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he success of inland ports such as Duisburg and Nanjing, which have been competing well with sea ports, offer clear evidence of the merits of leveraging inland waterways — a far more efficient mode of transportation than either road or rail, considering that just a single mid-sized barge has the dry-cargo capacity equivalent to 50… Read More
The Army Corp of Engineers released it’s plans Tuesday for dredging Long Island Sound from area harbors and ship navigation channels. The plan looks at ways to handle more than 50-million cubic yards of material including silt and sand. This process will help allow ships to make their way through the waters. The draft suggests… Read More
A dredging “handicap” and lacklustre trade with China and Russia hurt the Port of Hamburg’s container volumes, as it experienced a 6.8% downturn in the first half of the year, handling 4.5m teu. The fall in cargos to and from China and Russia hit Hamburg especially hard as Hamburg handles a 6% higher proportion of… Read More
All forms of dredging have been banned in an area of seabed off Scotland’s west Highlands coast, following a scallop dredger’s damage to a coral-like seaweed called maerl, reports the BBC. Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead told the newspaper the scale of the damage had left him with no choice but to bring forward the… Read More
Fishermen are towing a kilometer-long dredge floater assembly, hoping to bring it to shore today, after they found it drifting at sea several kilometers from Iba, Zambales, on Friday night. At least 30 fishermen from Barangay Sto. Rosario in Iba began towing the floater assembly on Saturday, according to Efren Medrano, chair of the Lanao-Bangan… Read More
Residents of Southeast Missouri and Illinois gathered to discuss river-related issues Friday morning with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The meeting on board the MV Mississippi at the Cape Girardeau riverfront was part of the annual low-water inspection trip, during which members of the Mississippi River Commission travel the river and its… Read More
Ocean City Council passed an ordinance and two resolutions dealing with the dredging of back bays and lagoons in the city Thursday night. There will also be a town hall meeting to provide a complete update on the project on Aug. 25 at the senior center, Mayor Jay Gillian said during Thursday night’s council meeting… Read More
With a coastline of over 8500 kilometres, 90 per cent of Brazil’s total exports and imports pass through its ports. Many of the country’s major ports and harbours were built over 100 years ago. Keeping shipping lanes open and enabling these ports to accommodate larger vessels with ever bigger loads requires constant dredging, often at… Read More
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has urged the Federal Government to dredge more rivers and construct artificial lakes within the flood-prone areas as one of the major measures to mitigate flood. The NIHSA Director-General, Mr Moses Beckley, gave the advice in Abuja on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).NAN… Read More
The Dredgers Association of Nigeria (LDAN) has urged the federal government to develop a robust policy framework to protect indigenous dredging operators from foreign dominance. The executive secretary of the association, Mr Richard Ntange, said that government’s establishment of policies with incentives would make local industries thrive in their operations. He said that government’s incentives… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to go ahead with long-languishing plans to continue to allow the dumping of toxin-laden dredge spoils from Connecticut rivers into the Long Island Sound, and environmentalists on Long Island are gearing up for a fight. The Army Corps plans to release a Dredged Material Management Plan and… Read More
HCM City has sought the Government’s permission to earmark VND300 billion (US$13.8 million) a year for dredging the Soai Rap River, which connects the city with the East Sea. In a recent communication to Ha Noi, the People’s Committee said the city has been investing in infrastructure for Hiep Phuoc Port, including the Soai Rap… Read More
The people of Cross River State have expressed disappointment over what they described as insincerity on the part of past administrations, both at the Federal and state levels in relation to the state of Calabar Port. They complain that the first contract for the dredging of the Calabar Port was awarded by the regime of… Read More
Facing pressure from pro-cruise port campaigners, government has released a draft of a management plan aimed at reducing environmental damage during the construction phase of the controversial project. Environment Minister Wayne Panton said the document contained no “magic solutions” to the threats identified in an environmental impact assessment. He said it was a draft plan… Read More
The Panama Canal Authority says it will temporarily cut the draft of ships allowed through because of drought caused by El Nino. From 8 September, the maximum draft – or depth in the water – will be cut to 39ft (11.89m), which may affect up to 20% of traffic. A similar restriction was imposed for… Read More