Dredging
USA: Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass Project scheduled for March
The Canaveral Harbor Federal Sand Bypass Project at the Port Canaveral in Fl. is scheduled for construction this month (March)… [mappress] Source:wnews,March 17,2010;
Poland: New project on flood protection and dam safety
DHI PL in cooperation with DHI CZ has been contracted for software delivery, training and consultancy services in a project dealing with flood hazards as a result of dam breaks. The project is being executed by the Regional Water Management Board in Krakow (RZGW, Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej
WODA annouces World Dredging Congress – WODCON XIX – “Dredging Makes The World A Better Place”
Those with an interest in national development are aware that dredging plays an important part in allowing trade and business to happen within and between countries. This is certainly the case in China where the nineteenth World Dredging Congress (WODCON XIX) is being held… More info: CHIDA [mappres
Dredging awaits for project cost estimates (Rivanna Reservoir)
With the exception of a slip of the tongue by Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Chairman Mike Gaffney, last week’s public meeting on a dredging feasibility study for the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir kept talk of potential costs underwater… [mappress] Source:c-ville,March 16,2010;
Dubai, UAE: National Marine Dredging Company asks for ministerial approval to increase capital to Dh216.8m
DUBAI The National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) said yesterday it had asked for ministerial approval to increase its capital to Dh216.8 million (US$59m)… [mappress] Source: Business, March 16, 2010
Port Manatee seeks loan for expansion (USA)
MANATEE — Port Manatee’s governing board is poised to adopt a debt-management plan that anticipates borrowing more money to improve and expand the port… [mappress] Source:bradenton,March 16,2010;
USA: Dredging of PCB from Hudson River will continue as planned
FORT EDWARD — Dredging of PCBs from the Hudson River will continue as planned in 2011, regardless of whether General Electric Co. decides against continuing to pay for and run the cleanup, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… [mappress] Source:timesunion,March 16,2010;
UK: DP World’s plans in question
There is a compelling logic to the London Gateway plans — taking London back to its roots as a global trading hub… [mappress] Source:timesonline,March 16,2010;
Iraq seeks foreign bids for US$6b port project south of Basra
BAGHDAD: Iraq will next month invite foreign firms to submit bids for the planned construction of a US$6 billion (US$1 = RM3.32) port south of Basra, which together with a new rail system will create a regional transport conduit to rival the Suez Canal, officials say… [mappress] Source:btimes,March
Giant Dredger will begin construction of the first deep-sea port in Britain
DP World starts work on Thames deep-sea port.A giant dredger will begin construction tomorrow of the first deep-sea port in Britain for 25 years, designed to receive the biggest container ships from the Far East… [mappress] Source:timesonline,March 15,2010;
Nigerian government tells contractor to ‘pull finger’ with port construction and dredging works
Nigeria’s Minister of Transport Ibrahim Bio has served notice on the contractor involved with rehabilitating the inland river port of Onitsha to ensure that it is completed within the stipulated time and in good order… [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships Maritime News, March 16, 2010
United Nations to help expand Bossasso port (Somalia)
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with Somali’s Puntland state to help expand the capacity of the port of Bossasso in Puntland on the Horn of Africa… [mappress] Source: Ports & Ships Maritime News, March 16, 2010;
USA: Emory River has moved to dredging along the riverbed
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) – Federal regulators have concluded that it is technologically impossible to remove all the coal ash from the Emory River and an undetermined amount will stay in the water when the Kingston ash spill is complete… [mappress] Source:wkrn,March 15,2010;
Almost real: Catamaran tugs
Tugs, described in Bluff Your Way to Sea as the wrestlers of the marine industry, have predominantly been the domain of monohulls… Source:seatransport,March 15,2010