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Multi-Cat Dredger Stour Busy in Portsmouth
The Queen’s Harbor Master Portsmouth has just announced that a routine maintenance dredging scheme within the Heritage Area of HMNB Portsmouth, to the north of HMS Warrior, is currently underway. The vessel conducting this task is the 26.7m multi-cat dredger Stour, displaying the appropriate signals
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Building with Nature Concept in Indonesia
Indonesian and Dutch water experts – during the recent seminars in Jakarta and Surabaya – discussed options to integrate the concept of Building with Nature in future infrastructural projects in Indonesia. The seminars took place on 10 and 12 March and were part of a trade mission and a state visit
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Studying Climate Impact on Bays, Estuaries
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead a coalition of scientists from around the country to study the impact of storms, sea-level rise, and climate change on estuaries and bays. This natio
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Damen CSD350 Working in Cape Jaffa Marina
Kingston District Council and Cape Jaffa Development Company have begun dredging at the Cape Jaffa Marina. “We are now a week into our dredging campaign and works are progressing well with no anticipated delays at this stage,” the Council said. A significant campaign to dredge the marina channel bac
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ORN Wins $24 Million Gulf Coast Contracts
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (ORN) yesterday announced contract awards totaling approximately $24 million. According to ORN, the Company’s Marine segment has been awarded two separate contracts to construct energy-related infrastructure on the Gulf Coast. “These projects enhance the backlog of our mar
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Munger Landing Dredging Plan on the Table
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), with input from the public, has selected a cleanup remedy for the sediment contamination at Munger Landing in the St. Louis River Area of Concern (SLRAOC), a collection of several contaminated sites in the St. Louis River and Duluth Harbor. The MPCA, al
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Construction Progresses at Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal
S.C. Ports Authority (SCPA) announced yesterday that construction work on the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal’s new wharf is about 80% complete as construction progresses on Phase One of the new container terminal. The country’s newest container terminal, the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal , is on track to
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Life Extension Project of TSHD Heortnesse at A&P Tees
The teams at A&P Tees are continuing to work on the second phase of the life extension project for the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Heortnesse. The new consoles have now been fitted on the Bridge and cables are being run ahead of the new equipment arriving on board and being installed. The
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Damen Steering and Rudder Systems for Van Oord’s TSHDs
Damen Marine Components has won an order for three sets of steering and rudder systems for three dual-fueled trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) currently being built at Keppel Offshore & Marine’s shipyard in Singapore for Van Oord. The vessels will be 138-meters in length and have a hopper cap
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All Set for Safety Beach Dredging Project
Martha Cove Owners Corporation (VIC, Australia) is about to begin dredging and beach re-nourishment operations in the Martha Cove Marina and at Safety Beach. According to the company’s announcement, the dredging and beachfill works will be commencing mid-March. During the works, approximately 5,000m
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Managing Adelaide’s Beaches
The SA Department for Environment and Water continues sand movement works from the Semaphore South breakwater and the beach between the Semaphore and Largs Bay jetties, to West Beach and Henley Beach South. According to the City of Port Adelaide Enfield latest update, sand will continue to be moved
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Bonefish Bayou Dredging Kicks Off
Dredging operations are currently underway on the Bonefish Bayou canal between Ocean Drive and Palm Tree Drive in Punta Gorda, Florida. The work kicked off yesterday and is expected to run through March 31, weather and equipment operation permitting. Under the plan, the dredge material is being offl
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Phil’s Cut Marsh Enhancement Project Underway
Ducks Unlimited’s Phil’s Cut Marsh Enhancement Project is currently under construction in Terrebonne Parish. This project will enhance 2,700 acres of fresh and intermediate marsh in the Terrebonne Basin, where rates of coastal land loss are high. The project includes the installation of a new flap g
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Next Round of Batemans Bay Dredging
Next round of Batemans Bay dredging operations is currently underway, according to the Roads and Maritime Services NSW. The dredging operations, which started on March 6, will be occurring in the vicinity of the Clyde River Bar, Batemans Bay. Vessel operators should exercise caution in the vicinity