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Gift Of Sand Coming To Sandwich Next Week

MA, United States

The long-awaited gift of sand from Bourne to Sandwich will be delivered on Monday morning, December 17—just in time for the holidays. “Christmas is coming early to Town Neck Beach,” said David J. DeConto, director of natural resources, who is coordinating the delivery. Town Neck Beach’s parking lot will be closed for about a week… Read More

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Port’s Dredging Capacity to Rise with Arrival of Barge

New Zealand

Port Otago is looking to double its dredging efficiency with the purchase and delivery of a barge worth more than $1.5million, which was towed from Auckland to Dunedin this week. Port Otago marine and infrastructure manager Sean Bolt said the second-hand TR Healy would work with the dredge Hapuka, one on either side of the… Read More

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MDOT Needs More Plans Before Supporting One Lake Project

MS, United States

The much-anticipated One Lake Project is being panned by state transportation officials, in large part, because they don’t have enough information to support it. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently issued a letter to the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District that decries One Lake, citing its potential impact on nine bridges… Read More

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V.O.C. Port Gets its first Mainline Vessel

India

The first mainline vessel called on the Dakshin Bharat Gateway Container Terminal of the V.O.C. Port here on Wednesday. Recently, capital dredging was carried out at the port by increasing the draft of the berth from 12.8 m to 14 m. Officials said handling of mainline vessels would reduce expenditure by $50 per container, as… Read More

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Mayor, Packers Plan Announcement on Beach for Bay Beach

WI, United States

Updates to show Tuesday’s announcement is moved to Lambeau Field The beachfront at Bay Beach on Green Bay’s shores is closer to coming back. The mayor’s office says it will announce details next week of a “fundraising milestone” to restore the beach. The plan, with a price tag of $7 million, includes a 1,000-foot sand… Read More

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Onezhsky Shipyard Lays Down Self-propelled Hopper Barge of Project HB600

Russian Federation

On 14 December 2018, Onezhsky Shipyard (Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia) laid down yet another self-propelled hopper barge of Project HB600. The ceremony was attended by RF Transport Minister Yevgeny Ditrikh, says press center of the Karelia Government. The contract for designing and construction of two 600-cbm hoppers was signed by FSUE Rosmorport and Onezhsky Shipyard… Read More

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DOT Announces $1.5B in Grants for Port, Road and Rail Projects

United States

On Tuesay, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced a package of 91 new infrastructure projects across the United States worth a combined $1.5 billion. The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants – previously known as TIGER grants – give DOT funds to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects. Congress… Read More

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Urgent Work on Harbour Demanded

Ireland

THE Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being urged to prioritise a vital project for Howth Harbour in 2019. Dublin Bay North TD Tommy Broughan (Ind) said he has been asking the respective Ministers for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about the dredging work for a number of years. “The need to dredge… Read More

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Mossel Bay Port Entrance to be Fixed Ahead of Oil Drilling Expedition

South Africa

The Dredging Services division of Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Isandlwana trailing suction hopper dredger has arrived in the Port of Mossel Bay to address some high spots in the port’s entrance. Dredging the high spots was a necessity ahead of an oil-drilling expedition from this month to March by petroleum refining company Total, where… Read More

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Video Clip of the Trial Cruise of the Seabed Mining Project Blue Nodules is now Online!

Netherlands

During a two-week trial cruise in the Gulf of Malaga on board the Spanish research vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa, technical performance and environmental effects of the mining crawler Apollo II built by Royal IHC have been successfully tested. As NIOZ expedition leader Henko de Stigter says: ‘The field trial provides us with valuable quantitative data… Read More

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Lopez Obrador Says Mexico to Build an $8 Billion Refinery

Mexico

Mexico plans to start awarding the construction of its seventh refinery as soon as March 2019, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said at an event at the Dos Bocas port, in Tabasco, even as the nation´s refining system is operating at its lowest levels in three decades. Unveiling a plan for the nation’s refining system,… Read More

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Port Nola Announces Inner Harbor Economic Redevelopment Plan

LA, United States

The Port of New Orleans is collaborating with the city of New Orleans on a plan to redevelop sites along either side of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, also called the Industrial Canal. The effort, funded by a $200,000 planning grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is called the Port Inner Harbor Economic Revitalization… Read More

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Global Dredge Special Vessels Market 2018 | Top Players Strategic Analysis, Market Dynamics, Restraints, and Growth Forecast 2018 – 2023

United States

The fundamental purpose of Dredge Special Vessels Market Research Report is to provide a correct and strategic analysis of the Dredge Special Vessels industry. The research report provides a deep insight of the Dredge Special Vessels market parameters by accessing the Dredge Special Vessels market growth, consumption volume, the upcoming Dredge Special Vessels industry trends,… Read More

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HOT PORT NEWS from GAC

Hong Kong

For approximately 3 months, marine works involving re-arrangement of silt curtains, sounding survey and seabed trimming [are being] carried out within the following areas: WORKS AREA 1This area is bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (D) and the adjacent shoreline:(A) 22 deg. 18.758’N / 113 deg. 57.044’E(B)… Read More

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Comprehensive Plan Needed to Prevent Flooding in HCM City

Vietnam

VND16 trillion will come from the city’s budget, VND588 billion from the central Government budget, VND20.2 trillion ($868 million) from private sources and VND36 trillion ($1.5 billion) from official development assistance (ODA). The figures were revealed last week during a seminar to find solutions for the flood management system, which is currently at the edge… Read More

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