Dragflow, together with its local partner, has successfully delivered an Electric Pump (EL604SB) with control box to a shipyard in Russia. The customer was looking for a pump that will be used for a dredging project in order to enlarge his basin floating dock in the region of Volga, near Nizhny Novg
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has introduced 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 standards
Georgetown County is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge two marinas, five channels, and an area around a public boat ramp in South Carolina. According to the Charleston District notice, the permit is for maintenance dredging of the Parsonage Creek and Main Creek at a lo
Maintenance dredging in the Cuyahoga River federal navigation channel will be the focus of a March 10, 2016, Ohio EPA public meeting. The information session and hearing will begin at 6 p.m. at Cleveland Metroparks’ Watershed Stewardship Center in Parma. Ohio EPA is holding the meeting to accept com
The Port of Everett is planning to dig contaminated sediments out of Port Gardner Bay in order to further develop one of the West Coast’s busiest deep-water seaports. The work would improve the local environment, Puget Sound and navigational access to the port’s Pacific Terminal. The Washington Depa
The USACE, Galveston District, will meet with non-federal sponsors, customers and agency partners to collaborate on best practices regarding programs ranging from environmental to flood risk management, dredging the Texas coast and regulatory oversight of U.S. waters during a Stakeholder Partnering
Dredge Yard has sponsored for the 3rd consecutive year the Moscow Forum of Dredging Companies, organized by the Media-Group Port News with the assistance of the Ministry of Transport of Russia Federation. Specialists in dredging and shipbuilding industry gathered from around the globe to discuss abo
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has coordinated for emergency dredging of the Ocean City Inlet and Harbor Federal Navigation Channel to begin Friday. The dredging is in response to reports by mariners of shoaling in the inlet caused by the winter storm that struck Ocean City in
Multi beam sounder manufacturer WASSP Ltd of Auckland, New Zealand, has introduced the first WASSP S3, an entry level multi beam sonar. The new S3 is purpose built for the survey and mapping market. The product is shipped with WASSP software for 2D/3D mapping and Polar view. ENL Group Managing Direc
The Environment Agency is nearing completion of a £15.3 million flood alleviation scheme to reduce the risk of flooding from Salmons Brook in north London. The scheme will be formally opened soon by Amanda Nobbs, Chair of the Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee. Parts of Edmonton and Enfield
The President’s FY17 Budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works was released earlier this year. According to this document, the USACE, Galveston District, will receive new feasibility funding for the Houston Ship Channel and Coastal Texas studies, continued funding for the Gulf Intraco
Arkil JV I/S, a Denmark-based construction company, has won the main contract for the renovation and upgrading of the Naval Base quay in Frederikshavn. The project includes renovation of approximately 1.570 m of wharf, the establishment of approximately 700 m of new quay, dredging of the harbor, del
Port Otago recently completed the first stage of its Next Generation harbor deepening program, reaching the initial target depth of 13.5 meters at low tide (or chart datum) for the shipping channel to Port Chalmers. This applies to both sandy material dredged by split hopper trailer suction dredger
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a joint state-federal effort to address coastal erosion and improve coastal resilience on Fire Island in the Town of Islip. “This project will strengthen Fire Island’s natural defense to protect its coastline and keep residents safer and better prepared for the
