![Clearwater Pass Dredging Hits Snag (USA)]()
A long-delayed dredging project on the Clearwater Pass channel has finally begun on August 6. According to tampabay.com, this project is now hampered by technical difficulties. A dredging vessel sent by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers got a few days of work done before it had mechanical problems with a propulsion unit. At this [...]
![India: ICTT Dredging Project Hits Snag]()
DP World’s plan to bring bigger ships to India’s first international container transshipment terminal (ICTT) will be delayed by at least two years after the dredging contractor Mercator Ltd halted the channel dredging. According to the Livemint, Union government-controlled Cochin port served a notice to Mercator giving the Mumbai-based firm 14 days to resume work. [...]
![Eastpoint Dredging Plans Hit Another Snag (USA)]()
Plans to dredge the Eastpoint Channel have hit another snag, according to Oyster Radio News. Dredging the channel has been a local priority for years, but the project has never happened because of funding problems and environmental concerns. The channel hasn’t been dredged now in over 20 years and the channel is so shallow even [...]
![Australia: Mooloolah River Dredging Hits Snag]()
Acording to the Sunshine Coast Daily, a heavy duty dredge the Port Fredrick suffered a damaged propeller when it was pushed on to the sandbar by a heavy swell yesterday morning. The 49.5 metre dredge was on its way to a slipway in Brisbane last night where the extent of the damage could be assessed [...]
Hawaii News Now reports that a $2.2 million Waikiki sand replenishment project hit a major snag after a mechanical sand blower turned out to be too slow to finish the project on time. Initial plans called for the pumping of sand from underwater reserves into a holding area on the beach. The blower, however, does [...]
Dredging works undertaken in the Royal Harbor were interrupted when a backhoe went into the canal. The workers stated that they were dredging in the canal behind a home in the 1500 block of Blue Fin Court when the backhoe, placed on a dredging barge, fell off and slipped into the water. A crane [...]
The Pakistan Deep Water Container Port (PDWCP), the project which was to be completed in 2012, has been delayed due to technical reasons … By Hina Mahgul Rind (thenews) Source: thenews, January 15, 2012; Image: kpt.gov.pk
![Indonesia: Mookevart River Dredging Plan Hits Snag]()
Jakarta Provincial Government efforts in minimizing flood by plastering Mookevart River is refused by residents of RT 01/12, Rawabuaya Urban… (beritajakarta) Source: beritajakarta, January 8, 2012;
![Australia: Noosa Spit Beach Restoration Project Hits Serious Snag]()
Dog Beach’s $1.6million stage one restoration has struck a serious snag that has called a halt to the Noosa River project, which began on… (noosanews) Source: noosanews, November 1, 2011;
![Belleair Beach Renourishment Plan Hits Snag (USA)]()
According to an article from the St. Petersburg Times, Belleair Beach may not receive renourishment funds for nearly 25 percent of their… By Leigh Armstrong (pinellasbeaches) Source: pinellasbeaches, June 26, 2011
