JEDDAH: Transported aboard a semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, the world’s biggest in class cutter suction dredger, Al-Sakab arrived off Jeddah port on Thursday… [mappress] Source:arabnews,April 16,2010;
The people residing in low-lying areas have expressed the fear that Nullah Leh may inflict heavy losses if the dredging of small channels is not done before mid-June… [mappress] Source:thenews,April 16,2010;
PHU YEN — Hectares of fertile agriculture land are being lost into the Phu Yen Province’s Ba River due to erosion caused by illegal dredging of sand… [mappress] Source:vietnamnews,April 16,2010;
Port Manatee moved a step closer toward a dredging project that will allow the port to receive more shipments through the Panama Canal… [mappress] Source:bradenton,April 16,2010;
A multimillion-dollar plan to spruce up Paihia’s waterfront and restore a vanished beach is still a few legal hurdles away from becoming reality. When the $20 million project was first made public in May 2006, it included 620m of breakwater, a restored beach, a newly dredged navigation channel… [map
The Bucks County commissioners will join the county redevelopment authority in an effort to persuade the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to support dredging to maintain the Delaware River shipping channel from Philadelphia to Trenton… [mappress] Source:phillyburbs,April 15,2010;
The Wilmington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided the State of North Carolina a draft analysis of the benefits and costs of the proposed North Carolina International Terminal at Southport… [mappress] Source:newsobserver,April 15,2010;
Dredging operations on Pentwater’s channel will begin within the next two weeks, if weather permits… [mappress] Source:oceanaheraldjournal,April 15,2010;
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Several complaints have been made about the quality of sand being placed on the beach as part of the federal government’s restoration of Air Force property… [mappress] Source:nwfdailynews,April 15,2010;
Callao Port Authority says it wants to speed up the process of developing its North Quay project.A project, initially presented by DP World, is undergoing technical and economic feasibility assessment. If it is approved, other bidders will be given 90 days to submit bids of their own. Investment of
SHARING Wyong Council’s dredge is not a viable option for ongoing maintenance of the Ettalong Beach channel, Gosford councillors have been told… [mappress] Source:express-advocate,April 15,2010;
The naming and launch ceremony for the 4,200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ISANDLWANA took place on 14 April 2010 at the IHC Merwede shipyard Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden (VSH) in Heusden, The Netherlands… [mappress] Source:ihcmerwede,April 14,2010;Image:ihcmerwede
SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to designate the Guam Deep Ocean Disposal Site (G-DODS) as a permanent ocean dredged material disposal site (ODMDS) located offshore of Guam… [mappress] Source:tradingmarkets,April 14,2010;
The government will set aside NT$54 billion over six years to dredge the three major reservoirs in southern Taiwan in an effort to stabilize the water supply in the Tainan and Kaohsiung areas, according to an agreement reached by legislators Wednesday… [mappress] Source:focustaiwan,April 14,2010;
