The Port of Townsville said that the Independent Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet this week to discuss the Channel Upgrade Project. The public update will be held online on Wednesday, 15 September, from 4pm. The ITAC members have diverse technical backgrounds and all are recognized in t
USACE has moved back the date of its dredging project for the Depoe Bay check dam and harbor boat basin from September 13 to September 20, the Newport News-Times informs. The dredging work is expected to last at least two weeks and with the delay should conclude sometime in early October. During tha
The trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Modi R was spotted yesterday as she made her way into Geraldton Port. The dredger – mobilized from Fremantle earlier this week – to be used during the upcoming Geraldton maintenance dredging project. Contractor RN Dredging Pty Ltd has been appointed, while B
Preparations are underway for the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp dredging project, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control informs. According to their official statement, the Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing ro
Laguna Lake Park will be closed today due to a planned two-week dredging project, the City of San Luis Obispo informs. The cleanup program is set to remove the sediment buildup in the lake bed that comes from local runoff. September marks the beginning of a long term restoration project at Laguna La
For week commencing 13th September 2021, the dredger Kari Hege, Captained by Tristan Roberts, will be engaged in dredging operations in and around the Port of Wells’ Outer Harbour. “All pre-arranged dredging areas are constrained by the weather and wave heights therefore operations are subject to ch
Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) Third Runway, built on reclaimed land, will be ready for use in 2022 – about six years after construction began. Earlier this week, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) held a ceremony to mark the completion of runway pavement works for the project – a major mile
Marine Accident Investigation Branch has just released an investigation report into the immobilisation of the dredger Shearwater, after its propeller shafts were fouled by its own towline while towing the barge Agem One on 9 April 2020. The Shearwater was damaged and holed, resulting in flooding, af
It’s hard to believe that 107 years ago, the city of Houston was celebrating its first deep-water port. On September 7, 1914, dredge Texas whistled completion of the Houston Ship Channel expanding the channel to 25 feet deep and 150 feet wide. Today, the ship channel continues to be one of the busie
AD Ports Group and France-based CMA CGM Group have announced the signing of a 35-year concession agreement. Under the terms of this deal, a new terminal will be established in Khalifa Port, the first semi-automated container port in the GCC region, which will be managed by a joint venture owned by C
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District Commander Col. John A. Atilano II recently accompanied Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, and Massachusetts Port Authority CEO Lisa Weiland on a tour to the Bo
UCC Holding has completed the largest expansion project for fishing ports in Qatar, development and construction of the Al Wakra and Al Khor ports. The company has been involved at every stage of the project, starting with the design, initial dredging and reclamation through to the installation of p
Far Eastern Basin Branch of the FSUE “Rosmorport” recently wrapped up another maintenance dredging project, this time it was the seaport of Vanino in the Khabarovsky region. According to Rosmorport, the works were carried out in the water area of berths No. 7 and No. 20 with the use of the company’s
APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center has just announced that their course on Dredging Technologies will be held in Antwerp from 11 October to 22 October. According to APEC, this high-level seminar on Dredging Technologies gives an overview of the latest applications, technology, equipment and
