Dredging
JN Port Aims to Raise USD 370 Million for Dredging (India)
The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (JN Port) has introduced plans to collect up to $370 million by selling tax-free bonds. These funds will be used for a several port development projects, according to joc.com. Regarding this issue, L. Radhakrishnan, the Port Chairman, stated: “The net proceeds will be pr
USA: Snohomish River Dredging (VIDEO)
The dredging program on the Snohomish River federal navigation channel has resumed recently. About 127,000 cubic yards of material has been removed from the channel by clamshell dredging. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The Corps’ Seattl
Belgium: World Dredging Congress Approaches
World Dredging Congresses (June 3-7, 2013, Square Meeting Centre, Brussels, Belgium) are organised once every three years by WODA, the World Organisation of Dredging Associations. First organised in 1967 in New York and held throughout the world since, this series of congresses has become the unique
VIDEO: Fire Island Inlet Dredging Program (USA)
The big dredge has pipeline laid from the Democrat Point side of Fire Island Inlet onto the north side beaches and then running down to Babylon town beaches. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. There are plenty of floating pipes and work buo
Nigeria: Governor Ajimobi Supports Dredging Projects
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State inaugurated the Secretariat-Bodija Bridge in Ibadan, with a pledge that his administration would put a stop to the wanton destruction of lives and properties occasioned by flooding. The bridge, which is in the heart of Ibadan, was one of the bridges washed away b
USA: Carlsbad Beach Replenishment Project (VIDEO)
In the City of Carlsbad, more than 350,000 cubic yards of new sand was placed on two stretches of beach in fall 2012. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. In North Carlsbad, approximately 218,000 cubic yards of new sand was spread on 3,000 fe
Research and Markets: Dredging in India 2012
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Dredging in India 2012” report to their offering. The report “Dredging in India” provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date study on this sector. The demand for dredging in India is growing, driven by investments in the maritime sector, the
Foy-Johnston: Exploration Begins in Eastern Region (Cameroon)
Foy-Johnston announces that it now has the two exploration dredges on site and in operation in the Eastern Region of Cameroon. The company has now successfully transported the second phase of equipment from the staging area in USA via container to Cameroon. This finishes the movements needed of the
IDB President Visits Panama Canal Expansion Project
The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, visited the construction site of the new locks in Colon province, in the Atlantic, where he observed the progress Panama Canal Expansion works. Moreno, accompanied by IDB delegates, is in Panama to participate in the Fi
NY Coastal Protection Projects to Receive Federal Funding (USA)
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that four major New York coastal protection projects worth over $1 billion dollars will receive full federal funding, after a month long campaign led by Schumer. The Sandy relief bill that was signed into law required only that the feds pick up 65% of the pr
USA: Corps’ Plans Include Additional Drought Conservation Measures
The Corps’ latest reservoir regulation studies indicate additional drought conservation measures will be enacted for the Missouri River Mainstem System as the navigation season is set to begin. Minimum navigation flow support will likely be provided for the first half of the Missouri River navigatio
Australia: Portland Harbour Depth Maintenance Operations Underway
Mariners are advised that Maritime Constructions will be carrying out harbour depth maintenance operations (bed levelling) using a Sweep Bar within the breakwaters of Portland Harbour. The operations may be carried out 24 hours a day using the m.v. Andrew Wilson. Mariners are advised to proceed with
IADC: Facts About Water Injection Dredging (WID)
A relatively new technique for dredging is slowly growing in popularity: Water Injection Dredging (WID). Water Injection Dredging is not the answer to every dredging project – but it is gaining favour as an up-and-coming low-cost, low-impact method. And as demand for Water Injection Dredging has inc
Terra et Aqua: No EIA, No Permits, No Dredging
Close attention to the environmental impacts of dredging by stakeholders is completely understandable. And yet. The time, money and energy invested in research and monitoring by the dredging industry is more often than not underestimated. All three articles in the newest issue of Terra et Aqua demon