Dredging
USA’s $ 1,2 billion Emory River coal ash cleanup may end in spring 2010
More than 430 TVA employees and contractors are working around the clock to fill and ship more than 85 rail cars a day of sludgy coal ash from the Kingston Fossil Plant spill, TVA officials said Monday… Source: Chattanooga Times, November 17, 2009
King Fisher Marine awarded with $ 9 million contract for maintenance dredging in Texas (USA)
The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded King Fisher Marine Service, LP, Port Lavaca, Texas, on Nov. 16, 2009 with a $8,937,945 firm-fixed-price contract… Source: DefPro, November 17, 2009;
Update: Port of Gladstone (AU) Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project
The Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) proposes to undertake 36 million cubic metres of dredging associated with the deepening and widening of existing channels and swing basins, and the creation of new channels, swing basins and berth pockets in the Western Basin… Source: Port of Gladstone, November
Allseas (Swiss) to start building pipelay vessel “Pieter Schelte”
Swiss shipowner Allseas has said that its pipelay vessel, the ‘Pieter Schelte’ will be built at an Asian shipyard… Source: Baird Maritime, November 18, 2009;
USA: Delaware Beach restoration begins
Waves carrying sand back to shore; federal emergency help expected… Source: Delaware Online, November 17, 2009;
Lower River Niger dredging finally kicks off
The dredging of the lower River Niger, a project that has for over 40 years remained on the drawing board, finally kicks off… Source: Newswatch Magazine, November 16, 2009;
Foundation of Sonadia Deep Sea Port in Bangladesh by Dec 2010
The foundation stone of the much-talked-about Sonadia deep-sea port will be laid in December 2010… Source: The New Nation, November 17, 2009
Bangladesh wants 10 billion dollars from rich countries to fight climate change with dredging
Bangladesh said Tuesday it would need 10 billion dollars from rich countries in the next four years to offset the effects of climate change — double its original estimate… Source: Voice of South, November 17, 2009;
India: National Mineral Development Corporation gets port project boost
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), is a life line for steel makers like JSW, Ispat and Essar and now its huge cash reserves of over Rs 20,000 crore is set to become a new lifeline for Karnataka… Source: NDTV, November 17, 2009;
Dredging around St. Maarten’s new mega cruise pier
The area around the pier is dredged to make it deep enough for the 220,000-tonne cruise ships it has been designed to berth. Sand will be stored on the land next to Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities until it is trucked to Pond Island or funnelled via a pipeline to Great Salt Pond […
Marine GeoSolutions signs contract with Reson for SeaBat 7101 sonar upgrade
RESON has been awarded a contract by the South African-based Marine GeoSolutions to upgrade their SeaBat 8101 to the new and more advanced SeaBat 7101 multibeam sonar system… Source: Oil Online, November 13, 2009
Sydney Harbour into a new era of shipping: dredging 8.5 kilometres of the harbour’s outer channel to a depth of 17 metres
The big idea of launching Sydney Harbour into a new era of shipping, putting it among the major ports on the east coast of North America, is approaching a critical decision point… Source: The Cape Breton Post, November 16, 2009
IFC to help Kerala (India) develop port infra to build capacity
Mumbai: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will work with the Kerala Government to develop a greenfield port that will create jobs while addressing the state’s trade and transportation capacity needs… Source: DNA, November 15, 2009;
Haldia Dock Complex (India) will have a new navigational channel by the first half of next year
Glimmer of hope for Haldia port – After months of hampered operations, there is now an official assurance that the floundering Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), West Bengal’s only facility capable of handing large vessels… Source: The Business Standard, November 16, 2009;