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The gridlock around Lagos ports that brought the economy to a near standstill underscores the importance of developing other ports in the country, Anna Okon writes Lagos ports In 2018 the government intensified efforts to rehabilitate the access roads leading to Lagos ports. The deplorable roads leading to the Lagos Port Complex and the Tin… Read More
he Port of Ramsgate is being dredged in order to turn the harbour into a “second Dover” in preparation for a no-deal Brexit. Under Government plans revealed last week, the seaside port in Kent is being excavated so that ferries and large cargo ships can begin operating out of the harbour again. Dredging began on… Read More
President Desi Bouterse has announced that the long-awaited dredging of the Suriname River will definitely take place this year. Addressing the community in his televised New Year’s speech on Tuesday, Bouterse said the Saramacca Canal would also be deepened. The project to dredge the Suriname River has been in the works for years, but for… Read More
Seacontractors BV is an example of the many marine service providers whose tugs and workboats undertake support activities including dredging and port construction. Its Damen Stan Tug 3011s Dian Kingdom and Atlantis are however more than capable of performing traditional rescue towage operations and Atlantis recently found itself ideally positioned to assist three vessels encountering… Read More
Army Corps of Engineers officials said that dune and sand replenishment work in Long Beach has been paused because of rough weather and damaged equipment, and is set to resume in March. “There is some dune work going on, but they’re not doing any pumping right now from the dredge,” said Department of Public Works… Read More
Cadrell Advocacy Centre, CAC, a non-governmental advocacy group has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of bias in the handling of the controversial N13.7 billion Warri Channel Dredging contract awarded by the Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, to Dredging International Services Nigeria Limited, DISNL. The group in a statement, expressed surprise that the anti-corruption… Read More
Town officials in Wellfleet are beginning to focus on the possibility of tackling the long awaited dredging of Wellfleet Harbor without federal support. The Army Corps of Engineers once again left the project off its 2019 operation and maintenance work plan. “I would say this is the second year that we really thought we had… Read More
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to repair the hundred-year-old breakwater that protects the docks and anchorages of Bar Harbor. It’s not yet clear how extensive the work will be, when it will be done and whether the town will need to contribute to the cost. According to Captain Skip Strong, a… Read More
Dredging is to begin at Ramsgate port this week, it has been confirmed. It comes as part of preparations to reinstate ferry services at the site, with a £13.8million contract handed to Seaborne Freight by the government. This morning, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has defended the decision to hand the contract to the company, which… Read More
In an open letter to environment minister Harsh Vardhan, over 50 experts on issues related to rivers, waterways and other such have urged him and the ministry to make prior environmental clearance “mandatory and legally binding” for inland waterways projects. This after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) sought suggestions from the environment ministry on whether… Read More
Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation’s biggest oil firm, Wednesday said it will commission its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Ennore in Tamil Nadu this month. IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh said the Rs 5,151-crore terminal is complete and would be commissioned after completion of dredging of the channel that will bring cryogenic… Read More
The stage four of the Suzhou Creek rehabilitation project started in full swing, Shanghai Party Secretary Li Qiang announced on December 30. As a major environmental protection and investment project in the city, it marks a new stage in city’s comprehensive treatment of its mother river Suzhou Creek. The rehabilitation project is aimed to improve… Read More
The dredging of the country’s ports outside Lagos was not captured in the 2019 budget, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (Man). According to Man, the dredging of the nation’s other ports will lead to the decongestion of the Tin Can Island and Wharf ports. It noted that the allocation for rail lines in… Read More
The long-delayed dredging of Wellfleet Harbor has once again been left out of the most recent Army Corps of Engineers operation and maintenance work plan, made public on Nov. 21 — leaving local officials little choice but to consider taking on the project at town expense. “We were not included in the Army Corps plan… Read More
In a bid to boost the water connectivity between Tripura and Bangladesh, plans are underway to locate the construction site of a Jetty for an inland waterway project on River Gomati that flows through Tripura and Bangladesh. The intent behind this move is to connect Tripura’s Gomati with River Meghna in Bangladesh. To discuss the… Read More