The Equip Global’s Dredging & Land Reclamation Asia Summit 2015 will be held in Singapore, from 19-22 May. To help global ports, maritime and land authorities, and engineering contractors overcome challenges in dredging and land reclamation projects, Equip Global will bring together the industry pro
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has announced a plan for the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway dredging program. The solicitation for this contract will be issued on or about 15 May 2015 with a bid opening date of 16 June 2015. The total value is estimated to be between $1 mi
This week International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will present an update on Ecosystems Services during a PIANC-Seminar: “Ecosystem Goods and Services: Identification, Assessment and Benefits for Navigation Infrastructure Projects”. Following a 2-day colloquium (May 5 and 6) on Ecosyst
Central Dredging Association – CEDA, an established authority and the leading independent forum for the professional dredging community, has just published its 2014 Annual Report. “In 2014 we consolidated much of the work started in 2013 and we set out some ambitious plans for the future in the CEDA
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Dredging Suez Canal, has posted on its official facebook page this amazing photo of Van Oord’s cutter suction dredger Hector, working on the New Suez Canal dredging program. At the moment, 37 dredging vessels are involved in the project. Some of the world’s t
The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) has announced that their 2015 National Coastal Conference will take place on October 14-16 at the Intercontinental New Orleans. The theme of the 2015 conference is “Broadening Coastal Perspectives”. The national coastal conference will prov
IHC IQIP, subsidiary of the Royal IHC, is expanding its global presence with a new office and yard in Perth, Australia. With the acquisition of its Australian agent Machinery Supply on the 4th of May, IHC IQIP reached a new milestone in its aim to be a strong local partner for its clients. Increasin
Brigadier General David Hill, USACE – Southwestern Division Office commander, last week conducted a site visit of the Brays Bayou Federal Flood Control Project – Channel Modifications, Discrete Segment 101 and 103. The objective of the project is to decrease the frequency of flooding within the Bray
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is about to hold a public hearing on a proposal to dredge Beals Harbor and Pig Island Gut Channel. Following the town of Beals request for maintenance dredging, approximately 100,000 cubic yards of clay, silt, and sand will be removed from the 10-foot anchora
Oceaneering International, Inc. will be recognized at the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston this week with the presentation of two Spotlight on New Technology Awards for its Deepwater Pile Dredge and Magna Subsea Inspection System™ products. The awards honor innovative technologie
The Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) Flooding 2015 conference will take place on May 13, 2015, in London, UK. This event is an opportunity for asset owners and the flooding supply chain to look at long-term strategies to protect residents. Expert speakers will present detailed case studies, sho
Sedimentation is reducing the capacity of the Nurek reservoir in Tajikistan, threatening the long term viability of a nationally important hydropower operation. HR Wallingford is leading a project to analyse, map and model the scale of the sedimentation, in order to help the national power company,
The Final Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Report (EA/EIR) for the Maintenance Dredging of the Federal Navigation Channels in San Francisco Bay, Fiscal Years 2015-2024 and Response to Comments has been released and is available online. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) a
The Coast Guard is urging mariners to use extreme caution while transiting the Merrimack River entrance due to significant shifting and shoaling between the #2 red and #3 green buoys. Several recent accidents and near misses on the narrow, heavily congested portion of the Merrimack River have create
