Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has unveiled new ZX26U-5 mini excavator as part of its impressive new line-up at Intermat 2015 show in Paris, France. Designed to be user-friendly, offering high levels of performance, comfort and easy maintenance, the Zaxis-5 model can be easily tra
Today, April 27th, the City of Tarpon Springs will begin a sand re-nourishment project at Sunset Beach that is aimed to restore the beach from erosion. During the project, portions of the beach will be closed so that crews working on the re-nourishment can perform job safely. Crews expect to keep a
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has published a new Information Paper, the ‘Environmental Monitoring Procedures’ describing why and how environmental monitoring is undertaken. The paper covers the different types of monitoring in relation to the different stages of a dredging project, and in
This week’s Highlights bring you very interesting stories from Van Oord, DEME, Liebherr and Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik, news stories that were the most read on Dredging Today this week. Without further ado, here are the news that marked this week in dredging industry: Exceptional Year for Va
The New Suez Canal will be equipped with the most modern seamarks and buoys to achieve the highest level of navigational safety to passing ships, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said. During a meeting with visiting UAE State Minister Sultan al Jaber and his accompanying delegation,
The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) has announced that their 2015 National Coastal Conference will be held on October 14-16, at the Intercontinental New Orleans. The theme of the 2015 conference is “Broadening Coastal Perspectives”. The national coastal event will provide an
APM Terminals hosted a celebration attended by The Netherlands’ Monarch King Willem-Alexander, and 500 senior representatives from the global shipping industry and world governments in honor of the official opening of the new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II Rotterdam facility, the world’s most technolog
Komatsu Europe International N.V. has introduced the PC360LC/NLC-11 hydraulic excavator to the European market. This new excavator was showcased at Intermat 2015 in Paris (April 20-25). Built on proven EU Stage IIIB engine technology, Komatsu’s EU Stage IV engines are productive, dependable and effi
The International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC), that will be held in Chennai from September 7-10, 2015, is an international gathering aimed to promote academic and technical exchange on coastal related studies that include coastal engineering and coastal environmental problems, amon
Dredging of Peel marina and the transportation of silt to the temporary storage facility at Poortown will continue this Saturday. The dredging and haulage contractors and Department of Infrastructure staff will be operating to a similar timetable as weekdays. Dredging is scheduled to start at 07:30a
Ocean City Council voted unanimously yesterday to advertise for bids from contractors who can dredge two of Ocean City’s shallow lagoons, according to OCNJ Daily. The proposed dredging areas are Carnival Bayou (the lagoon between 16th and 17th streets) and at Snug Harbor (the lagoon between Eighth S
Following an April 21 presentation in Washington D.C., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Review Board approved the release of the final integrated report ad environmental impact statement for the Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Protection Project. “A tremendous amount of hard
Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, has just published its annual report 2014. The annual report 2014 looks back on an exceptional year, according to CEO Pieter Van Oord: “The year was special because for the first time in our history, our turnove
Eko Atlantic City in Nigeria is one of the most ambitious real estate developments in Africa. The new city is being built on Lagos’ Bar Beach – on land that is reclaimed from the sea. The City is being built in six phases that will ultimately result in the creation of 9 km² of prime land, […]
