A new video has just been released on the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction. The Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, increasing the waterway’s c
Robert McCall (coastal morphology expert), Pieter van Geer (coastal engineering expert) of Deltares, Gerd Masselink and Timothy Poate of the University of Plymouth will be awarded the Halcrow Prize for their scientific publication about the XBEACH gravel model. The new numerical XBEACH gravel model
Several millions of funds used to be spent for the dredging of the rivers of Antique, but these rivers remain silted and need immediate action to prevent massive flooding in the coming weeks or months. Now with minimal expense on the part of the provincial government of Antique, these rivers will be
Draft Report and Environmental Assessment regarding navigation-related problems affecting the local users of St. Jerome Creek in St. Mary’s County is now out for public review. The purpose of this report is to identify a solution that is economically feasible with minimal environmental impacts. Curr
Following a new agreement with the Government of Malaysia and Kuantan Port Authority for a 30‐year port concession, the Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC) will develop, operate and manage the Kuantan Port, which covers the existing port and a new deep water terminal (NDWT). According to the agreement sig
Dredging operations along the Lake Huron end of the Black River Canal in Port Huron are currently underway. “We worked with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to get an emergency permit to get it back open. The canal should be open to boaters by the weekend,” said Port Huron City
Following a record-setting month of container volumes achieved in May, the SC Ports Authority Board of Directors has adopted a financial plan that includes continued cargo growth, increased operating revenues and significant capital investments. The plan projects pier container volume of 1.15 millio
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission will hold its next quarterly meeting Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Heidelberg University Campus Center in Tiffin. During the meeting, the commission will take action on two recommended Lake Erie Protection Fund grant project proposals. The commission will also
With immediate effect and for a period of approximately five months, dredging operations will be carried out in the Eastern Fairway area, according to the Hong Kong Government’s Marine Department. The works will be carried out by a flotilla of vessels including one grab dredger, four hopper barges,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has concluded that no significant impacts to the environment will result from a proposal for additional embankment repairs on Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) surrounding Lake Okeechobee. The finding is contained in an environmental assessment report
The IAS 31st Meeting of Sedimentology will take place from 22nd-25th June 2015, in Kraków, Poland. The IAS annual meetings are an excellent opportunity to share research experience and progress in ideas, to discuss all new hot or controversial topics, to initiate collaborative projects, and also to
Jan De Nul Group, expert in dredging and marine construction activities, has just released a photo of its cutter suction dredger (CSD) Zheng He working in the New Suez Canal, Egypt. According to Jan De Nul, CSD Zheng He is the record-holder in dredging volume. She dredged 20 million m³ since the sta
Building upon historic changes undertaken earlier this year to improve Lake Erie water quality, Ohio has reached an agreement with Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario to achieve a 40 percent reduction in the amount of phosphorus entering Lake Erie’s western basin by 2025. “Lake Erie is one
Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Environment, and her delegation yesterday toured the Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This scheme, launched in 2014, is strongly focused on improving the operations of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage A
