DEME’s German subsidiary Nordsee Nassbagger- und Tiefbau GmbH, based in Bremen, has acquired the maintenance dredging contract on the River Elbe in Germany. The contract has been awarded to a joint venture, including DEME’s German subsidiary, for a period of two years. DEME will maintain the whole 1
ABPmer, a numerical modelling and dredge specialist, has been commissioned by the Port of Waterford to develop hydrodynamic and sediment models of the Waterford Estuary, as part of its Master Plan process. By replicating present conditions, the model will be used to optimize the port’s current dredg
For the first time, Rolls-Royce is supplying MTU-brand engines to Japanese construction machinery manufacturer KATO for use in its excavator segment. The engine – a 6-cylinder inline Series 1000 unit delivering 210 kW – will be used to power a 30-tonne hydraulic excavator from KATO’s HD range. Equip
RPS, Abingdon based environmental consultancy company, has just announced that they will take part in the Project Steering Group for CIRIA’s new research project on risk assessment and remediation for contaminated sediments. “Our role on the Project Steering Group is to advise and guide CIRIA and th
Town Council of the Town of Southern Shores will hold a public hearing on the proposed beach nourishment project on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. At the meeting, a document entitled ‘Preliminary Assessment Resolution for Beach Nourishment Project Assessment‘ will be presented to the public for an additional
Next to Rockhold Creek in South County, County Executive Steve Schuh yesterday highlighted Anne Arundel’s enhanced $1.5 million waterway dredging program. “Our waterways are the life blood of South County,” said Schuh. “Our enhanced dredging program will ensure our wetlands remain vibrant and our ma
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will in the next couple of days begin preconstruction activities for the Town of Duck Beach Nourishment Project. According to the town, GLDD is ready to start survey work in the beach nourishment project area. This work will include people walking along the beach
Louisiana’s Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday signed an emergency proclamation declaring the Louisiana Coast in a state of crisis and emergency. The emergency proclamation will be sent to President Donald Trump and members of Congress as a necessary means of raising the national profile of this cr
The City of Fairhope, Alabama, has invited bidders to submit their offers for the ‘Fly Creek Marina Seawall Improvements 2017’ project. The work consists of removal and replacement of approximately eighty feet of existing timber bulkhead. Approximately three feet of existing bulkhead will be removed
The DWDR (Dover Western Docks Revival) principal contractor, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster (VSBW), is continuing to make good progress with the harbor dredging project. The contractor has brought a fleet of specialist vessels for this project including trailing suctio
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee has approved Mark Stone bill aimed to protect California’s coast in the face of sea-level rise, intense weather events, and other impacts of a changing climate. According to Stone, the Assembly Bill 1129 guards coastal access and coastal resources by promotin
The annual dredging of the entrance channel at Oceanside Harbor began earlier this week when the dredger HR Morris began pumping the first of up to 300,000 cubic yards that will maintain safe navigation for vessels and provide much-needed renourishment for the city’s shoreline, USACE said. The Corps
China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC), has won the $39.8 million Yuzhny Port dredging contract, Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) just announced. This capital development project will include a significant amount of dred
The dredging work on the lower lake at City Park in Hagerstown, conducted by Edwin A. and John O. Crandell Inc., was successfully wrapped up last week. City Engineer, Rodney Tissue, said that 18,000 cubic yards of silt was removed during this cleanup program, which is the amount that the contractors
