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While the Chittagong seaport will continue to play the leading role, a substantial new port capacity will be needed during the seventh five year plan (FYP) and beyond, a senior official at Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) said here Wednesday. The government had considered it necessary in anticipation of the growing demand for port services emerging… Read More
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Teledyne Marine announced today that Trimble will distribute a branded version of Teledyne’s PDS software package for hydrographic survey, construction and dredging operations—Trimble® Marine Construction Software. The software provides accurate measurement and positioning to improve marine construction efficiency and safety. Trimble Marine Construction Software expands Trimble’s portfolio and extends its connected… Read More
The new MTG Systems TwinMet, a new bucket protection system especially designed for hydraulic excavators over 350 tons, draglines and some electric rope shovel configurations, with buckets fitted with a cast lip, is now available. The new MTG Systems TwinMet system features an innovative tooth-adapter hammerless locking system made up of 3 parts: the tooth,… Read More
Member for Oxley, Melinda Pavey, is encouraging regional coastal councils to apply for NSW Government funding for essential dredging projects under the Rescuing Our Waterways program. Ms Pavey said the State Government recently announced an additional $6 million over four years for the Rescuing Our Waterways program, as part of the NSW Coastal Dredging Strategy…. Read More
Wide, deep channels and big-ship infrastructure will earn South Carolina Ports Authority the desired position as last port of call when the biggest ship ever to call the US East Coast, the COSCO Development, arrives in May. “SCPA has worked aggressively for years to ensure we can efficiently work 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessels… Read More
Smaller-sized ports in the Gulf region of the Middle East are likely to undergo a round of consolidation that will leave only five or six major players to compete in the market, according to Mark Geilenkirchen, CEO of Oman’s Sohar port and freezone. Competition among ports in the region is heating up as operators chase… Read More
Construction of the first three berths at the new Lamu port is 20 per cent complete, the Lamu Port Southern Sudan- Ethiopia Transport Corridor Development Authority has said.The authority projects that the first berth will be operational by June 2018 while the other two will be ready by December 2020. The construction involves reclamation of… Read More
The government has taken an initiative to conduct dredging at the outer bar of Pashur channel to enhance Mongla port’s large ship handling capacity, keeping an eye on future needs. Currently, the country’s second largest port cannot handle ships larger than 8.5-metre draft at anchorage of Pashur channel because its outer bar does not allow… Read More
With authorities failing to increase carrying capacity of river Jhelum, experts have blamed outsourcing of dredging process saying “it has proven to be sheer wastage of money.” Experts maintain that viable option to increase Jhelum’s carrying capacity is to revive the erstwhile ‘Circle for Dredging’ in the Irrigation and Flood Control department. The Circle existed… Read More
India’s 12 major ports posted a record profit of about `5,000 crore for 2016-17, powered by the shipping ministry’s focus on reducing the turnaround time of ships and adding various non-core commodities to its freight basket. These ports had reported a profit of Rs 4,000 crore in the previous fiscal. “We have grown faster than… Read More
Four northern New York counties, including Cayuga, are reinvigorating a 2014 dredging master plan for the southern shore of Lake Ontario. Steve Lynch presented a draft memorandum of understanding for Cayuga County to take part with Niagara, Orleans and Wayne counties, at the county Legislature’s Public Works Committee meeting Tuesday night. Lynch, the director of… Read More
The World Bank has approved a $375 million loan to India’s first waterway project. The National Waterway 1 project is to create a water transport fairway on a 1,360-km stretch of the Ganga river between Varanasi and Haldia. “NW1 passes through one of India’s most densely populated areas, and a sizeable 40 per cent of… Read More
The NSW government will spend an extra $8 million on a dredging strategy that will prioritise access to state-owned ports and harbours. Under the strategy, released on Wednesday, local councils will be asked to help develop long-term dredging plans for their waterways and undertake their own works. Roads, Maritime and Freight Minister Melinda Pavey said… Read More
Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) must carry out capital dredging works in Penang’s waterways to allow bigger ships to enter, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. He said the waterways must be deepened by 15m at an estimated cost of RM353 million. “When the concession was granted to Seaport Terminal, which is part of… Read More
A permanent ban on suction dredging in Western Oregon’s wild salmon habitat championed by the late Democratic Sen. Alan Bates passed out of the Oregon Senate on Monday and is headed to a House committee. Senate Bill 3 garnered bipartisan support in Monday’s 21-9 vote, including Republican Sen. Alan DeBoer of Ashland, who now holds… Read More