U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has unveiled details about the Miami Harbor dredging project (Phase 3). The project work consists of construction dredging to provide for the Federally authorized project improvements and Local Sponsor Berthing Areas of Miami Harbor, Florida. To facilitate the authorized
6th Container Terminal Wharves 108 and 109, part of Port of Kaohsiung’s new Intercontinental Container Terminal (ICT) complex, began formal operations in January 2011. Handling a combined 1.06 million TEU in 2011, the two wharves have already handled 0.72 million TEU as of the end of August this yea
According to Bulletin of Public Procurements, Moebius Construction Ukraine, Ltd. has been selected in a tender process to perform the dredging project at the Port of Yuzhny. The contract is valued at more than UAH 1.1 billion, reports portnews.ru. This contract is to be executed in 2012-2015 as part
The contractor PUMA has started the dredging work at the temporary barrier between the Yangtze harbour and the ports on Maasvlakte 2. Completion of this program is scheduled for the second quarter of 2013. The construction of Maasvlakte 2 is progressing on schedule and within the estimated budget. [
The self-propelled backhoe dredger “Pat M”, owned by Humber Work Boats, is on its way to Venezuela. The main reason for this trip is helping Venezuela to improve its port infrastructure. “Pat M” will be used for the port of La Guaira expansion project, according to thisishullandeastriding.co.uk. Dav
Last week, representatives of the barge and shipping industries, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard, held a press conference on the Mississippi River near St. Louis to address navigation and shipping concerns, as well as government-industry cooperation in managing the M
The future of a long-awaited Myall River dredging project is still murky, according to myallcoastnota.com. The Myall River Action Group has been waiting for almost a whole year to hear from the taskforce whether the Myall River will be dredged and when. Andrew Sharp, the Myall River Action Group mem
After the Cavelossim residents have written to the Captain of Ports (CoPs) demanding the certain conditions, the dredging proposal for the Sal river has hit a hurdle. According to indiatimes.com, locals have demanded that CoP get NOCs for the project from GCZMA, Goa state pollution control board (GS
Deltares is performing tests in the Atlantic Basin (wave current basin) to study the suction effects of passing ships on ships moored in a port. The aim of these tests is to make ports safer. Especially in narrow passages, the suction effects of large vessels can lead to large problems: breaking moo
The dredging project at the Hampton Harbor has officially begun, reports newburyportnews.com. This program includes dredging of around 120,000 cubic yards of sand from the bottom of Hampton Harbor. Army Corps of Engineers officials said that, if everything goes according plan, this project should be
The Bunbury Port Authority carried out its annual dredge of the shipping channel this month, dumping silt at a site off the coast, reports bunburymail.com. The Bunbury Port is a pivot point for world wide distribution of products from the South West of Australia. Rail and road links enable the Port
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District issued an emergency permit on Oct. 26, 2012 to the Coastal Property Owner’s Association to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with placing dredged sand to support a coastal dune on Plum Island in Newbury, Mass. The emergency permi
After a large amount of fish was found dead at the Queen Sirikit Park pond, the dredging project undertaken at this area has been put on hold, according to phuketgazette.net. One Phuket Town resident stated: “We noticed fish dying after the dredging began a few days ago, but today was the first time
Around 6,000 indigent families from the provinces of Aurora, Bataan and Zambales who were affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel are set to benefit from the rice-for-work program of the National Food Authority (NFA). NFA Regional Director Amadeo de Guzman said grantees will work for a duration of si
