Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey MP, visited the crew of the backhoe dredger Woomera yesterday. The Port of Townsville Limited and the Hall Contracting Pty Ltd dredger in North Queensland are widening the channel to the port so larger ships can dock directly into North Queensland.
In New Zealand, a Damen DOP200 pump was used to empty a hopper dredger and replenish a local beach recently. The 850 m3 hopper dredger New Era dredged the sand locally. The sand cargo was brought near the Te Rauone beach. There, a DOP200 submersible dredge pump fitted out with a leveler head was use
The deficit of domestic technical fleet is among the key challenges for Russia’s infrastructure projects today, according to the Port News. The dredging fleet available in Russia today is an order of magnitude inferior to the fleet of specialized foreign companies that have left the Russian market.
Minister Charlie McConalogue officially named the new €10 million “Fishing Pier” at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre yesterday – one six State-owned Fishery Harbour Centre. This major redevelopment project was funded through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Fishery Harbour and Coasta
Russia’s port infrastructure will see a massive development in the coming years – there are infrastructure projects covering all waterways of the country. According to the Port News, in the North-West Region, Russia will build up the capacity of dry bulk terminals. In the Kaliningrad Region, the con
Bangladesh is going through its fifth decade. Every year on 16 December, Bangladesh celebrates its independence. The government invests a lot in the country’s growth in order to close the economic gap as quickly as possible. The building of sea harbours is a clear-cut choice. Next to the two existin
YILPORT Holding has taken over the operations at Port of Šibenik in Croatia in the first week of February. The company plans to turn the Port into a multi-purpose terminal, offering diversified services. In the first phase, YILPORT will rehabilitate the quality, productivity, and efficiency of exis
Guyana President Dr Irfaan Ali visited the construction site of Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc (VEHSI) yesterday – an artificial island located on the Demerara River. VEHSI is a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc. – a 100 percent Guyanese-owned consortium that is the majority shareholder – and Jan
Over the last decade, several Ellicott dredges have been operating in Benin on various types of projects including, flood prevention, river maintenance, and sand mining. The need for dredging in West Africa remains high as several communities are exposed to the effects of poor coastal development wh
Napier Port has just released this amazing photo of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Albatros. The dredger is getting ready to undertake some maintenance dredging of the shipping channel and inner harbour following the cyclone. She’s arriving from Port Taranaki, and will be with Napier Por
The City of Carpinteria and the County of Santa Barbara are finalizing plans to conduct dredging operations in the Carpinteria Salt Marsh – currently planned to begin in Mid-March. After creek flows receded following heavy rains in January of 2023, Carpinteria Salt Marsh channels had excess sediment
The Iran Marine Industrial Company is joining China in helping Russia to dredge the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal, The Jamestown Foundation said. The dredging of the canal is set to allow Russian, Chinese, Iranian, Indian and other cargo ships to carry more heavy shipments to and from the Caspian to Eu
Phyllis Saathoff, Executive Director/CEO at Port Freeport, said that the final contract needed to finish the widening and deepening of the Port Freeport Ship Channel is set to be awarded next month. According to The Facts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is accepting bids at the moment, and
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island has just released this very interesting video named “The Biggest PVD River Cleanup in 30 Years.” With funding from green bonds approved by Rhode Island voters, the Coastal Resources Management Council and TNC recently removed many tons of muck and plastic garba
