Students and lecturers from the School of Engineering at the University of Central Lancashire have visited Rossall to see the work being done on the to sea defenses. Wyre Council is replacing two kilometers of defenses from Rossall Hospital to Rossall Point in a £63 million coastal defense scheme th
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) Board has approved construction and quality assurance contracts for its Columbus Street Terminal. At its recent meeting, the Board also approved two additional contracts for projects at SCPA’s container terminals in South Carolina. The first contract is for annu
The Port of Galway is still waiting for an official decision from An Bord Pleanala on the proposed multi million euro harbor extension plan. The planning application for the €126 million worth port expansion project was submitted in January 2014, almost two and a half years ago. According to the Gal
Cowes Harbor Commission (CHC) undertook a review of the Cowes Breakwater Project in 2015 following concerns and stakeholder comments on the changes to tidal flows and apparent increased sedimentation in the harbor. CHC also committed to carrying out another project review and stakeholder consultatio
Exide Corporation and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) have announced that the presence of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were detected in select dredge sediment samples that were collected from the currently stockpiled dredge materials that are located on the
Transport Minister, Andrew Jones MP, visited the Port of Liverpool today to view the latest developments at Liverpool2 as the terminal approaches its opening. The minister, who has responsibility for the strategic roads network and ports, received a tour of the site during a visit to the city. Mr Jo
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee last Thursday, May 12th 2016, visited the Somerset Levels to discuss dredging and efforts to increase Somerset’s resilience against flood waters. During the visit, the Committee meet the Environment Agency and local partners in Taunton to find out wh
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, together with the New York and New Jersey Harbor, is about to begin the final phase of a $2.1 billion dredging project that will deepen the port’s channels to a depth of 50 feet. According to the Corps, USACE will in the next two weeks begin the f
FSUE “Rosmorport” in late April undertook a range of activities to accept the completed construction of the Root Section of the South-Eastern Ice Protection Facility (SEIPF) including the Artificial Plot of Land and Coastal Protection (coast protection facilities at sections I, II, III and IV). Cons
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 9 – May 15, 2016). PHOTO: Van Oord’s TSHD HAM 318 in Maldives Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 318 has just arrived in Maldives, ready to undertake some massive dredging and land reclamation tas
Eyemouth Harbor Trust has just released a video about the ongoing dredging operations in the harbor. Hopper barge MV Sandsend and dredging pontoon ‘Saltwick’ have been brought in to complete the dredging operations in the entrance area and ‘the canyon’. Uniquely positioned on Scotland’s south-east c
The first batch of STS cranes, destined for T2 operations, has arrived at the newly built second berth of DCT Gdansk terminal. This arrival heralds the forthcoming finalization of one of the largest investment projects in Pomeranian history. The new 650m long deep-water berth will be equipped with 5
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has just announced results for the first-quarter of fiscal 2016. According to the release, developments at Boskalis in 2016 have so far been in line with the company’s expectations. The decreased revenues are primarily due to lower fleet utilization compare
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, has halted Gateway Pacific Terminal permitting process following careful evaluation of the project. After taking in consideration all the information available on the project, Seattle District Commander Col. John Buck has determined that the potent