The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District will hold a webinar on the fifth version of the Maryland State Programmatic General Permit (MDSPGP-5), which became effective October 1, 2016, and will expire September 30, 2021. The intent of MDSPGP-5 is to provide a streamlined Department of the
Exmouth’s new £1.2 million Mamhead Slipway is almost finished and contractor working on behalf of East Devon District Council is aiming to complete this engineering feat in the late autumn. The council is funding the restoration of the slipway on the River Exe which will be larger and more practical
A long-awaited maintenance dredging of the Beals Harbor and Pig Island Gut Federal Navigation Projects in Beals, Maine, is about to begin. According to a description published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, this work will be accomplished by Cashman Dredging and Marine Con
The Cherry Grove Dredging Project is finally underway with the contractor, Orion Marine working near the ‘G Canal’, located between 44th and 45th Avenues North. According to the City of North Myrtle Beach, last week one dredge worked in the ‘E Canal’ and another was several blocks down in the Minor
Maintenance dredging operations on the Clifton Springs Boat Harbor officially started last week, according to the Parks Victoria’s latest Notice to Mariners. This dredging scheme will take place at the entrance and within the harbor, the release stated. Dredging works within the entrance to the harb
Trimble has released a precise Marine Inertial Positioning System which provides robust 3D position, attitude and orientation data in the most challenging of marine environments. It’s targeted at marine contractors who are constructing ports or waterways with dredging, placement or piling machines t
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 31 – November 6, 2016). Boskalis and CNV Vakmensen Reach Agreement Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. recently announced that the trade union CNV Vakmensen has agreed to the social plan related to the previo
The final portion of diking designed to provide flood protection for Duncan and the Koksilah industrial and business complex area is now complete thanks to $4.1 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments and the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD). The project provides five
Dhaka-based business conglomerate DBL Group has recently launched its dredging business – DBL Dredging. To support its entry into this new market it ordered two IHC Beaver® 50 cutter suction dredgers (CSDs), and two Delta Multi Craft (DMC) 1050 work boats. The two IHC Beaver® 50s were delivered with
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) have announced the completion of the Caminada Beach and Dune Restoration Project and the reopening of Elmer’s Island Refuge. “Elmer’s Island has never looked better,” said LDWF Secretary
The cabinet secretary for environment and rural affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has announced over £2.5 million funding for Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, to make improvements on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (Mon & Brec). The funding will be used to secure the embankments, reduce
The Wartsila Yuchai Engine Company Limited (WYEC), a joint venture company founded in 2013, has been contracted to supply two 16-cylinder Wartsila 32 engines for a large new dredging vessel. The ship is being built at the Dongguan Xiandai Shipbuilding yard for a private Chinese operator. The newbuil
The Christie Administration has announced that Wildwood and North Wildwood will receive a total of nearly $22 million in grants for projects that will make them more resilient to flooding and storms as part of the state’s overall goal of providing robust protections to coastal areas. The Administrat
China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC) has won a bid for land reclamation of the Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) Three-Runway System (3RS), with a contract value of some 13.130 million yuan ($1.94 billion). The eight-year construction of 3RS is expected to be completed in 202
