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A call has been made upon the relevant authorities to expedite dredging works on the rivermouth of Sungai Sarawak to ease navigation for the communities there. Demak assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni also believes that flash flood incidents would be minimised once the river is deepened. “It is hoped that the relevant authorities would expedite… Read More
Contract crews are beginning work on the final phase of dredging at the Ashland Project, where remediation is taking place in Chequamegon Bay. Late in March, the Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved a final design plan for the full-scale wet dredge at the site as proposed by Northern States Power… Read More
The long-awaited cleanup of Wagner Creek and Seybold Canal is expected to start next month, says Horacio Stuart Aguirre, Miami River Commission chairman. Cleanup of the long-polluted Miami River tributary comes two years after the city commission approved the Wagner Creek and Seybold Canal Maintenance Dredging and Environmental Cleanup Project. The city has lined up… Read More
Specialist work vessels have arrived at the Port of Dover to begin dredging the harbour as part of its redevelopment. The £120 million Western Docks Revival (DWDR) project will see a new marina pier erected and the building of a new cargo terminal, as well as shops, cafes and bars on the seafront. VolkerStevin and… Read More
The East Hampton Town Board on Tuesday said it will ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to abandon plans to fortify the beaches to the west of Montauk Inlet, since doing so without constructing jetties, or groins, along the beach would cost some $21 million—$11 million of which the town would have to pay… Read More
Adding cranes in Savannah or doubling Ro/Ro space in Brunswick is about more than boosting already impressive cargo numbers. The point is ensuring our ability to grow along with our customers, and never experiencing the congestion that occurs when demand becomes equal to capacity. GPA employees, our partners in the ILA and service providers deliver… Read More
The Port of Virginia® moved 220,376 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in February, 351 TEUs lower than February 2016, but placing its fiscal-year-to-date growth at 6.9 percent. The continued growth comes as the port has started the engineering and survey work on its capacity expansion plan at Virginia International Gateway (VIG); work at Norfolk International Terminals… Read More
The Brisbane Water channel has not been listed in the NSW Government’s dredging strategy. Priority regional locations listed in the strategy included 28 coastal harbours and river entrances from Tweed Heads in the north to Eden in the south but Brisbane Water was not included. “Locations where dredging would maintain navigational access to state-owned maritime… Read More
The Acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr. Vincent Onome Akpotaire has decried the non-dredging of the Calabar Channel which has impeded vessels coming into the Calabar Port to the detriment of the terminal operators and other users of the Port. Speaking after the Post Privatisation Monitoring of Terminal Operators at… Read More
Part of an extensive fleet of up to twenty specialist vessels have started to arrive at the Port of Dover, UK for the commencement of harbour dredging for the Port’s flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development. The DWDR Principal Contractor, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster (VSBW), has mobilised various items of… Read More
Local officials broke ground Friday on a project that will play a crucial role in Fountain Lake dredging. Shell Rock River Watershed District officials hosted the ceremony on the site where a confined disposal facility will be. The CDF will siphon off and settle water after a mixture of water and sediment is dredged from… Read More
Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the emirate’s ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone, has announced a major expansion plan for its Khalifa Port Free Trade Zone (KPFTZ) to accommodate more industries. Currently, 40 companies operate in the free trade zone in a range of sectors including industrial, trading and services. The… Read More
The Gorai River Restoration Project (Phase-II), initiated in 2009, has failed to restore the natural flow of the river and its ecosystem due to its unplanned dredging and ‘graft’. The Tk 930-crore project is scheduled to be completed by 2017, but the Gorai dried up at the onset of the last dry season even after… Read More
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved fresh estimates for the planned project to deepen and widen Mumbai Harbour Channel and JN Port Channel. It has been confirmed that the entire project cost, of Rs 2029 crore (US$ 31.28 million) will be funded through the internal… Read More
Twelve bodies have been recovered during dredging of Bhakra Nangal canal in Narwana area of Jind district in Haryana. A section of the Bhakra Nangal canal that runs through Narwana was closed for dredging. While cleaning the river bed, bodies were recovered, one after the other, sending shockwaves across the state. Police suspect that more… Read More