Dredging at Mornington harbour has angered environmentalists who describe the spoil on Mothers Beach as “filthy muck” which should have been… BY JO WINTERBOTTOM (peninsulaweekly) [mappress] Source: peninsulaweekly, January 26, 2011;
An excavator formed an unusual yet highly effective partnership with a dredging vessel on the Lincolnshire coast in England last summer. Working on the Lincshore project, the Hitachi ZX470LCH-3 crawler excavator and trailing suction hopper dredger, Vlaanderen XX, have helped to ensure that future ge
Gold dredging that disturbs fine-grained, mercury-laden sediment in California’s South Yuba River can allow higher amounts of mercury to … (usgs) [mappress] Source: usgs, January 26, 2011;
A contract to dredge a shoal that has given boaters fits at Wiggins Pass won approval Tuesday despite a challenge led by Collier … By ERIC STAATS (naplesnews) [mappress] Source: naplesnews, January 26, 2011;
Gov. Rick Scott learned more about the ports in Jacksonville on Tuesday. Scott toured the ports with Mayor John Peyton and JaxPort’s new CEO… (msnbc) [mappress] Source: msnbc, January 26, 2011;
Mississippi River pilots will begin enforcing new restrictions today on ships passing through the Southwest Pass of the river because of … [mappress] Source: mvttc; January 26, 2011
Work to renourish Padre Island beaches remains on schedule after the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company dredge “Texas” sustained damage … (dvidshub) [mappress] Source: dvidshub, January 26, 2011;
Leaders from the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) and Lowcountry Economic Alliance (LEA) signed a joint resolution today recognizing that maintaining strong port capacity and deepening both the Savannah and Charleston harbors are critical to the economic
Boxships calling at the UK’s second busiest container port will benefit from “greater flexibility” following the recent completion of … (cargosystems) [mappress] Source: cargosystems, January 26, 2011;
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, today announced that it has priced its previously announced offering of Senior Notes (“Notes”). The face value of the Notes is $250 million, with an interest rate of 7.375%. The Notes were priced at 100% of face value. The Notes will mature on February 1, 2019.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 10 development projects involving Tk 66.53 billion… (bdnews24) [mappress] Source: bdnews24, January 26, 2011;
The infrastructural works in the port would be completed before February 20, he told reporters here after attending a review meeting of the… (newkerala) [mappress] Source: newkerala, January 25, 2011;
This is the most recent information update in the IADC series of concise, easy-to-read “management summaries”, which give overviews of essential information on specific dredging and maritime construction subjects. Facts About Building with Nature introduces a new approach to planning, designing and
Around 300 new jobs could be created in the construction phase of the new €200 million Galway Port, with a further 300 jobs when the … (galwaynews) [mappress] Source: galwaynews, January 25, 2011;
