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The Vietnam Marine Administration has proposed the Ministry of Transport to invest VND6,387 billion (US$284 million) in a project to dredge Cai Mep-Thi Vai passage in the southern provinces of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City. The capital will be mobilized from the state budget and some other sources, it suggested…. Read More
The 10.43% tariff that WASCO has added to the bills of customers since 2013 has expired. The period of the tariff, which many saw as an additional “tax”, came to an end on August 31, 2015. However, customers are still required to pay the tariff even though the National Water and Sewerage Commission (NWSC) has… Read More
There are lots of reasons to dislike beach replenishment. It is expensive – about $70 million a year in New Jersey. It needs to be redone every several years. It displaces and annoys beach visitors, who are among its primary beneficiaries. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the design and execution of most… Read More
The Union shipping ministry has directed the Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) to open a new shipping channel to cut dredging costs and improve the navigability of the Haldia port from September 15. The long-pending move can potentially reduce the cost of shipping at the port and add 4 million tonnes of cargo every year. The… Read More
Dublin Port plans to deepen its navigation channel and dump 10 million tonnes of silt at sea must be considered in conjunction with plans by Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to dredge a navigation channel that involves dumping in the same area. An Taisce voiced concern in a submission to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking… Read More
Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a representative from Congressman Hal Rogers’ office and county employees examined the problems with the lagoon that stretches around the city of Loyall to pave the way for future solutions. “The lagoon is supposed to have a constant flow of water,” explained Mosley…. Read More
North winds and a moon tide have recently improved passage through Hatteras Inlet, allowing charter boats to continue to inch their way to and from the ocean. But it is still unclear what the best short-term solution will be to the worsening navigational problems in the waterway. “We’re turning over every rock we can,” said… Read More
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising that the draft for the Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River has been increased from 45 to 47 feet following dredging. In early August, heavy silt deposits in the Mississippi River Delta caused by recent high upstream river levels reduced the maximum recommended draft for vessels using the pass… Read More
By removing 18 million cubic yards of rock and sediment to make the river nearly 18 percent deeper, we know salt water will move farther upstream. It has occurred with previous dredging projects and will happen again this time. This increase in salinity will likely damage or destroy hundreds of acres of wetlands, submerged grasses… Read More
A draft plan that looks ahead at the dredging needs of harbors and marine businesses along 322 miles of shoreline has gotten the approval of the state’s congressional delegation, as well as state and federal environmental agencies. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., spoke in favor of it Thursday in a press conference held at New… Read More
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a partnership agreement with the Indonesian Port Corporation Pelindo I in Medan, North Sumatra, for the development of the new deep sea port Kuala Tanjung. The port authority will now carry out a feasibility study for the new port together with Pelindo I. A project organization will be… Read More
Parliamentary committee recommended making Cairns a ‘priority port’ but Queensland government says it is committed to keeping reef off ‘in danger’ list The Queensland government has ruled out major development of a port in Cairns that would jeopardise Australia’s pledge to Unesco to limit industrial impacts on the Great Barrier Reef. A parliamentary committee on… Read More
The Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine has refuted the statement of Director General of Nibulon company Oleksiy Vadatursky that the ministry doubts whether the implementation of the Dnipro River dredging project and the provision of funds for the project is appropriate. “This statement is untrue, as well as the statement of Head of Ukrainian Grain Association… Read More
A North Toledo neighborhood fighting to overcome its reputation for poverty and crime could be less than a year away from gaining national attention as the site of Ohio’s most innovative farm. If all goes as planned, Riverside Park will be growing crops in soil dredged from the Toledo shipping channel next summer, Scudder Mackey,… Read More
It’s been more than a week since Jax Chamber backed out of its written agreement with St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman, who said she has yet to hear a word on the matter from the chamber itself. “It was quite a surprise,” Rinaman told the Business Journal in a phone interview. The agreement bound the… Read More