We have now been busy on the expansion of the Rotterdam port for two years. More than twenty trailing suction hopper dredgers have been depositing their cargo of sand day and night on the bed of the North Sea. Cutter suction dredgers have been making their contribution from the depths of the docks.
The Port of Houston Authority needs to spend about $2 billion in the next decade to handle increased trade from Asia, take advantage of the… By Jenalia Moreno (chron) [mappress] Source: chron, September 3, 2010;
It will be at least another six weeks before Launceston sees the promised state government money for silt dredging in the Tamar… By Alison Andrews (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, September 3, 2010;
Plans to build a giant container ship terminal in Liverpool may have to be scrapped because of new environmental guidelines designed to … By Ben Schofield (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, September 3, 2010;
Within the maritime infrastructure industry, the companies that comprise the International Association of Dredging Companies are known for their high-levels of expertise. But outside the industry dredging in general is often little known and undervalued. Important progress is being made to communica
The consent hearing for Port Otago’s Project Next Generation harbour-dredging application may be put on hold for up to six months because… By John Lewis and Rebecca Fox (odt) [mappress] Source: odt, September 2, 2010;
The Coast Guard has closed a portion of the Illinois River, Tuesday, for dredging operations… (coastguardnews) [mappress] Source: coastguardnews, September 2, 2010;
Adani group firm Mundra Port has commenced operations at its 20-million tonnes port at Dahej in Gujarat, the company said today. The port… (maritimenewsblog) [mappress] Source: maritimenewsblog, September 2, 2010;
om here on, the dredger purchased by Cobourg council and affectionately known as “Captain Cobourg”, will officially be named Marie Dressler… By Moya Dillon (northumberlandnews) [mappress] Source: northumberlandnews, September 2, 2010;
The Blockbuster has been making a big impression on the Maasvlakte in recent months. In the autumn, this specially-designed crane will place the first huge blocks in the Maasvlakte seawall. Testing is underway and the operators are practising with the new crane. The biggest blocks in the coming hard
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announces that dredging works period on Sungei Pandan has been extended. Dredging works will be carried out by the grab dredgers, “Syunkai” and “Draco”. The grab dredgers will be held by 4-point anchoring system and each anchor position will be marked by a ye
Portuguese construction consortium Somague/MSF/Etermar is to carry out the second phase of work to expand and modernise the port of Praia… (macauhub) [mappress] Source: macauhub, September 2, 2010;
The city of Portland and Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality are reevaluating whether dredge spoils with low levels of … By Scott Learn (oregonlive) [mappress] Source: oregonlive, September 2, 2010;
Hurricane Earl and the rest of the hurricane season can have a huge impact on beach erosion. Topsail Beach is planning a big beach … By Hailey Winslow (wwaytv3) [mappress] Source: wwaytv3, September 2, 2010;
