The remnants of Hurricane Sandy played a big part in the discussions of the Project Ojibwa Engineering Team at their meeting in Hamilton on November 7. The wet and windy weather played havoc with several aspects of the preparation for the move and offload of HMCS Ojibwa, Canada’s last Oberon class Cold War submarine, at Port [...]
On-scene weather conditions Tuesday continue to delay the on-going salvage operations of the Arthur J, the 110-foot dredge barge that is grounded and partially sunk two miles off the shore of Lakeport, Mich., in Lake Huron. This is the second day that weather and sea state have caused a delay in the salvage of the [...]
![Bangladesh: China’s Projects Run Into Rough Weather]()
China has been funding major infrastructure projects across the Indian neighbourhood. But four of the major projects, including the Deep Sea Port (DSP) and a power plant in Bangladesh funded by Beijing, have run into serious trouble, according to the Mail Online. Besides the DSP, a dredging project in Gorai river funded by China Harbour [...]
![Fiji: Bad Weather Stops Vunato River Dredging]()
According to the Lautoka City Council,the Vunato River dredging will begin once the weather clears. “We want to lessen the amount of water that travels through the river and that can only be done through dredging,” stated Praveen Bala, the Special administrator. On Wednesday Mr Bala accompanied Commissioner Western Commander Joeli Cawaki on a tour [...]
![Australia: Bad Weather Delays Mooloolaba Dredging]()
In an unexpected irony, the notorious Mooloolaba Harbour entrance has claimed another victim – the dredge which was supposed to remove a problem sand shoal. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said she had been informed that the Port Frederick, a heavier duty dredge with a previous history of helping clear the Mooloolah River entrance as [...]
![Calm Weather Should Allow St. Joseph Harbor Dredging (USA)]()
The calm weather Friday and Saturday should allow dredging to get underway in the St. Joseph harbor… (wndu) Source: wndu, January 9, 2012;
![UK: Wellington Dock Cleanup Delayed Due to Bad Weather]()
Work to clean up and repair the Wellington Dock has been delayed by bad weather, Dover Harbour Board has revealed… (thisiskent) Source: thisiskent, December 27, 2011;
![USA: Bad Weather Causes Hilton Head Island Erosion]()
High astronomical tides and strong winds northeastly winds created huge waves in October that continued to erode the beach at Tower Beach… (islandpacket) Source: islandpacket, November 3, 2011;
![USA: Bad Weather Causes Fort Myers Beach Erosion]()
The month of October’s rainfall is causing erosion on Fort Myers Beach. Lee County is in the midst of a renourishment project, pumping in… (nbc-2) Source: nbc-2, November 1, 2011;
![India: Bichitrapur Port Plan Runs Into Rough Weather]()
BS reported that a captive deep sea port proposed at Bichitrapur in Balasore district by Jindal Infrastructure Limited has run into rough… (steelguru) Source: steelguru, October 31, 2011;
