IDRECO, in cooperation with Aurum GmbH, has delivered an IMD2-350 fully electrical driven dredger to Russia. This dredger, one of the latest versions of the IDRECO Mobile Dredger Series, comes with an in-board high performance IDP350 IDRECO dredge pump with 4 double curved vanes. The dredge pump, co
As part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s winter sand renourishment program, the sand pumping operations started this month at Maroochydore Beach and Mooloolaba Spit. Division 8 Councillor Jason O’Pray said that the Council will pump over 75,000 cubic meters of sand onto Maroochydore Beach. “
Member for Coffs Harbor, Andrew Fraser said that a community drop in session was held on Monday, 29 June to update the Coffs Harbor community on the impending upgrade of the Coffs Harbor northern breakwater. “NSW Department of Primary Industries, Land & Natural Resources is finalizing the design on
Congressman Patrick Meehan yesterday joined Representative Donald Norcross for a tour and inspection of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dredger McFarland, a 300-foot-long deep-draft hopper dredge on the Delaware River. The McFarlandis is conducting dredging operations to deepen the Delaware River’
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced yesterday the completion of the first phase of the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project. This $18 million project, aimed to reduce the risks that coastal storms pose to the Port Monmouth area, is federally funded through the Sandy relief
Dredging operations at the Napier Port’s shipping channel are currently underway, the Coastguard Hawke’s Bay announced. This dredging project, being undertaken by the trailing suction hopper dredger MV Pelican, started on June 26 and will last approximately two weeks. Disposal of dredged material wi
A two-year project that will improve the Yusen Terminals’ container handling facilities at the Port of Los Angeles is scheduled to begin this summer. The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has awarded Manson Construction Co. a $44.6 million contract to upgrade berths and backlands at Berths 2
The final two public hearings on Cherry Grove Canals Dredging Project will be held today June 30 and July 1 at 9:00 a.m. at the City Hall. Property owners who have provided the North Myrtle Beach City Manager with a written objection to their assessment within the Cherry Grove canals dredging projec
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will host a technical meeting on July 1 to discuss the Lake Okeechobee restoration plan. The restoration plan, known as a basin management action plan or BMAP, was adopted late last year and identifies strategies and projects to return the lake to h
After a very successful event in 2014 in Dubai, the 8th Annual Young Management Days were held in Singapore from 27-29 May 2015. Representation included 23 delegates from 7 member companies coming from a wide variety of professional backgrounds, not just technical, but also financial and legal. Majo
HYPACK, Inc., a provider of hydrographic and navigation software, will be holding its HYPACK Seminar in Poland on October 12th – 14th, 2015. The 3-day training seminar will be organized by their agent Marine Technology sp. z o.o. and will cover all the aspects of single beam and multibeam hydrograph
Cloud Peak Energy’s Cordero Rojo Mine, located near Gillette, Wyoming, has received the 2015 State of Wyoming Reclamation Award from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division for the successful restoration of the Belle Fourche River. The award was presented at the Wyomin
Defense Infrastructure Organization, an operating arm of the UK’s MoD, has awarded Boskalis Westminster with a £31 million worth Portsmouth Harbor dredging contract. Boskalis will dredge the approach channel, inner harbor area and berth pocket, making these deep and wide enough for the new Queen Eli
DEME Group has just published the latest photos of its trailing suction hopper dredgers ‘Zeeland’ and ‘Piet Hein’, working on the Waddenzee dredging scheme in the Netherlands. These works comprise the deepening and/or maintenance of the navigation channels and ports located in the mentioned area. Th
