The Coastal Sediments 2015 conference will take place on May 11-15, 2015, in San Diego, CA. The Coastal Sediments conference will provide an international forum for exchanging information among coastal engineers, geologists, oceanographers, and others interested in the physical processes of coastal
The SA Water, owned by the Government of South Australia and focused on providing essential services that support growth and economic development throughout the state, has just released an aerial photo of the Murray Mouth dredging operations near Goolwa Channel. Dredging at the Murray Mouth began on
A project which saw the rapid restoration of a number of assets damaged by unprecedented flooding, including fluvial structures and coastal defenses, has been nominated for two awards. The Asset Recovery Program South East – comprising the Environment Agency and Team Van Oord (a joint venture partne
Dragflow has supplied two high head dredging pumps (HY85B) with two excavators (EXHY20) for one of the biggest contractors working in the tunneling part of the Suez Canal Development Project. These pumps will work at 44 m depth. This capital project will involve the construction of a tunnel south of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two community meetings on Wednesday, April 15 at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at City Hall in Sarasota, FL, to discuss the long term Lido Beach shoreline protection project. Staff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present the recently completed environment
Waterking BV, a Tynaarlo-based company involved in the production of amphibious excavators and accessories, will showcase a new-build amphibious excavator WK 150 NG-A at INTERMAT 2015 in Paris, France. This machine has an adjustable undercarriage which means it can be transported in one piece. The u
FSUE Rosmorport’s dredger, the ‘Artemiy Volynskiy’ has been mobilized to the Volga-Caspian Canal where the vessel is eliminating after-effects of an recent storm. The company’s Astrakhan Branch last week started a maintenance dredging operation to resolve the shallowing of the Volga-Caspian Seaway C
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) yesterday announced the start of a federally funded beach replenishment project covering the area stretching from Philips Avenue in southern Deal to Loch Arbour. Army Corps awarded the contract for the $38 million project to Manson Construction Company. The fund
As a part of continued efforts to restore Deschutes River water quality, the Department of Ecology has released a draft water cleanup plan for this watershed and is hosting public meetings as part of a comment period over the next six weeks. The report found a number of pollution factors contributin
Royal HaskoningDHV and its partners ensured that hundreds of homes and scores of businesses in Scotland are free from flooding, thanks to a recently unveiled €51 million scheme that was delivered on time and €11 million under budget. The Forres (River Findhorn and Pilmuir) scheme completes the flood
The major redevelopment project for the Royal Southern Yacht Club and the Royal Air Force Yacht Club on the River Hamble, has reached a major milestone, with club members’ vessels being welcomed on to the new pontoons in time for the Easter weekend. The £2.6 million project has been led throughout b
Investors, marine terminal operators, project developers and port authorities will gather this May in New York City to connect and share information about global investment opportunities in marine terminals. Terminals operators are under the gun to upgrade their facilities and to provide improved ca
The EU FP7-project Restoring Rivers for Effective Catchment Management (REFORM) will host an international conference on Novel Approaches to Assess and Rehabilitate Modified Rivers. The conference will take place in Wageningen, the Netherlands, on 30 June to 2 July 2015. The purpose of the conferenc
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is celebrating 125 years of successfully providing dredging and marine infrastructure services. In honor of the occasion, GLDD team members will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. Jonathan Berger, Chief Executive Officer, will ring the Opening Bell. Fo
