Cambridge University Botanic Garden’s lake, constructed in 1857-58, is to be dredged for the first time in the Garden’s history. The decision to dredge the lake is a result of a series of professional, analytical studies, culminating in a report confirming that the lake is heavily silted, with a wat
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf yesterday announced a comprehensive Capital Investment Program at the Port of Philadelphia that will result in more than $300 million in investment in the port’s infrastructure. This initiative, which will start next year and continue through 2020, will double containe
Canadian Port of Halifax has started a master planning exercise to prepare for the arrival of “ultra-class” container ships of over 10,000 TEUs. WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff Engineering Services, a port development consultancy firm, has been hired to lead the master planning exercise. “Aggressive timeli
As contractors continue to move forward on four of Savannah Harbor Expansion Project’s (SHEP) environmental mitigation projects, a small team this week made headway on another front – the proposed fish passage near Augusta. Engineers and divers inspected the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, November
The Environment Agency is inviting people who live close to the Ouse Washes flood storage reservoir to a drop-in event. They will have the opportunity to see plans of proposed bank works and to speak to the project team about them. The first event will be held in Welney on Thursday, 24 November, at
At the bauma China 2016 (November 22-25), Liebherr is exhibiting its R 966 crawler excavator in the 70-tonne size class. Powered by a Liebherr V8 engine, the R 966 achieves a rated output of 320 kW/435 HP. This engine complies with Stage IIIA/Tier 3/CHINA III exhaust emission limits. The backhoe buc
Russia’s shipbuilding industry has been undergoing intense revival, according to Yevgeny Zagorodny, Vice-President for Civil Shipbuilding, United Shipbuilding Corporation. In his recent interview with the IAA PortNews, Mr Zagorodny spoke about new promising designs of vessels, construction of dredgi
An official delegation of Chinese dredging company ‘China Communications Construction Company Limited’ (CCCC) visited the Port of Yuzhny on November 14, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) reports. According to the Authority’s announcement, the main purpose of the visit was the development of b
The Dutch company APM Terminals has awarded the construction of a new container terminal for APM Terminals Tangier MedPort to a conglomeration of four companies of the Willemen Groep. The companies involved are Aswebo, Aannemingen Van Wellen, Franki Construct and Cosimco. The terminal will be built
An Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D. and the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Sean Canney, T.D., yesterday visited Craughwell, Co Galway where works are underway on the Dunkellin River & Aggard Stream Flood Relief Scheme. Speaking after his visit to
A ground-breaking ceremony for the new Phu Quoc International Passenger Port took place on November 20 in Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc district, Vietnam. The Kien Giang provincial People’s Committee and Truong Son Construction Corporation of the Ministry of National Defense hosted the ceremony. The new
After some years of preparation, the Delfzijl Marconi project in the Netherlands, is finally on. In this project, clean dredged sediment is being used to improve the local ecology and to create recreational benefits. The project is situated along the Ems-Dollard estuary and is one of the two remaini
Asia-Pacific Dredging Summit will be taking place in Singapore on the 23rd and 24th November 2016. This event will present solutions from dredging experts with in-depth examination of indispensable dredging strategies for efficient project management and overall operational success. Also, viable pra
Associated British Ports (ABP) has celebrated the launch of its latest survey vessel Humber Sounder with a naming ceremony at the Port of Hull. The ceremony, which was conducted last week by Father Colum Kelly of the Apostleship of the Sea, was attended by ABP staff and customers, as well as represe
