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McAmis wraps up clean-up and sand capping operations in OR
J.E. McAmis, Inc., has completed pile removal and in water sand capping of the Astoria Marine Construction Company (AMMCO) site in Astoria, OR. The site was contaminated with hazardous chemicals from historical ship manufacturing and repair operations. Contamination was in soil on the property and i
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AMCCO cleanup operations underway
J.E. McAmis, Inc., has just announced that the company is working on pile removal and in water sand capping of the Astoria Marine Construction Company (AMMCO) site in Astoria, OR. The site is contaminated with hazardous chemicals from historical ship manufacturing and repair operations. Contaminatio
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Seattle to host 2020 WEDA Pacific Chapter
The Pacific Chapter WEDA Fall 2020 Conference is set to take place at the Motif Hotel in Downtown Seattle from Wednesday, October 28th to Friday, October 30th 2020, according to the Western Dredging Association. Presentations on all aspects of dredging and disposal, navigation structures, environmen
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Fountain Lake restoration continues
Shell Rock River Watershed District (SRRWD) and the contractor, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. are continuing works on the Fountain Lake restoration project in Albert Lea, MN. At the moment, the contractor is working on the next phase of this restoration project, dredging the Main Bay and Dane’s Bay wit
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Dual-fuel water injection dredger L’Ostrea conducting sea trials
First dual-fuel (marine diesel oil/liquefied natural gas) vessel built in a French shipyard, the water injection dredger L’Ostrea is currently conducting sea trials. According to the shipbuilder, in a few days, L’Ostrea will transit towards Bordeaux where the last dredging tests will be performed in
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Alternative routes for contaminated sediments
The British Ports Association (BPA) has published a white paper with Augean on alternative routes for dealing with dredged contaminated sediments. Part of the BPA’s Port Futures thought leadership programme, the paper provides an insight into alternative disposal routes for contaminated sediments. D
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Innovative drive systems for Zero-Emission vessels
Emission reduction was, is and will be one of the biggest biggest innovation challenges for the maritime industry. It was mentioned in one of the previous articles that the transition to zero emissions requires innovative drive systems. According to Bernardete Goncalves Castro, Project Manager R&D a
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Assessing turbidity limits for dredging
Dredging is essential for the maintenance and development of ports, harbours and waterways to allow for safe navigation, remediation and flood management. The process, which relocates large volumes of sediment, can be accompanied by the release of suspended sediments into the water column referred t
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Using biofuel in the maritime industry
Jan De Nul Group has completed, in close collaboration with MAN Energy Solutions and GoodFuels, 2,000 hours using 100% renewable 2nd generation Biofuel Oil (BFO) on board the trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt. This major milestone represents the longest continuous use of 100% su
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The summer issue of Terra et Aqua
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine. The summer issue of 2020 discusses a resolution tool and turbidity limiter and a conversation with the water ambassador. The latest issue also features articles covering dredgi
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Fountain Lake project moves to the next stage
With dredging completed in Edgewater Bay, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. is already preparing for the next phase of the Fountain Lake restoration project. According to the Shell Rock River Watershed District (SRRWD), in the coming weeks, the contractor will begin dredging the Main Bay and Dane’s Bay by
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Mudcat 40E electric dredge busy in Australia (VIDEO)
As part of a maintenance project to improve the capacity of a primary pond at a Waste Water Treatment Plant, Apex Envirocare was commissioned recently to dredge sediment and sludge that had built up over a period. Using the Mudcat 40E electric dredge and a combination of polymer dosing and GeoPro Tu
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New Bedford Port Authority’s Phase V dredging project underway
Dredges are hard at work on the environmental cleanup of the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site in Massachusetts, reports the Foth. The New Bedford Port Authority’s Phase V dredging and CAD Cell No.4 project includes cleanup of approximately 3,000,000 square feet of New Bedford’s Lower Harbor area. T
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Fountain Lake dredging project in progress
A survey conducted last Friday (May 29) by J.F. Brennan Company of La Crosse, Wisc., showed the great progress being made by this dredging contractor in the restoration of Fountain Lake. During the duration of the project, over 691,000 cubic yards have been dredged from Edgewater Bay of Fountain Lak