Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 15-21, 2016). Heron Expands Its Dredging Fleet with New Backhoe Heron Construction Ltd, a New Zealand company involved in dredging and marine construction works, has launched the latest addition to its fle
Republic of Maldives’ Ministry of Environment and Energy has signed a contract with Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) for building coastal protection structures at Gaaf Dhaalu atoll Madaveli Island. The purpose of this project is to nourish, protect and prevent the Gaaf Dhaalu ar
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) has announced the successful start up and installation of a state-of-the-art Mud Cat brand ROV (remote operated vehicle) at the world famous Gardens by the Bay nature park in central Singapore. ML Trading International purchased a Mud Cat Model SRD-6EHV ROV System
Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux has invited bidders to submit their offers for the La Gironde dredging project. With the main goal to deepen the estuary and West passes in La Gironde, this cleanup scheme will include dredging works in two phases. The Grand Seaport of Bordeaux wants to improve mariti
The Broomhill Sands Coastal Defense Scheme has been shortlisted in a further two categories ahead of the 2016 British Construction Industry Awards, Team Van Oord just announced. In May, it was announced that the scheme had been nominated for the ‘Civil Engineering Project of the Year (£10 to £50 mil
As part of his ‘Changing Lives and Transforming Ghana’ tour of the Western Region, John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, recently inspected the Albert Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing Harbor expansion project in Sekondi, Ghana News Agency reports. Mr Richard Anamoo, the Director-General of the Ghana Ports an
The first part of funding for the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme has been confirmed by the Scottish Government. Councillors at this week’s Executive meeting heard that the Government has provided an initial £1.342 million to the project as a general capital grant in 2016/17. The Hawick Flood Protect
The Environment Agency this week started an £800,000 program of work on the rivers Aire and Worth to remove gravel and silt deposited by the winter floods. The deposits, known as shoals, built up in the rivers during the flooding as large volumes of water picked up debris and distributed it along th
Van Oord’s Spanish subsidiary Dravo S.A. has been awarded a number of long-term beach maintenance contracts. These projects will contribute to both coastal defenses as well the development of tourism. This year’s beach replenishments in Barcelona and La Pineda near Tarragona have already been comple
Bass Coast Shire Council is responding to the recent erosion of a number of beaches across the Shire caused by extremely high tides, combined with strong winds and large swells. As a manager of coastal reserves, Council’s initial response has been to assess affected areas and undertake works to prot
Residents of Mytholmroyd will be able to experience first-hand how to design and plan a flood scheme, as a huge interactive flood model was delivered to the flood information center this week. “The flood model is good fun and a great way to understand the challenges of planning a flood defense schem
Duval County beach visitors will soon see work on local beaches that will improve the coastal area’s resiliency and reduce risk to infrastructure, according to the USACE’s Jacksonville District. The Duval County Shore Protection Project will place roughly 700,000 cubic yards of sand on seven miles o
In its latest update on the Oceanside Harbor navigational dredging scheme, the USACE said that the contractor, CJW Construction, removed nearly 35,000 cubic yards of material from the harbor’s entrance channels from August 11 through 17. To date, CJW has dredged roughly 126,700 cubic yards of the 26
Republic of Maldives’ Ministry of Economic Development is seeking consultancy services to develop a detailed master plan for iHavan Integrated Project, located on Ihavandhippolhu atoll in Northern Maldives. The iHavan integrated project will include the development of harbors and ports, the cargo st
