Following months of work, the GUPC (Grupo Unidos por el Canal) this week brought to full operability the Third Set of Locks. This means that the operation of the locks has been satisfactorily tested according to the specifications of the Panama Canal Authority. “The project is ready to receive the f
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Dan Donovan, Borough President Oddo, State Senator Savino, State Senator Lanza and Councilman Steven Matteo called on the Army Corps of Engineers yesterday to officially approve plans for the Staten Island Sea Wall Project. The Army Corps’ Staten Island S
In and effort to preserve and protect more than 500 miles of shoreline along rivers and lakes in Whitman County, several cities and towns joined the county to update their shoreline programs, according to the Washington State Department of Ecology. Albion, Colfax, Palouse, Tekoa, Rosalia and Whitman
The Department of National Parks, Sport and Recreation (NPSR) is seeking public comments on proposed changes to the Moreton Bay Marine Park and the Deception Bay declared fish habitat area for the proposed North Harbour Development in and adjacent to the Caboolture River. Environment Minister Steven
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to do some additional excavation of contaminated soil in some areas of the former Li Tungsten Property in Glen Cove, N.Y. EPA plan includes removing and disposing of arsenic and lead-contaminated soil from portions of the site and ba
Marine dredging and constructing contractor, Weeks Marine Inc., has ordered from Royal IHC a dynamic positioning and tracking (DP/DT) system and eco pump controllers for the trailing suction hopper dredger Magdalen. “The two efficiency enhancing systems, provided by our North American subsidiary IHC
Kongsberg Maritime’s Subsea Monitoring (SuMo) and Kongsberg Mesotech have developed an innovative sonar based system that continuously monitors the depth of port berths. “Called BDMRS – Berth Depth Monitoring and Reporting System, it puts real-time data about dynamically changing berth conditions in
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard – part of United Shipbuilding Corporation – will, next Wednesday, launch the second of three 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredgers for Rosmorport. The dredger, to be named Kronshlot, was designed by Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, with the working design documentation provide
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication. The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standar
FSUE “Rosmorport” new trailing suction hopper dredger, the Severnaya Dvina, has arrived at the Damen Shiprepair yard in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, following a two month journey from Vietnam. The vessel – built by Damen’s Song Thu Corporation shipyard in Da Nang – will now undergo final testing and
A three-year review designed to ensure better long-term local authority planning for up to 13,000 potentially affected properties in erosion and/or flood-prone Northland coastal areas is nearing completion. The review began in 2013 and aims to update existing Northland Regional Council coastal hazar
Dublin Port Company (DPC) is about to begin regular maintenance dredging of the port’s navigation channel and berthing pockets to maintain a ruling depth of -7.8m Chart Datum. According to the DPC, the maintenance dredging campaign has been set for June 20th 2016 and is expected to last for 4-8 week
Land reclamation operations at Thinadhoo are now underway, according to the Maldives’ Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure. After completion of its work in Addu City Feydhoo last week, the Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 318 started dredging and land reclamation program in the Thina
Canada’s Environment Minister, Catherine McKenna, announced yesterday the establishment of a three-member Review Panel that will conduct the environmental assessment of Port Metro Vancouver’s proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project. Ms. Jocelyne Beaudet has been appointed as the Chair of the Review
