Periodic closures of the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing rock groin will continue through Nov. 11 due to weather conditions delaying completion of the maintenance dredging project for the boat ramp access channel, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) honored U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., with its Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his leadership in support of critical maritime infrastructure investments..
A newly formed dredging company has placed an order for what will be one of the largest dredges of its kind in the U.S.
Work has started to remove thousands of cubic yards of sediment at French Creek Marina in Clayton.
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $6.67 million contract on September 27 to Norfolk Dredging Company for Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) at Ocean Isle Beach.
The largest dredging company in America is joining forces with a research-driven initiative that wants to pull carbon out of the atmosphere using saltwater, wave action and sand - three ingredients that are very familiar to dredging operators.
In order to receive the world’s largest oceangoing vessels, the fairway leading into the Port of Gothenburg needs to be deepened by around four metres and six kilometres of fairway need to be dredged. Around 13.5 million cubic metres of spoils will need to be excavated and transported to a designated water area off the island of Vinga. An area which for many years has been used as a repository thanks to its depth and accumulative seabed.
Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District awarded a $3.8 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in North Carolina.
The Coast Guard on Wednesday reopened waterways in and around the Port of Morgan City, including the Atchafalaya and the Bayou Chene, from Amelia to the west.
The Lower Colorado River Authority is taking public comments on a proposed dredging ordinance for the Highland Lakes through Friday, Sept. 24.
The launch ceremony of Shanti Sagar 17 – an 8,000m3 standardised trailing suction hopper dredger – took place on 31 March at Royal IHC's shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.
Contract crews are beginning work on the final phase of dredging at the Ashland Project, where remediation is taking place in Chequamegon Bay.
P&O Ports,owned by the Government of Dubai, has won a 30-year concession for the management and development of a multi-purpose port project at Bosasso in the Puntland State of Somalia. The approximate investment for the modern multi-purpose facility will be USD $ 336m (approx. AED 1.235b) divided into two phases: USD $136 million (approx. AED500m) for Phase 1 and USD$ 200 million (approx. 745m) for phase 2.
United Arab Emirates stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Transport, Insurance and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Dubai, the DFM General fell 0.32%, while the ADX General index lost 0.52%.
Maintenance dredging of Ponce de Leon Inlet is scheduled to begin April 11 and provides an interim solution to sand deposited in the inlet by Hurricane Matthew. Dredging keeps the channel open for safe navigation for as long as possible through summer 2017.
The New South Wales government has announced an 8-million-Australian-dollar (six million U.S. dollars) coastal dredging strategy on Wednesday, aimed at improving the state’s ports and harbors.
A trailing suction hopper dredger ordered by Gippsland Ports of Victoria, Australia, in December 2015 has been been launched at Damen Yichang Shipyard in China.
The vessel, Tommy Norton, is now alongside the yard’s new quay undergoing final commissioning, after which she will sail for Shanghai to undertake sea trials. Once those are completed she will sail for Australia on her own keel for dredging trials and delivery. The official handover will take place in August.
