Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has been recognized at the Lloyd’s List Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards in Sydney on 19 November 2015 for its ground-breaking Tidal Model Project. The esteemed annual event recognizes success and achievements by the Australian maritime industry. PPA’s T
With the beginning of the quay and dredging works, a major step forward has been taken to transform PSA Panama International Terminal into a 2 million-TEU (20-foot equivalent units) facility. The expansion, which was approved by Panama’s National Assembly earlier this year, is scheduled to be made o
The Defense Infrastructure Organisation submitted an application to the Marine Management Organisation in August 2015 for a marine licence to undertake navigational maintenance dredging in and adjacent to Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport, Plymouth. The application, submitted on behalf of th
LinkQuest Inc., a San Diego based manufacturer of precision acoustic instruments, has added new multibeam echosounder product into its product family of acoustic instruments. The EchoSweep 300 Multibeam Echosounder is a high-resolution swath bathymetric system for mapping of sea floor, inland waterw
The City of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed signed an agreement yesterday with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizing a three-year environmental feasibility study of the Proctor Creek watershed. Mayor Reed was joined by Brigadier General C. David Turner, Commander of the South Atlantic Division of th
A Galliford Try project has won the Civil/Infrastructure Project of the Year category of the Builder & Engineer magazine awards. The scheme at Colwyn Bay in north Wales primarily involved the dredging and pumping of 220,000 cubic meters of sand from the bed of the Irish Sea onto the town’s beach to
Construction works are about to begin on the Phipps Ocean Park/Reach 7 beach nourishment project in the Town of Palm Beach, Florida. The project will place over 1,000,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach, along the shoreline between the north end of Phipps Ocean Park and the north end of the County’
The USACE, Portland District, is inviting public comments on a proposal submitted by the Port Warren Moorage Association to dredge up to 1,000 cubic yards of accumulated sand and silt from the Skipanon River at the Port Warren Condominiums Moorage. The dredge area measures approximately 0.8 acres wi
Governor Rick Scott’s Florida First budget recommends more than $1.5 billion to protect and enhance Florida’s natural resources, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection informs. The Florida First budget emphasizes projects that will improve water quality, enhance water supplies and safegu
As part of the flood risk management operation of the reservoirs and dams in the Muskingum River Watershed, the USACE is conducting annual temporary drawdown of the normal pool elevation of the lake levels. The lakes will be lowered by 5 to 8 feet over the next 30 to 45 days so that they can [&helli
The California Division of Boating and Waterways has awarded the Port of San Diego a $6.1 million grant from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund for the Shelter Island Boat Launch Facility Improvements Project. The grant will help fund the estimated $9.5 million needed for the project. The pro
Maintenance dredging of the Cape Cod Canal Federal Navigation Project in Bourne and Sandwich, Mass., will be completed under the terms of a $5.9 million contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Compa
Secretary shipping level talks between India and Bangladesh were held in New Delhi last week. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Rajive Kumar from the Ministry of Shipping, and Bangladesh delegation was led by Mr. Shafique Alam Mehdi, Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping. The two parties appreci
The dredging operations at Lake Anne are ahead of schedule and should be finished within 2-3 weeks, the Reston Association informs. Work has been completed in the coves and plaza areas, and the contractor, Lake Services, said that a large section near the fountain is all that remains to be dredged.
