Recharged and rejuvenated beaches at Holland on Sea will reopen to the public tomorrow following the completion of phase one of a £36 million coastal protection scheme. The beaches have been closed off for safety reasons while the work has been undertaken by contractors. Tendring District Council (T
The New Suez Canal dredging program is progressing very well. The project was inaugurated by the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish in the presence of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on 5 August 2014. The project includes construction of the parallel section of the canal to al
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, has released a video about their “LARIO™” dredging and mining pumps. “LARIO™” ironclad pumps are known for their well-researched design, reliability, performance, strength and flexibility. All components subject to wear are manufactured from ni-
Work is underway on the long-awaited Army Corps of Engineers project to construct T-groins and place sand in the community of Sea Gate west of the West 37th Street Groin in Coney Island. Crews working under a $25.2 million contract are first carrying out the stonework portions of the project, which
CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd. has won two engineering projects in Shanghai: channel maintenance of the Yangtze estuary in 2015 and mudflat enclosure at the rear of the Changxing submerged breakwater. The project of channel maintenance of the Yangtze estuary in 2015 was divided into three lots, Lo
People from all over the world gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for the HYPACK 2015 Training Event. With over 250 attendees, 25 exhibitors, and 6,000 remote viewers, the unavailing of the new and improved version of HYPACK® 2015 was a great success. HYPACK® 2015 is filled with new features such as en
CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. has signed a contract with Zhuhai Hongwan Center Fishing Port Development Co., Ltd. for Lot 2 of the fishing port project in Zhuhai Hongwan Center, with a construction period of some 12 months. The project involves basin and channel dredging works, foundation treatm
The contractor on the Empire Floodgate Kiewit and Pittman will be dredging for construction purposes associated with the floodgate this upcoming Saturday, January 24, 2015 and Sunday, January 25, 2015, at the Doullut Canal. There will be dredging of the channel between the existing gate and the new
Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. and the University of Hawaii (UH) have jointly developed a novel autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that can effectively deploy seafloor sensing equipment by combining features of a free-swimming AUV and those of a bottom crawling vehicle. This ‘hybrid’ autonomous unde
Van Oord’s Flexible Fall Pipe Vessel (FFPV) ‘Nordnes’ has been refitted at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen under a tight schedule with the Seatools completing upgrades of the vessel’s Fall Pipe ROV (remotely operated vehicle). The FPROV is an underwater robot that steers the mouth of the fall pipe, ther
Marlink has been selected to provide high-end VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) services for the fleet of the international dredging and offshore contractor Van Oord. The contract is expected to include 30 vessels being supported by Marlink’s customized VSAT services by the end of 2015. Marlink’s
An Israeli contractor has invested in three large Hitachi excavators to supply rocks for extending breakwaters, which will form part of the construction project for two new container terminals at the ports of Haifa and Ashdod. AD Edan Hadash Earthmoving Contractors Ltd. has purchased two ZX470LCH-5s
The LNP appears to be confused about their own policy regarding the Cairns port dredging proposal in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, announced Cairns and Far North Environment Center (CAFNEC). The community has been told that State Government policy was NO new dumping in the Marine Park. Recentl
When a Belgium-based dredging company required two anchors of a type not commonly available, they knew where to turn. Theo Kloosterman, Manager of Damen Anchor & Chain Factory (AKF), takes up the story: “The client was looking for two High Holding Power NAF type anchors, for their dredging vessel. T