Archive for: May, 2010

Van Oord Confirms Port of Beira Dredging (Mozambique)

Van Oord Confirms Port of Beira Dredging (Mozambique)

Van Oord has been awarded the contract to perform maintenance dredging in the port of Beira, Mozambique. The customer is CFM (Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique). The contract value amounts to some EUR 37 million. The work has begun in April 2010 and will take approximately eighteen months to complete. A portion of [...]

Dredging at Hayle To Be Halted Pending a Full Comprehensive Review by Harbour Master (UK)

Dredging at Hayle To Be Halted Pending a Full Comprehensive Review by Harbour Master (UK)

The new ‘Hayle Harbour Authority’ has issued a press release announcing that ‘Dredging at Hayle is to be Halted’. Since the dredging license has expired this is a prudent move. A decision has been taken to halt dredging at Hayle Harbour pending a full comprehensive review by the Harbour Master into the operational needs and [...]

USA: Kittery To Create Breakwater Using Dredged Material from Piscataqua

USA: Kittery To Create Breakwater Using Dredged Material from Piscataqua

An opportunity has arisen, according to Kittery Port Authority Chairman Jon Carson, that would allow for tens of thousands of cubic yards of… Source: seacoastonline, May 31, 2010;

Bangladesh: First Inland Container River Terminal to Open in January

Bangladesh: First Inland Container River Terminal to Open in January

The first Inland Container River Terminal being built at an estimated cost of Taka 177 crore is likely to open early next year in the…   Source: nation, May 31, 2010;

Canada: Premier Puts Pressure on Federal Government to Provide Funds for Sydney Harbour Dredging

Canada: Premier Puts Pressure on Federal Government to Provide Funds for Sydney Harbour Dredging

Nova Scotia’s premier is putting pressure on the federal government to decide whether it will provide funding to dredge Sydney harbour.   Source: cbc, May 31, 2010;

Vietnam: Deadline to Stop Illegal Sand Dredging

Vietnam: Deadline to Stop Illegal Sand Dredging

THAI NGUYEN — Illegal sand dredging on northern Nui Coc Lake must stop by today’s deadline or vessels and machinery would be seized and…   Source: vietnamnews, May 31, 2010;

Philippines: Ship Captain Arrested for Illegal White Sand Dredging and Shipment

Philippines: Ship Captain Arrested for Illegal White Sand Dredging and Shipment

Charges may be filed against a ship captain arrested last Saturday by police for spearheading the extraction and shipment of white sand in…   Source: cdn,May 30, 2010;

June Deadline for River Niger Dredging Not Achievable (Nigeria)

June Deadline for River Niger Dredging Not Achievable (Nigeria)

The Minister of Transport, Yusuf Suleiman, has said that the deadline for the completion of the on-going dredging of the lower River Niger… Source: nairathisdayon, May 30, 2010;

Oyster Point Dredging Project Begins (USA)

Oyster Point Dredging Project Begins (USA)

Dredging will begin Tuesday at Oyster Point’s East Basin berthing area.   Source: sfexaminer, May 30, 2010;

South Africa: Construction on Johannesburg Multimodal Inland Port To Begin Next Year

South Africa: Construction on Johannesburg Multimodal Inland Port To Begin Next Year

Anew multimodal inland port and logis- tics gateway, aimed at servicing Gauteng and the rest of Southern Africa, is to be developed near … Source: engineeringnews, May 28, 2010;





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