Dredging
LPC Rebuild Progressing Well
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) achieved a significant increase in trade for the six months ended 31 December 2014 with container volumes up 3%, driven by strong import growth of 9%. LPC Chief Executive Peter Davie said that the Port continues to have volume growth ahead of expectation. “While
Heavyweights Line Up to Restore Waikato River
A ground-breaking collaboration between dairy industry body DairyNZ, the Waikato River Authority and Waikato Regional Council is lining up to better protect and restore the Waikato River. Their Waikato River Restoration Strategy project was launched near Hamilton today by Environment Minister Nick S
NRW Unveils Caerleon Flood Defense Scheme
Plans have been unveiled by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to further reduce the risk of tidal flooding in the Isca Road area of Caerleon. The proposals will see the defenses in Isca Road and Lulworth Road, Caerleon, improved by creating new flood walls and raising and replacing parts of the existing
NIOF Hosts Symposium on Suez Canal Development
The National Institute for Oceanography Sciences and Fisheries (NIOF) yesterday held a workshop, named “The Ecological Impact of the Suez Canal Development Project”. The symposium discussed the issues of movement of migrant species between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal and
Picture of the Day: Dredgers Crowding New Suez
The New Suez Canal project is currently under construction, and is scheduled to be delivered next August. It will run parallel to the original Canal at a length of 72 km, allowing vessels to travel both ways along its length, cutting transit time from 20 to 11 hours. This giant scheme includes plans
Five Ports Apply for EU Funding
Five ports in Sweden and Finland have this week submitted applications for EU funding within the 2014 CEF Transport Calls for Proposals. The cooperation will result in improved port infrastructure and environmental services and the applications are supported by both the Swedish and the Finnish Gover
Boskalis Returns to Cowes Breakwater Project
Following a winter monitoring and settlement period of the new breakwater’s gravel core, Cowes Harbour Commission’s contractors Boskalis Westminster will return today, February 25th 2015, and continue with the project. Boskalis will carry out a week’s re-shaping work using the same plant as last yea
Morehead Dredging Program Moves Ahead
The Southern Dredging Company last week started an emergency dredging project in Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina, at the Aviation Fuel Terminal piers on Radio Island. The Dredge Brunswick will operate on a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week basis until approximately March 7, 2015. Dredged material
SFPC: Capital Project to Get Underway in Foynes
Ireland’s largest bulk port company, Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC), has announced the first ports infrastructure project since the turn of the millennium, with a €50 million capital investment program at Foynes. Launched by Minister for Transport and Tourism Paschal Donohoe, the program is the
Photo Update: Dredging Forum in Moscow
The Second International Forum of Dredging Companies was held with great success on February 19th 2015, at the St. Regis Moscow, Russia. The forum was organized by the “PortNews” Media-Group with FSUE Rosmorport as a General Partner and Van Oord as a General Sponsor. At the event, specialists from a
Port of Philadelphia Moves in Right Direction
The Port of Philadelphia has reported a 16 percent in cargo in 2014, marking the fifth consecutive year of double-digit cargo growth along the city’s Delaware River waterfront. Final cargo figures for 2014, compiled by the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA), reveal that 5,950,319 metric ton
Port of Savannah Modernization Continues
Konecranes will deliver 10 all-electric Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). The RTGs will go into service at Garden City Terminal, Port of Savannah. With this delivery, scheduled for the summer of 2016, the Port of Savannah will operate a total of 146 Konecranes RT
DNREC Report Details Wetland Health
DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program has announced completion of the final report on the health of wetlands located in New Castle County’s Christina River Watershed. The Christina River originates in Landenburg, Pa., and flows 35 miles eastward through Newark, Christiana and Newport, De
New Grants to Improve WA’s Coastline
Coastal managers can now apply for State Government funds to help protect Western Australia’s 12,000 km coastline. Calling for submissions in the latest round of Coastal Adaptation and Protection grants, Transport Minister Dean Nalder said $1 million was again available to coastal managers in 2015-1