Dredging
Vietnam: Hanoi River Gets $450 million Dredging
Hanoi will spend more than US$450 million until 2015 to clean up a local river.The VND8.7 trillion ($457.29 million) project will dredge and tidy up the Nhue River, upgrade drains and build pumping stations… [mappress] Source:thanhniennews,April 9,2010;
Dredging Takes Place in Ohio Superfund Site (USA)
A settlement with Honeywell International Inc. estimated to be worth more than $10 million will ensure that cleanup of the remaining areas of the Allied Chemical and Ironton Coke Superfund Site in Ironton, Ohio, will move forward, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency annou
India: CPEO Asks Ministry to Dredge Cochin Port
Cochin Port Employees’ Organisation (CPEO) has written to the Union Ministry of Shipping to make available the services of government-owned Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) to carry out capital dredging work in Kochi for the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT), the Hindu reported
Congressman Backs Wrightsville Beach Renourishment (USA)
Declaring it a project of regional and national significance, U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre on Thursday, April 1, lauded the New Hanover County beach renourishment efforts in 2010 as a bolster to the economy and a bulwark of coastal vitality… [mappress] Source:luminanews,April 9,2010;
USA: Weeks Marine finishes Juno Beach renourishment project
JUNO BEACH, FL – The 2.4 mile Juno Beach renourishment project is over. Bad weather and mechanical breakdowns not to mention two dead sea turtles put the project behind by 6 weeks… [mappress] Source: WPTV, April 8, 2010
Russia: RosMorPort to carry out dredging works at Temryuk and Kavkaz ports
RosMorPort, the Russian federal state unitary enterprise has announced bidding for contract worth RUB 5.325m (about $180.861) for maintenance and dredging works at the ports Temryuk and Kavkaz (Krasnodar Territory) in 2010, PorMorPort statement said posted on its website. The contract worth about 5.
Clydeside Surveys (UK) selects Reson SeaBat 7125 equipment for Middle East operations
Clydeside Surveys have awarded RESON a contract to upgrade their present SeaBat 7125 mounted on their Cheetah Marine build vessel to a SeaBat 7125-SV. The system will be used for shallow water hydrographic and engineering surveys in Qatar, where Clydeside Surveys… [mappress] Source: Hydro Internatio
Azerbaijan: Dredging Work at Baku Port Will Commence Later This Year
Consultancy Royal Haskoning has provided an update on the proposed development of a new port at Baku in Azerbaijan, and says dredging work there should commence later this year… [mappress] Source:worldnews,April 8,2010;
Bright Future for Expansion of South American Ports
Led by regional powerhouse Brazil, ports on the East Coast of South America are enjoying the early years of what looks set to be a period of enviable prosperity… [mappress] Source:americananews,April 8,2010;
Dredging is Priority for Penang Port (Malaysia)
Malaysia is according top priority to the Port of Penang for new dredging works.“The proposed dredging scheme will be made a priority in the Tenth Malaysia Plan,” Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said… [mappress] Source:worldnews,April 8,2010;
USACE Proposes Maintenance Dredging at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth,Virginia,USA)
The work includes bucket dredging of mud and silt material into barge or scow at the indicated areas of Norfolk Naval Shipyard and the Southgate Terminal Annex. Deposition of material shall be by self-dumping scow or barge to the Rehandling Basin of U.S. Army Corps… [mappress] Source:fbo.gov,April 8
India: Union Shipping Secretary Investigates Progress at Vallarpadam Terminal Construction
KOCHI: Union Shipping Secretary K Mohandas visited the construction site of the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam to assess the progress of construction, on Monday… [mappress] Source:expressbuzz,April 8,2010;
City’s Dredge Cell Project to Be Closed Next Year (Dover,USA)
DOVER — The city’s dredge cell is expected to finally be closed next year — after four years and $1.5 million more than expected when the project began. Environmental Projects Manager Dean Peschel updated the City Council on the project Wednesday night and said the city has already secured… [mappres
Mooloolaba Beach Prepares for Mid-Jear Replenishment (Australia)
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is stepping up work on a major sand replenishment program at Mooloolaba Beach.Councillor Chris Thompson says a five-metre wall of sandbags has been built and a new set of aluminium steps will be installed in the next few days… [mappress] Source:abc,April 8,2010;