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Baars part of an exciting port expansion project in La Turballe, France
Baars Charter B.V. together with Merceron recently completed a port expansion project on the west coast of France – dredging the harbour of La Turballe. For this job, in addition to dredging equipment from Merceron, Baars type B113 split barge was used to transport dredged sediment, sand and water.
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Manson’s dredge crews working 24/7
Manson Construction Co. recently published an interesting article titled “Dredging Stops for No One” that tells a little more about Manson’s dredge crews and the mindset and values they bring onto every jobsite. Operating year-round in the dredging industry requires well-maintained vessels crewed by
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Dredging bill signed in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed into law Act 93 of 2021 that will allow beneficial re-use of dredged sediments for beach nourishment projects. This legislation, advocated by the City of Two Rivers and co-authored by State Senator Andre Jacque and State Representative Shae Sortwell, clears r
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Last site visit under the Great Lakes Inspection Tour
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District has wrapped up the Great Lakes Inspection Tour (GLINT) with visits to Greenwood Beach in Evanston, Illinois. The Greenwood scheme is part of the WRDA Section 1122 beneficial use of dredged material pilot project. Under the pilot program, the materia
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Sen. Graham tours the Crab Bank site
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham yesterday visited the Town of Mount Pleasant to discuss the recent agreement between the Army Corps’ Charleston District, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), and representatives of the town about the placement of dredged material for the Crab Bank
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Launch of the Hook Lake Coastal Management study
Coastal Partners as part of Fareham Borough Council has secured £556,000 from Defra Grant in Aid to commence a two-year study focusing on the future management of Hook Lake (part of the Hook with Warsash Nature Reserve) and opportunities to create new habitat at the site. The Solent coastline is fac
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Trials for reuse of clean dredged material
The Port of Rotterdam has just announced that experiments are being conducted to determine the reuse of clean dredged material in Rijnmond area. These practical trials at three locations in the Rijnmond area should provide insight into the possibilities for reusing dredged sand and sludge elsewhere
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Interview with Stephanie Groen, Director of Coastal & Climate Change, Asia at Aurecon
In their winter issue of scientific journal Terra et Aqua, IADC released an interesting interview with Stephanie Groen, Director of Coastal & Climate Change, Asia at Aurecon. Stephanie Groen began 2020 in her new role as Director of Coastal & Climate Change, Asia for Aurecon, based in Singapore. Mor
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Cassiopeia Five opts for Wärtsilä
Singapore-based Cassiopeia Five Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd, has received extensive technical support and advisory services from Wärtsilä for their large cutter dredger Cassiopeia V. According to Wärtsilä, this is the result of a five-year technical managem
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Royal IHC completes Eramet’s Grande Côte study
Royal IHC has successfully completed a pre-feasibility study (PFS) for a proposed mobile concentrator plant that will be based at Eramet’s Grande Côte operation in Senegal. The objective of the PFS was to design and develop cost estimates for a 1,000tph relocatable process plant, capable of producin
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CPRA, USACE, TNC announce Atchafalaya River project
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) yesterday announced the creation of the Sustainable Rivers Program (SRP) Atchafalaya River Project. The SRP is a national program in which the USACE partners with TNC t
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Memphis District partnering strong
The Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District recently signed a Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA). The new PCA removes both the Northwest Tennessee Harbor Project federal limit on financial obligations for dredging and the 50-year limitation.
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Flinders Port approach works
The Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that there has been ‘no adverse impact to the seagrass’ as a result of Flinders Ports’ dredging of Outer Harbor to widen the channel in 2019. According to the Flinders Ports, environmental stewardship is fundamental to their operating approach. “Wide
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VolkerStevin shortlisted for three awards
VolkerStevin has been shortlisted for three British Construction Industry Awards 2020. These prestigious awards, in partnership with ICE and the New Civil Engineer, have been running for over 30 years and seek to recognise and reward excellence in project delivery and the incredible impact that the