Project Updates

Russia: Phoenix Ltd. Starts Pile Foundation Construction

Russia: Phoenix Ltd. Starts Pile Foundation Construction

Phoenix Ltd., the company investing in the Bronka project started construction of pile foundation of Berth Number 5 as it was scheduled. The following expansion phase of the transshipment hub based near Big Port St. Petersburg commenced on December 7. The company plans to complete the construction of Berth Number 5 and Berth Number 6 [...]

City Council Proposes Alternative Site for Dredge Excess Material Transfer Station (USA)

City Council Proposes Alternative Site for Dredge Excess Material Transfer Station (USA)

Construction of a dredge excess material transfer station in a residential nearby area off Long Creek is postponed. After the residents resisted the initial plan, according to which a permanent dredge transfer station was going to be located in a residential area on Maple Street, the Beaches and Waterways Commission, an advisory group to the [...]

Australia: Dredging Trinity Inlet Should be Considered Higher Priority, Says Campbell Newman

Australia: Dredging Trinity Inlet Should be Considered Higher Priority, Says Campbell Newman

THE Cairns Entertainment Precinct is unlikely to go ahead in its current form if Campbell Newman​ is made premier next year, with the LNP..   By Daniel Strudwick (cairns) Source: cairns, December 9, 2011;

Nigeria: Minister of Transport Restates Government’s Investment in Dredging of Lower Niger

Nigeria: Minister of Transport Restates Government’s Investment in Dredging of Lower Niger

Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar adopted the Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework for enabling the private sector to invest in the transportation sector. At the 11th National Council of Transport in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, the Minister restated the Government’s enormous investment in dredging of the Lower Niger. He also stressed that considerable private [...]

The Phillipines: Iloilo River Ready for Fishing Fans after Dredging

The Phillipines: Iloilo River Ready for Fishing Fans after Dredging

After the area of the Iloilo River was dredged and cleaned of debris and deteriorated see vessels, fishing fans are back again at the Muelle Loney stretch. As the Philippine Ports Authority pledged to clean the river from the Parola up to the bridge, around 14 sea vessels were moved from the river and a [...]

USA: Douglas County Delays Vote on Permit for Sand-Dredging Operation near Eurora

USA: Douglas County Delays Vote on Permit for Sand-Dredging Operation near Eurora

After close to five hours of discussion, the Douglas County Commission postponed a vote on a conditional use permit sought for a sand…   By Aaron Couch (ljworld) Source: ljworld, December 9, 2011;

New Zealand: Plans for Offshore Phosphate Project Get Step Closer

New Zealand: Plans for Offshore Phosphate Project Get Step Closer

Plans to mine phosphate from the offshore ocean floor of the Chatham Rise are a step closer with the signing of a US$1.2 million seismic …   By Pattrick Smellie (business.scoop) Source: business.scoop, December 9, 2011;

USA: Lawmakers Discuss Savannah River Dredging Permit

USA: Lawmakers Discuss Savannah River Dredging Permit

Lawmakers are heading towards a discussion of a state permit to dredge the Savannah River. The Ports Authority Ad Hoc Committee of the Charleston County Legislative Delegation is met yesterday in Mount Pleasant. The Department of Health and Environmental Control’s approval of South Carolina permits to deepen the shipping channel to the Georgia ports disturbed [...]

USA: North Carolina Seeks Wilmington Harbor Dredging

USA: North Carolina Seeks Wilmington Harbor Dredging

North Carolina’s congressional delegation members have addressed President Obama seeking the money for dredging the Wilmington Harbor. The funding would also include renourishment of Brunswick County beaches and Bald Head Island. According to the Sand Management Plan outlined by the Army Corps of Engineers, it is necessary to distribute sand to the beach communities in [...]

Army Corps Initiates Project to Straighten Barge Channel near Cottage Grove (USA)

Army Corps Initiates Project to Straighten Barge Channel near Cottage Grove (USA)

A new island near Cottage Grove is going to be created in order to ameliorate a distorted barge channel on the Mississippi River. A study of the $5 million worth project including a portion of the river north of Hastings, has been initiated by the Army Corps of Engineers. A sharp bend in the barge [...]





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