New Zealand: Auckland Council Denies Keeping Expansion Plans from Public »
Auckland Council is denying it deliberately kept expansion plans for the city’s port from the public, as users fear what it will do to their harbour. It has been proposed that container space is extended...
January 27 2012 / Read More »
France: City of Cannes Invites Bids for Replenishment Project »
The City of Cannes has filed an application with the State services for replenishment services to a number of beaches by recharge of dredged sand on the beach by marine delivery to the affected areas...
January 27 2012 / Read More »
Australia: DERM Presents Latest Water Quality Results for Port Curtis »
The results of the latest water quality tests in Port Curtis show no evidence that dredging is having any impact on water quality, nor any link between water quality and fish health. The Department of...
January 27 2012 / Read More »
UK: Belfast Harbour Plans Dredging Project »
Belfast Harbour wishes to appoint a suitably experienced marine dredging contractor to restore both navigation channels and berths in specified areas of the port to their specified depths and to deepen specified berths and areas...
January 27 2012 / Read More »
USA: Organizations Call on President to Ensure Delaware Dredging Receives No Federal Funding »
Concerned about federal dollars making their way to the Delaware River deepening project through a recently enacted $74 million ‘navigation slush fund’, 59 local, state, regional and national conservation and civic organizations wrote to President...
January 27 2012 / Read More »
Panama Canal Authority, NC State Ports Authority Renew Strategic Alliance »
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and North Carolina State Ports Authority (NCSPA) recently renewed their strategic alliance with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU, which is renewable for five years, was...
January 26 2012 / Read More »
USA: Workgroup Presents Updates on Sheboygan River Dredging »
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared the lower 14 mile section of the Sheboygan River a hazardous waste site under the EPA Superfund legislation in 1986. A Sheboygan River Dredging Workgroup was established in August...
January 26 2012 / Read More »
Plan for Carolina Beach Inlet Dredging Moves Forward (USA) »
According to the Congressman Mike McIntyre’s office, the Carolina Beach Inlet dredging is one step closer to realization. The agreement between the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the state of North Carolina was...
January 26 2012 / Read More »Australia: Western Basin Dredging Continues »
The cutter suction dredge Al Mahaar and three backhoes are in operation in the Western Basin. The Turbidity Management Plan is in action to...
Jan 27 2012 / Read More »Bangladesh: VOSTA LMG Delivers Three CSD’s 450 to BIWTA »
Karnafuly joint venture consortium ltd. delivered three high quality Cutter Suction Dredgers 450 to Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). On Wednesday the 18th...
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »UK: “Little Orme” Arrives at Conwy Quays Marina »
The “Little Orme”, the cutter suction dredger purchased jointly by Quay Marinas and The Crown Estate, arrived at Conwy Quays Marina from Holland last...
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »USA: SC House Passes Savannah Port Bill »
In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, 111 members of the South Carolina House of Representatives rebuked Gov. Nikki Haley and the SCDHEC Board, which...
Jan 26 2012 / Read More »Azerbaijan: Ministry Delivers Damen’s Dredgers to Baku »
To avoid a repetition of the events that occurred as a result of the Kura River bursting its banks and in accordance with a...
Jan 25 2012 / Read More »Panama Canal Expansion – Chance for Environment »
Expansion of one of the world’s most important shipping routes brings with it a unique opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of the marine...
Jan 24 2012 / Read More »Gladstone Harbour: Turbidity Management Plan in Action (Australia) »
The seasonal king tides of 4.48m coupled with extremely low tides of 0.61m, and strong winds are contributing to natural water turbidity in Gladstone...
Jan 23 2012 / Read More »UK: MMO Dredging License System Tightens »
The transitional period since the Marine Management Organisation implemented the marine licensing system on 6 April 2011 is almost at an end, and from...
Jan 19 2012 / Read More »Australia: Cutter Suction Dredging in Western Basin Resumes »
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has resumed normal dredging operations in the Western Basin after receiving notification from the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource...
Jan 19 2012 / Read More »USA: Business Up at SCP in 2011, Charleston Deepening Advances »
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) closed calendar year 2011 with volume increases across business segments, concluding a year highlighted by progress on the...
Jan 18 2012 / Read More »
