Dredging
USA: DNR Announces Meeting on Dredged Material Disposal
The public will have an opportunity at an upcoming public meeting to discuss a proposal to place dredged material (solids removed from the bed of any surface water) from the Menomonee River as part of a stream restoration project. This project is proposed by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage Distr
Bechtel Introduces Innovative Port Design Concept
Bechtel, the global engineering, construction, and project management company, has created a revolutionary design for ports that could transform shipping in Africa. The Multi-User Offshore Hub is designed for two or more users and consists of an offshore, smart terminal arrangement and docking syste
Army Corps Testifies Before Committee on Small Business (USA)
Jody Farhat, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division of the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, testified Wednesday in St. Joseph, MO. before the Committee on Small Business of the United States House of Representatives, chaired by Missouri Congressman Sam
Australia: Gellibrand Pier Development Begins
Mariners are advised that the Gellibrand Pier wharf pile rehabilitation works have commenced. Diving activities will be required at various stages throughout the duration of the works. Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the vicinity of the works. These development activities will be co
Top News – August 19 to 25, 2013
Malaysia: Inai Kiara to Roll Out TSHD “Inai Kenanga” Tomorrow Inai Kiara SDN BHD, Malaysia’s largest marine services provider, announced that the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will launch the trailing suction hopper dredger Inai Kenanga tomorrow. China: Six People Missing after Dredger Sin
VIDEO: Vitter Disappointed with Corps West Shore Protection Plan (USA)
U.S. Senator David Vitter made the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced their tentatively-selected plan for the West Shore Hurricane Protection Project. “This is disappointing – the locally-preferred alignment would have offered a lot more protection for a lot more pe
New Zealand: Officials OK Opotiki Dredging Money
Exciting social and economic changes for the Ōpōtiki district and the Entire Eastern Bay of plenty are now significantly closer to a reality following Ōpōtiki District Council’s successful application for Regional Infrastructure Funding. On 22 August 2013, Bay of Plenty Regional Council announced fu
China: Six People Missing after Dredger Sinks
The 1,700-ton sand dredger capsized and sank yesterday in the Jinmen Sea near Jinjiang City in east China’s Fujian Province, reports peopledaily.com. The vessel, travelling from Fujian’s Putian to Xiamen, was turned over while sailing on the water area of Jinmen and nine seamen on board fell into th
VIDEO: TSHD “Inai Kenanga” Launching Ceremony (Malaysia)
Malaysia yesterday launched its largest and the world’s third biggest trailing suction hopper dredger, named “Inai Kenanga”. The dredger was launched by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s wife, in Pantai Acheh, Pulau Indah. “It is absolutely unthinkable that
Corps to Invite Bids for Lake Borgne Shoreline Project (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has introduced a plan for the Lake Borgne wetland creation and shoreline protection project. This massive development program will include flotation dredging for site access, repairs to the previously constructed Bayou Bienvenue stone foreshore
USA: Port of Houston Moves in Right Direction
Monthly operating revenue exceeded $20 million again in July, the Port of Houston Authority announced. This achievement was high on a list of positives that Executive Director Len Waterworth shared in his report to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority at its monthly meeting held on T
Colombo Port: South Container Terminal Opens (Sri Lanka)
On August 5th following the construction of the International Port of Colombo South Container Terminal Project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, an opening ceremony was held to officially open the Port for use. President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa was present at the site, as well as China Communications C
Vietnam: BMA’s Dredging Program Underway
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced that the flood prevention program is currently underway. The Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra stated that the agency has been dredging canals and cleaning up sewers in preparation for future flooding. Given there will be more rain du
Cameroon: Prime Minister Visits Kribi Port Project
On August 6th, Prime Minister of Cameroon Philémon Yang, along with approximately ten Heads of Department from the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Lands and Titles, Ministry of Public Works etc, inspected the Kribi Deep-Water Port Project. T