Broa