Dredging
USA: judge dismisses lawsuit in Fox River cleanup case
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A federal judge in Green Bay has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make 20 companies and governmental units share in the massive costs of cleaning up the lower Fox River… Source: Associated Press, December 17, 2009
New Zealand: dredge spoil dump plan angers tribes
Hauraki Gulf tribes and environmental groups are unhappy about a plan to dump dredged spoil on the continental shelf near Great Barrier Island… Source: New Zealand Herald, December 18, 2009
America’s Great Lakes understand the true pain of neglected maintenance dredging, $200 m to get back on track
The consequences of failure to address maintenance dredging issues effectively is probably being felt nowhere more severely than in America’s Great Lakes… Source: Port Strategy, December 17, 2009
Water Projects Emphasized in $7.5 Billion-U.S. Aid Package to Pakistan, Half of the Funds Spend on Irrigation and Water Infrastructure Projects
Almost half of the funds for Pakistan will be spent on irrigation and water infrastructure projects, report states… Source: USAID;
Taiwan’s Water Resource Agency to begin excavating sediment from dams
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As the useful lives of southern reservoirs are threatened by the accumulation of typhoon-induced silt deposits, the Water Resource Agency (WRA) and related officials have put their heads together to find the best method for excavating sediment from the dams, and in turn provide sust
STX to Launch Holding Company in China
STX Group, the nation’s 19th-largest conglomerate, said Tuesday it would turn its shipbuilding affiliates in China into a holding company-led system to streamline its Chinese business… Source:koreatimes,December 15,2009
$190 million utility tunnel to accompany Port of Miami dredging on hold due to time constraints
Plans for a $190 million Miami-Dade Water and Sewer project are washed up after officials decided they couldn’t build the “utility tunnel” in time for the Port of Miami dredging project they said earlier this month necessitated it… Source:miamitodaynews,December 17,2009;
Marine precinct floated (Townsville, Australia)
THE State Government looks to have given the nod for funding of the first stage of the $100 million-plus Townsville Marine Precinct Project at the mouth of Ross River… Source:townsvillebulletin,December 16,2009;
Australian coal port closer to go-ahead
The construction of the $4 billion Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) at Gladstone has moved a step closer to becoming a reality, with the Queensland Government signing a mandate that gives the green light to the project… Source: The Courier Mail, December 15, 2009
S’pore’s next port of call may be rising in the west
Surveys underway in Tuas View Extension, which looks set to become next big port development… Source: The Business Times, December 16, 2009;
Melbourne, Australia: Channel Deepening complete
Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) has announced the overall completion of the Channel Deepening Project – ahead of schedule and at least $200 million under budget… Source: Logistics ,December 16, 2009;
Mekong river widening, deepening and construction contract for DHV (NL)
Engineering consultancy DHV has won the contract to improve the navigability on 250 kilometers of the Mekong river in Vietnam… Source: New Civil Engineer, December 16, 2009
U.S. – Canadian Panel: Great Lakes not losing extra water because of navigational dredging
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Lakes Huron and Michigan are not losing extra billions of gallons of water daily because of navigational dredging as a Canadian group contends, a scientific panel said Tuesday… Source: Associated Press, December 15, 2009
Orion Marine Group (USA) Announces a Contract Award of Approximately $20 Million
HOUSTON, Dec. 15, 2009 – Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, today announced a contract award of approximately $20 million… Source: CNN Money, December 15, 2009