The Government of Saint Lucia, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Water and Sewerage Company (WASCo) Inc., are set to launch the John Compton Dam Rehabilitation Project today. The dam was built with a reservoir design capacity of three million cubic meters of water or 660 000 million gallo
E-tech elements, such as cobalt and tellurium, are vital for emerging E-technologies. These elements are in short supply, yet they are formed through natural Earth processes and occur in high concentrations in the world’s ocean basins in metal rich deposits. HR Wallingford is part of MarineE-tech, a
Auckland Council is due to begin construction of a rock wall to repair cliff erosion at Karaka Harborside. The work will begin in early December and is scheduled for completion in the New Year. Following the first stage of works in July 2015, the site has continued to be affected by coastal erosion
Waterking BV, a Dutch company involved in the production of amphibious excavators, will participate in the Excon 2015 event, in Bangalore, India, from 25th-29th November 2015. CEO of Waterking, Mr. Jakob Knoop, and Marketing Manager for South Asia, Mr. Rajan Peter, will represent the company at the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, will host the 2015 Dredging Meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The purpose of this event is to present the FY 2016 and FY 2017 proposed dredging and planning schedules to various Federal and State agencies involved in the dredging program, as
Van Oord has just completed the €1.7 million worth Luka Koper dredging project. The Slovenian Maritime Administration confirmed this by issuing a provision, which allows the arrival of vessels with a maximum permissible draft of 14.5 meters in the north part of the port’s Basin I. During the project
The USACE Buffalo District has released documents that have been submitted to the Ohio EPA, requesting a Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification for open lake placement of dredged sediment from the upper Cuyahoga River federal navigation channel. According to the open letter to Lake
The preparation works are currently underway for dredging at HMNB Portsmouth ahead of the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. In June, the Defense Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) announced it had awarded a contract worth £31 million to Fareham based Boskalis Westminster Ltd for work to
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Susan Hedman has announced the completion of a major habitat restoration project and additional funding for another habitat project in the St. Louis River Area of Concern on Lake Superior. Hedman was joined by U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan and Mayor
The joint budget committee of the Louisiana state legislature held a hearing last week to discuss the state’s mid-year budget cuts to reduce a budget deficit. Proposed cuts include a more than $6 million reduction of the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s budget – more than seven
A six-member Chinese delegation headed by Mr Lu Hao, Chairman of Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of National People’s Congress of China, visited the headquarters of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica, last week. During the meeting with the ISA
The Environment Agency is currently investigating options to manage the risk of tidal flooding at Starcross and Cockwood on the Exe Estuary. It was accelerated as part of the March 2015 Budget announcement regarding England’s 6-year flood defense program. This project was identified as one of the pr
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately 4 months, dredging operations will be carried out in the Chai Wan Cargo Handling Basin Area, the Hong Kong Marine Department (MARDEP) reports. The works will be carried out by a derrick lighter, hopper barge and one tug boat. The number of vess
The McEwens Beach Erosion Protection Group is currently undertaking construction of a protective rock wall at McEwens Beach, the Mackay Regional Council informs. The wall is designed to protect residential properties on the beachfront from ongoing erosion and sand movement in the area. At this stage
