The Utah Lake State Park dredging project will begin mid-March and will be complete by August 1, 2017. “In short this means that the marina will be closed to all vessel usage during this time period. No launching, no recovering, no slip rentals and limited park access,” said John Curtis, Mayor of Pr
Jan De Nul Group has finished dredging the 76 km long navigational channel that leads to the Port of Maputo in Mozambique. The company’s cutter dredger J.F.J. De Nul, hopper dredger De Lapérouse, along with some other dredgers, delivered the project several months ahead of schedule. According to Jan
The USACE’s Walla Walla District has invited public comments on their proposal to grant permission pursuant to 33 United States Code Section 408 (Section 408) for potential alteration to a Corps-constructed river improvement (public work). The Corps plans to grant Section 408 permission to the Milto
The 2017 WEDA Midwest Chapter meeting will be held March 8-10th, 2017 at the Embassy Suites in downtown in Omaha, Nebraska. At the conference, individuals and firms will have an opportunity to make presentations in the following areas: sediment investigation, environmental dredging, navigational dre
Seychelles Port Authority recently unveiled plans for the expansion and modernization of Port Victoria. The existing quay of Port Victoria, currently 270 meters long, will be extended an additional 330 meters and will be able to accommodate two boats measuring up to 250 meters in length at the same
IGY Marinas’ 5-Gold Anchor marina, Yacht Club at Isle de Sol – St. Maarten, has received the 2017 Superyacht Marina of the Year award. The company was presented with the honor by The Yacht Harbor Association (TYHA) during the fourth annual London Boat Show. This award for Yacht Club at Isle de Sol b
The Department of the Navy is requesting a modification of Department of the Army permit to rehabilitate and modernize Berth 1 of the existing X-Ray Wharf in Inner Apra Harbor on Naval Base Guam, the USACE just announced. Under this application, the Navy is requesting an increase to the authorized c
Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire Erkat Spezialmaschinen und Service GmbH, a Germany based manufacturer of drum cutter attachments for excavators. “Drum cutters are an ideal complementary product for Atlas Copco as a solution provider in rock excavation, tunnel and foundation profiling and demolitio
Operadura Portuaria Centroamericana SA de CV (OPC) has signed a contract with China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) for the first phase of the expansion of the Specialized Container and Cargo Terminal in Puerto Cortes, Honduras. The first phase covers the construction of a 350-meter long berth wit
The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. EPA have announced a major settlement that requires NCR Corporation to complete the cleanup projects at Wisconsin’s Lower Fox River and Green Bay Site. An enormous amount of cleanup and natural resource restoration w
A public hearing on the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) dredging plans is set to take place on February 21 at the MPT officers’ club in Sada, Vasco. Two more hearings on the proposed MPT terminal capacity enhancement at berths 5A, 6A, and work on re-development of berths 8, 9, and barge berths at the port
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District (SAC) is working on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will assess the potential social, economic and environmental effects associated with the construction and operation of the proposed Jasper Ocean Terminal (JOT). The JOT Joint Ventur
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has released a new ‘Facts About’ publication on Adaptive Management. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subjects
The San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA) is hosting a number of public meetings, including one in Menlo Park today at 6:30 pm, at the Laurel School Upper Campus. At this meeting, the SFCJPA plans to present initial planing of the scope of potential capital improvements along the Cr
