FSUE Rosmorport and Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation OJSC, signed a contract for the design and construction of three dredging vessels. Upon completion, the dredgers will be delivered to Ust-Luga Port, Big Port St. Petersburg and Tuapse Port. The agreement was inked
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Stabilization Project and the opening of the window for the public to submit written comments regarding it. The proposed Fi
The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office is eyeing the Iloilo River as an anchor of all city tours. DOT Regional Director Helen Catalbas said the inclusion of the river in all city tours notched a sustained implementation since January 2013 until December 31, 2016 and beyond. The amphibious b
The Hambantota Port will receive two ships to shore cranes and they will be placed inside the port by the end of this month. “These ships to shore cranes are essential for the new ports like Hambantota, because those cranes have arms which are much longer than the gantry cranes,” said Parakarma Pill
SeaRoc Group Ltd. established a new commercial office in Sydney to deliver the company’s innovative portfolio of software and technology solutions SeaPlanner™ to the markets in Australasia and Asia. The SeaPlanner system provides a complete management and tracking solution for all project data and i
Dover Harbour Board will be holding a public workshop on Wednesday 23rd April at Cruise Terminal 2 between 2pm – 4pm to discuss the plans for the Dover Western Docks Revival. DHB recently announced its plans to develop the Western Docks, creating over 600 jobs and safeguarding another 140 positions,
The areas around berths numbers 15, 22, 26А, 39 and 39B of Port Novorossiysk and numbers 4, 6 and 7 of oil terminal Sheskharis will be dredged soon, according to portnews.ru. Azov-Black Sea Basin Branch of FSUE Rosmorport has invited bidders to submit their offers for this maintenance dredging progr
Komatsu Europe International N.V. has launched the PC170LC-10 excavator to the European market. This newest addition to Komatsu’s dash-10 series, with operating weights ranging from 17,280-18,220 kg., provides improved performance with up to 5% more lift capacity with a standard counterweight compar
Minister Lilianne Ploumen of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday with the Federal Government of Mexico (Conagua) in the field of flood risk management. Minister Ploumen was in the state of Tabasco to support collaboration on economic development,
The Panama Canal expansion project will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. The program consists of the construction of two new sets of locks – one on the Pacific and one on the Atlantic side of the [&hellip
Approximately 82,000 cubic yards of material will be dredged this summer from the Wachapreague Channel and Bradford Bay, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District. This maintenance work will be performed by a hydraulic cutter head dredger and all dredged material will be placed inside
The Eastbourne Beach Restoration Program is currently underway. The contractor, Pevensey Coastal Defence Ltd, is placing layers of sand and gravel sucked from the seabed onto the beach. The dredger Sospan Dau comes very close to the beach and discharges a mixture of sediment and water using a techni
The Canal and River Trust outlined their plans for investment in the waterways over the next three years. Expenditure will rise to £85.4m this year and continue to rise to £93m in 2016/17. The bulk of this investment is all targeted around improving and protecting the waterways for boating. The plan
The Barnegat Inlet dredging program is moving forward. This area requires dredging to provide reliable maritime navigation for the U.S. Coast Guard and a large fishing fleet consisting of full-time commercial, charter and recreational vessels. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, April 16, 2014