OpenEarth has won the 2012 Dutch Data Award in the exact and technical sciences category. In OpenEarth, Deltares has teamed up with the Delft University of Technology, Van Oord, Arcadis Alkyon and UNESCO-IHE. A total of fifteen projects competed for the title. The award was granted by 3TU.Datacentru
Région Bretagne has invited bidders to submit their offers for the port bathymetric surveys work at the Rennes area. This contract includes the bathymetric surveys in the three ports of the Brittany Region for: – Regular monitoring of access channels and shorelines likely to have sediment buildup; –
Environment Agency has invited bidders to submit their offers for the riverbank R&M work at the Solihull area. This work will cover the following: 1. Channel and defence maintenance activities: The control of aquatic weed across the channel, managing vegetation growth on the channel, desilting activ
Provincie Noord-Holland has announced plans for the dredging project at the Harlaam area. This contract will cover the following: – Dredging Lot 1: To achieve excavation profiles to sufficient depth with reference to the described design profile; – Dredging lot 2: To achieve excavation profiles to s
Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for Eastoke Point Coastal Defence Scheme. The scope of the contract will comprise of but may not be limited to: – Construction of a 650m rock revetment (27,700m3, 3-6 tonne rock armour); – Construction of
Israel Ports Development & Assets Co introduced plans for the construction of the “Hadarom Port Project” in Ashdod Israel and/or construction of the “Hamifratz Port Project” in Haifa Israel. The works, for each port project, basically consist of the following: a. Construction of a Staging Harbour (o
Defence Infrastructure Organisation has announced plans for the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Base Porting Infrastructure Project – HMNB Portsmouth. The project is for the design and construction of a secure tidal berth for the QEC Aircraft Carrier on Middle Slip Jetty comprising upgrading work to the
Minister for Water Peter Walsh released the draft Victorian Waterway Management Strategy today and encouraged communities to get involved in shaping the future management of their local waterways. “Rivers, estuaries and wetlands are the lifeblood of many towns and communities,” Mr Walsh said. “Our w
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard Jr. joined local officials Thursday to commemorate the adoption of a basin management action plan for Lake Harney, Lake Monroe, Smith Canal and the Middle St. Johns River, made possible through a $22 million commitment of s
The long-awaited Housatonic River dredging program is scheduled to begin tomorrow, reports milford.patch.com. According to Bill Rock, chairman of the Waterfront and Harbor Management Commission, it will take about 27 days to remove some 50,000 cubic yards of silt from the shallowest parts of the boa
Congressman Brian Higgins, Lackawanna Mayor Geoff Szymanski and Annette Iafallo are teaming up to fight for the removal of Lackawanna homes from the flood zone, a designation that mandates homeowners carry flood insurance at a cost of hundreds of dollars a year. “The flawed FEMA flood map program co
On Thursday, over 50 organizations called for a 10-year moratorium on all land reclamation projects in the Philippines and a thorough review of existing projects, reports interaksyon.com. Leon Dulce, spokesman of the Kalikasan party-list, said: “President Benigno Aquino (III) and the PRA (Philippine
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard Jr. today committed $2 million to restoration efforts for Lake Jesup by partnering with the St. Johns River Water Management District and Seminole County on construction of the Black Hammock Creek water quality improvement
During the winter, the Borough of Avalon will receive a very significant beach fill project, reports nbc40.net. Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi said: “This will be one of the most significant and important beach fill projects the Borough has conducted in our history. This base of the beach fill projec