The capital dredging works of Klaipeda Seaport Navigation Channel, between quay No. 9 and the Seaport gates, officially started last week. During this dredging project, scheduled for completion in autumn, an Austrian construction company “Strabag” will remove approximately 300.000 cubic meters of ma
The final phase of a seven-week dredging project to remove 18,000 tonnes of silt from Peel Marina began on Saturday, 30 May 2015. Dredging, which started in April, has successfully restored the depth of water around the pontoons in Peel to the correct level. Following the completion of the current s
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Ltd., has won its first dredging contract in Vietnam. The company recently signed the agreement for the Lot 12 of the Duyen Hai power plant dredging project. The contract, worth approx $9 million
Construction of a temporary emergency drought barrier at West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is nearing completion about two weeks sooner than anticipated, according to the Department of Water Resources (DWR). The barrier now spans the approximately 750-foot-wide river between Jerse
WWF-Australia has welcomed UNESCO’s draft decision on the Great Barrier Reef. “UNESCO has placed Australia on probation. The Australian and Queensland Governments must now deliver on their promises to better protect the Reef,” said WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman.“ The draft decision acknowledges
The Latin American Delegation of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is working on the newest edition of the Latin American Congress of Ports that will take place in the city of Arica, Chile, from November 30th through December 3rd this year. Every year more than 400 port leaders and
Belgian environmental consultancy MAVA AES N.V. has embarked on a new phase of its operations by becoming a part of consultancy and engineering firm Witteveen+Bos N.V. on 27 May 2015. By combining their forces the two agencies expect to be better placed to leverage market opportunities in Belgium an
Galveston Dredging Deal Confirmed The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded few days ago a $11.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for routine maintenance dredging of the Galveston inner and outer bar, entrance channel and extended entrance channel as well as
The upper Hudson River dredging project, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE), will be in progress during the 2015 Navigation Season between the confluence of the Mohawk River and Lock C-8 in Fort Edward. The dredging operations are lighte
Works on the New Suez Canal are entering the final phase with over 40 dredgers working on the project at the moment. According to the Suez Canal Authority, all dredging works on the New Canal need to be completed by the end of June, after which the experimental operation will start. The vessels work
Royal IHC, specialized in construction of efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment, will take part in Maritime Match Day (MMD) at the Delft University of Technology next week. The exhibition and interactive events will offer students an opportunity to learn more about the maritime industr
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President Professor David Balmforth visited recently McLaughlin & Harvey’s Teesport Berth 1 reconstruction site in Middlesbrough. During the visit, Mr. Balmforth launched the national public awareness campaign ‘This is Civil Engineering’ in that region ahead of t
The Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has issued enforcement notices to five companies telling them to stop dredging sand from Lough Neagh by the end of June or face prosecution. Alliance Environment spokesperson, Anna Lo MLA, has welcomed the action that the Environment Minister has taken against
Transport Minister Dean Nalder today officially opened Port Geographe reconfiguration project in Busselton. The completion of the $28.15 million reconfiguration of coastal structures will offer a positive future for the environment, recreation and housing in the area. At the opening today, Minister
