Dredging
Jacksonville (USA) Maintenance Dredging project awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
The $6,2 million contract consists of excavating shoal material from the project channel to a required depth of 40 feet plus an allowable 2-foot overdepth… [mappress] More info: fbo.gov;
Dredging Assistance Programme sends Indian experts to restore river navigability in Bangladesh
DHAKA — A seven-member Indian team of experts is now working in Bangladesh responding to a request of Dhaka for helping restore the navigability of rivers under the dredging assistance programme… [mappress] Source: Associated Press of Pakistan, January 23, 2010;
Eko Atlantic City rises offshore Lagos (Nigeria), Dredging International contracted
QUIETLY but steadily, the whitish sand-water mix is churned out of giant underwater pipes as the roaring waves of the Atlantic Ocean give way to advancing machines, and the foundations of a new city literally emerge off the shores of the famous Bar Beach in Lagos… [mappress] Source: Guardian, Januar
Belgium Decloedt halfway Pasig river dredging project (The Philippines)
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission estimates 2 million cubic meters of silt or about half the targeted volume dredged after seven months of work… [mappress] Source: Manila Standard Today, January 25, 2010;
Lack of dredging a problem in Baghabari port (Bangladesh)
No vessels and barges loaded with fertilizer, fuel and rice could reach Baghabari port for the last 18 days due to poor navigability in the Jamuna River, and thereby virtually brought the activities of the port into a halt. Sources said that a total of 32 vessels… [mappress] Source:nation.ittefaq,Ja
Indian Shipping Ministry is planning to dilute her stake in DCI, among others
MUMBAI: The Shipping Ministry is planning to dilute the Government’s stake in three companies under it — Cochin Shipyard, Shipping Corp of India (SCI) and Dredging Corp of India (DCI) in the next fiscal (FY11), a top Shipping Ministry official said… [mappress] Source:economictimes.indiatimes.,
USA: long delayed lock extension requires Ohio River expansion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a recent report that the river expansion at the J.T. Myers Lock & Dam is needed to make room for a long-delayed extension of the dam’s auxiliary lock… [mappress] Source:chicagotribune,January 22,2010
Southern Dredging Co. (USA) wins $3,4 million dredging contract
The project work consists of maintenance dredging of shoal material at Kings Bay U.S. Navy Submarine Base Inner Channel… [mappress] Source: US Army, January 21, 2010;
USACE opens Canaveral Harbor dredging project for presollicitation
The project work consists of removing shoals from the Entrance Channel, Trident Access Channel , & Trident Turning Basin. [mappress] More info: fbo.gov;
USA: first phase of $20 million Bayou dredging project started
THIBODAUX — Work has begun to clear thousands of trees officials say are clogging and slowing the flow of upper Bayou Lafourche, threatening drinking water supplies for Terrebonne, Lafourche and Assumption parishes. [mappress] Source:dailycomet,January 21,2010;
Romania: European strategy will improve Danube channel by dredging and develop her ports
The European Strategy for the Danube Region will bring to Romania primarily the improvement of the navigable channel, the development of ports on the Danube, the creation of jobs and economic growth nationwide, Liberal Euro-deputy Ramona Manescu told on Wednesday. [mappress] Source: Financiarul, Jan
25 times more PCB’s in Hudson river (USA), phase 2 dredging plan reviewed
ALBANY, N.Y. — Hudson River dredging released almost 25 times more PCBs into the water than expected, General Electric said Thursday in calling for changes in performance standards before the massive Superfund cleanup resumes. [mappress] Source: Associated Press, January 21, 2010
Freeport (Malta): extension project approved
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority has approved the extension of the West Quay at the Malta Freeport, an extension which was turned down last year, to the consternation of many Birżebbuġa residents present… [mappress] Source: di-ve, January 21, 2010;
Illegal dredging in Niger Delta must be stopped
Chief Adalabu Ejiroghene Bodjor is the Chairman of Mechanical Sand Miners and Quarries Association of Nigeria, Delta State chapter. Not mincing words, he declares that illegal dredging activities in Delta State is costing the state untold fortunes and unveils steps… [mappress] Source: All Africa, Ja