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A major stage in the recovery of Kaikura started 29 December, with work starting on the main commercial harbour. Last month’s earthquake caused much of the seabed to rise, stranding companies such as Whale Watch and Dolphin Encounter, vital to the town’s economy. The initial repair work includes dredging the harbour – scraping away some… Read More
The scope of dredging at the seaports of Ukraine performed from the beginning of the year exceeded 44. mln cbm, says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA). Dredging works have been completed at the inner harbor and at the access canal to Mariupol port’s Coal Harbour (1.3 mln cbm of dredged material); at… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting at the Fort Peck Interpretive Center on Feb. 7 in conjunction with the release of the draft Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. The meeting is scheduled from 5 to 8:45 p.m. The format will consist of an open house from… Read More
Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited, the concessionaire for the Kingston Container Terminal, says it will begin dredging within the shipping channel and Kingston Harbour next month. The company says the work will start on January 4 and is to last for a period of six to eight months and will be executed on a 24 hour… Read More
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority says 99,000 cbm of soil is to be excavated at specialized seaport Oktyabrsk. The dredging works will be held in the operational water area of the Northern and Southern basins. Last time such works were performed at the port in 2007. Excavating works were started when testing a new hopper barge,… Read More
In a decade, the cost for deepening and widening of Mumbai’s harbour and port channels has shot up by 154% from Rs 800 crore to Rs 2,029 crore, and by the time the project is completed, there may be more price revisions. The plan to deepen and widen Mumbai harbour channel and port channel (Phase… Read More
CentrePort’s plans to dredge more than 6 million cubic metres of sediment from Wellington Harbour have hit a snag due to the November 14 Kaikoura earthquake. The port is hoping to gain resource consent to deepen a 7-kilometre channel for heavy sea traffic into the harbour, at a cost of between $37 million and $44m…. Read More
Industry once dominated Ashland’s waterfront on Lake Superior’s shores. State and federal regulators recently signed off on a method to clean up wood waste and other toxins left behind by companies a century ago. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have approved a wet dredge of contaminants on Ashland’s shoreline…. Read More
Work crews dredging sections of the Napa River have received a second extension on the oft-delayed project, and will now be able to continue excavating as late as Friday. A group of regional agencies pushed back the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ work permit deadline on Thursday, when it had been scheduled to expire, according… Read More
NON- DREDGING of the channel of the Calabar Port, Cross River State, 10 years after it was privatized, is a critical limiting factor for the non-utilization of the full potentials of the port as bigger vessels cannot berth there. Group General Manager of ECM Terminals, Mr Dayo Balogun, operators of the port, told Vanguard in… Read More
The struggle continues over a plan to deepen the Elbe River. Proponents say it will create jobs. Opponents have environmental concerns. A federal court in Leipzig will begin hearing arguments today. The project to deepen the Elbe River is a classic conflict: economic growth versus environmental protection. A federal court in Leipzig will hear arguments… Read More
Dredging in the Cuyahoga River shipping channel has come grinding to a halt and won’t be completed until next year due to mechanical breakdowns and inclement weather. The dredging delay is the latest in a series of setbacks linked to a lingering federal lawsuit between the Army Corps, the Ohio EPA and the Port of… Read More
With previous concerns about the project allayed, the Hagerstown City Council Tuesday night approved an estimated $1 million contract to dredge the lower lake in Hagerstown City Park. The contract, which totals $1,053,871, was awarded to Edwin A. and John O. Crandell Inc. of West River, Md. City Engineer Rodney A. Tissue said previously that… Read More
TRIALS of different dredging methods on the River Parrett have produced promising initial results, according to the Somerset Rivers Authority. Tests of water injection dredging and agitation dredging and sophisticated monitoring, were carried out on sections of river between Westonzoyland Pumping Station and Burrowbridge. The tests were carried out for the SRA by the Parrett… Read More
The Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has issued an update regarding dredging works and construction of the Shrape extension, which had been hoped to commence in January 2017. A delay involving the Harbour Infrastructure Funding Agreement (HIFA) has meant it will not be possible to start the Eastern Channel dredging works ‘in time to complete them… Read More