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Most of the world’s ports require dredging works, be they capital dredging to enlarge and deepen access channels, turning basins and depth alongside or maintenance works to maintain these hard won margins for navigational safety. Dredging also provides sand and gravel for the creation of land for new port developments, such as the recently completed… Read More
CentrePort chief executive officer Derek Nind says the port’s plans to deepen Wellington Harbour will bring increased connectivity and economic benefits to central New Zealand. A proposal to deepen Wellington Harbour is expected to keep freight costs down for importers and exporters in Manawatu, and the rest of central New Zealand. CentrePort is looking to… Read More
With the 2016 rainy season creeping in earlier than expected, regional corporations throughout the country are still struggling to clear waterways, including tributaries and drains. However, they claim that despite a major delay by the drainage division at the Ministry of Works and Transport to clear major rivers of all debris, de-silted and dredged, they… Read More
APM Terminals, Terminal Link, Terminal Investments Ltd (TIL), and PSA International have pre-qualified for bidding on Panama’s proposed Corozal container terminal, according to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). Three other interested parties – Mitsui OSK Lines, Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT), and Ports America – failed to make the cut. Which company ultimately wins the concession… Read More
Collapsing freight rates dragged Maersk Line’s first quarter net profit down 95%, with the world’s largest container carrier barely managing to remain in the black for the first three months of the year. Maersk Group chief executive officer (CEO) Nils Andersen described it as a “break-even result” for the container transport unit in a tough… Read More
Dredge it or lose it, is the message from CentrePort as public consultation launches on plans to scoop a 7-kilometre channel for heavy sea traffic into Wellington Harbour. CentrePort is about to apply for resource consent to dredge 6 million cubic metres of sediment from the harbour floor – enough to fill a million concrete… Read More
Voters at town meeting Monday night almost unanimously approved borrowing $7 million to replace all floating docks, most supporting pilings and the electrical, fire-suppression and other aging infrastructure at the Saquatucket Harbor marina. “It’s an important contributor to the economic vitality of our community,” Peter Hughes, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, told the audience…. Read More
A $2 million upgrade of the Port Pirie foreshore is a step closer with dredging of Pirie River about to begin. Contractor Maritime Constructions was on site as Port Pirie Regional Council prepared to dredge the riverbed next to the boat ramp. The project will also include: – A rock wall to reclaim the foreshore beside… Read More
IN a bid to address the perennial flood problem in the province, the Bulacan provincial government and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have started the massive dredging of major rivers and waterways in Bulacan. With government engineers and technicians on board, an imposing dredger is now clawing deep at the mouth of… Read More
With 80 percent of the Delaware River navigation channel deepened to 45 feet, officials including Sen. Robert Casey (D., Pa.) and Mayor Kenney planned to tour Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia Friday afternoon and discuss how a deeper channel will keep Philadelphia competitive with other major ports. The dredging work that began in March… Read More