Dredging
Dredging Work on Georgian Black Sea Terminal of Kulevi will Continue in April
In April, dredging work on the Georgian Black Sea terminal of Kulevi, which is owned by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), will be continued in April, the terminal reported… [mappress] Source:trend,April 1,2010;
Vietnam: Illegal Sand Dredging Changes the River Current and Causes River Banks Erosion
HA NOI — The illegal extraction of sand that has taken place since the beginning of March is threatening the Thuy Phu dike corridor that runs alongside the Hong (Red) River in Ha Noi’s Phu Xuyen District and the lives and farmland of hundreds of families… [mappress] Source:vietnamnews,April 1,2010;
Hudson River Dredging Project Ought to be Redesigned? (USA)
FORT EDWARD — Several members of a citizens group studying Hudson River PCB dredging questioned Tuesday why General Electric Co. won’t make its case for how the first year of the project fared… [mappress] Source:timesunion,April 1,2010;
Australia: 55 million Cubic Metres of Dredge Spoil to be Dumped on Seagrass Beds in Gladstone Harbour
UP to 55 million cubic metres of dredge spoil will be dumped on seagrass beds in Gladstone harbour to allow the development of the LNG export industry, despite the risks to the region’s dugong population. [mappress] Source:theaustralian,March 31,2010;
Competition Requires More Dredging In US Ports
US ports are finding that they have to come up with increasing amounts of money to keep pace with demands from shipping lines serving the Pacific route, or jeopardise partnerships with Chinese and other Asian investors. Source:Cargo News Asia,March 31,2010
USA: Richmond Inner & Outer Harbor Channel Maintenance Dredging Tender Coming Soon
JOB DESCRIPTION: The work consists of maintenance dredging of Richmond Inner & Outer Harbor Channel of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of materials, to provide a project authorized depth, -38 feet plus 1 foot allowable paid over-depth for the Inner Harbor Channel and… [mappress] Source:fbo.gov,Mar
Yangtze River Mouth’s Deepwater Channel Ready for Testing after Dredging (China)
CHINA’s largest water transport project, Yangtze River Mouth’s deepwater channel’s phase three rectification, has passed the state inspection,dredging has been successfully done and the channel has been opened for trial operations, reports Xinhua. [mappress] Source:Xinhua,March 31,2010;
Adani Group on the verge of very large deep-water Port on India’s eastern coast
After having established his group as the largest private port (Mundra Port and SEZ Ltd) on the west coast of India, Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani group, is on the verge of setting up a very large all-weather, deep-water port (possibly the largest private port) on the eastern coast of the country as
USA: Candidates for Governor Support Delaware River Dredging
The port of Philadelphia and ports of the Delaware River are at a crossroads, and the river’s shipping channel must be deepened for jobs and Pennsylvania’s future, five candidates seeking to be the state’s next governor said yesterday. [mappress] Source:philly,March 31,2010;
Big Expansion Plans for Penang Port (Malaysia)
THE year 2010 will be a big year for Penang Port.The extension to its container wharf will be completed and the six new cranes built by ZPMC and delivered in December 2009 will commence service.As the Penang Port managing director Datuk Ahmad Ibnihajar puts it… [mappress] Source:btimes,March 31,2010
Karachi Port: Construction of Marine Protection and Quay Wall Officially Begins (Pakistan)
Karachi—Minister for Ports and Shipping, Senator Babar Khan Ghauri in presence of the Vice Minister for Transport, Peoples Republic of China, Xu Zuyuan, inaugurated the construction of marine protection and quay wall works of the Deep Water Container Port at Karachi Port on 30th March 2010. [mappres
Turkish government supports Bangla’s river dredging project
The Turkish government is going to support Bangladesh in dredging its rivers and in implementing the much-expected Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Phase-II project inside the existing hospital premises. [mappress] Source: The Daily Star, March 31, 2010
Bangladesh: 13 km Pashur channel dredging takes off
The dredging of Pashur channel near Mongla Port will begin soon involving Tk 100 crore with a view to easing vessel movement around the port channel. Sourcess aid that 13 kilometres long Pashur channel from the port’s jetty to Dakkhin Harbaria will be dredged. [mappress] Source: The New Nation: Marc
DEME Completes Major Port Upgrading Programme in Durban (South Africa)
After almost three years, the Belgian dredging and hydraulic engineering group DEME today completes a major port upgrading programme in Durban, South Africa. [mappress] Source:worldnews,March 30,2010;