PROGROUPE has presented a new promotional video of the DESET (DEwatering SEdiment Technology), produced in cooperation with the local authorities managing Veľké Kozmálovce reservoir. The promotional operation presented the real conditions of the dredging and dewatering in their technological headqua
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and PortMiami are about to host a three-day event, the 104th Annual Convention and Exposition of AAPA. Member-only meetings will get underway on Monday, November 2, followed by two days of general business sessions focusing on supply chain optimiza
Cowlitz County and the Washington Department of Ecology have proposed a new environmental review schedule for the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview coal export facility. This decision to separate the federal and local/state timelines will allow Cowlitz County and Ecology to move forward mo
The Environment Agency has strengthened a 200-meter stretch of embankment on the River Bain near Coningsby as part of its ongoing maintenance program to reduce flood risk. The work is part of the Environment Agency’s £1.8 million asset repair program which, over the next year, will repair approximat
UniSite Group, a Chinese company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, municipal and mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, has just presented their business results for the third quarter of 2015. In this time frame, UniSite took part in some interesting
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – October 2015 Seven years had passed since the inauguration of the Panama Canal Expansion Program and the project continues forward at full speed. IMS Introduces GeoPool Technology IMS Dredge has announced the acquisition of a patent pending state-of-the-art dewatering
The next phase of the Luka Koper dredging program, which will deepen the port by an additional meter, is currently underway. The Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Dravo Costa Dorada arrived in Koper earlier this week, with the main goal to complete this task. About 66,000 m³ of sea sediment
Titan-2, the main building contractor of Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project, has signed a contract concerning the dredging of the harbor basin at Hanhikivi headland. The subcontractor is Wasa Dredging Ltd. The contract covers removal of soil and transportation of the dredged material to the mar
The Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Jonathan Taylor, and Dublin Port Company representatives discussed the finalization of financing arrangements for Dublin Port’s Alexandra Basin Redevelopment (ABR) Project yesterday. The EIB has committed to providing a €100m loan amortizing
Mordraga LLC, part of the DEME group, successfully completed this year’s dredging operations at Sabetta port on the Yamal Peninsula of Russia. During the short ice-free season, from July until mid-October 2015, Mordraga – as subcontractor of USK MOST Group – worked on the project in the Gulf of Ob.
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately 9 months, dredging operations will be carried out in the Tai O area, the Marine Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) informs. The works will be carried out by one derrick lighter and one hopper barge. One tug and one
Construction of important new flood mitigation works is set to begin just north of Tairua at Graham’s Creek, Waikato Regional Council informs. The first phase of these works including sediment control and erosion protection structures will begin next week. This supports the larger construction works
A mild winter, combined with the early positive performance of the newly reconfigured coastal structures at Port Geographe, has seen a significant reduction in work required on the local beaches this year. Department of Transport (DoT) Coastal Infrastructure General Manager, Steve Jenkins, said that
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has announced the receipt of an award for a $103 million contract for the construction of the National Resources Damage Assessment Caillou Lake Headlands project from the State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. The company is also the ap
