Top News – August 18 to 24, 2014

Russia: Photo Report on Sabetta Port Dredging

Dredging works in Sabetta are being implemented in more challenging environment than a year ago.

Construction Starts on Super Suction Dredger

Construction of the “Junyang 1″, a super suction dredger ordered by CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd., has recently been initiated in the Netherlands.

Van Oord Wins Work to Alleviate Flood Risks in Kent (UK)

More than 1,400 properties between Camber and Lydd will benefit as work begins on the Broomhill Sands Coastal Defense Scheme in Kent. The Environment Agency has appointed Team Van Oord to construct…

GLDD Wins Tampa Harbor Contract (USA)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has awarded $13.4 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to perform maintenance dredging of the Tampa Harbor Egmont Channel Cuts and Mullet Key Channel.

Panama Canal Expansion Update – August 2014 (VIDEO)

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.

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Dredging Today Staff, August 24, 2014