Science Minister Plodprasob Surassawadee, the chairman of the Water and Flood Management Commission, criticized the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) for failing to prevent the flooding in the Central region and the South. “It is necessary that relevant authorities urgently dredge the sewage
The major dredging work along the River Hull would only have a limited impact on flood risk issues in the city, a new report says. According to thisishullandeastriding.co.uk, some city councillors believe the river requires more regular dredging. But the report due to be discussed by environment scr
The government has undertaken a capital dredging program to make 24 important river routes navigable. After the completion of this Tk 18.73 billion mega dredging scheme goods-laden vessels, including heavy cargo ships, will be able to move in all seasons on inland waterways, says Bangladesh Inland W
The City of Fort Worth has begun a large project to revitalize the Lake Worth area. Mary Gugliuzza, Communications Coordinator with Fort Worth Water Department said: “The lake is very shallow in some places. And so we’re going to get it where there’s a depth of at least six feet in the main boating
Batiquitos, Moonlight and Cardiff beaches are now scheduled to receive sand replenishment during an approximate timeline of October-November 2012. The replenishment is part of a massive Regional Beach Sand Project (RBSP) managed by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) that will deposit
Kochi port has introduced plans to go in for long-term contract for dredging. According to thehindubusinessline.com, the management has invited expressions of interest from companies and their consortiums or joint ventures for taking up dredging operations for a period of 12 years. The long-term con
Although the $38-million dredging project was completed in January, the Sydney Harbour still cannot receive larger ships. Jim Wooder, chairman of Sydney Marine Group and former project manager of the dredging, said: “Creating a new chart could be completed within two months but moving the lights wil
The construction of a new terminal with a capacity of 80,000 TEU on the Wilhelminakanaal in Tilburg has started. The new terminal of the Versteijnen Groep will be in the business park Vossenberg West II, which can grow to a good 100 hectares and is intended mainly for logistics businesses. The termi
On 10 September the Barge Terminal Born (BTB) gained a new 150-metre long quay and a site of four hectares for container storage. The port of Holtum-Noord, where the terminal is located, was also deepened to 3.95 metres. The terminal capacity has doubled from 150,000 TEU to 300,000 TEU. This makes B
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is to build three new public lay-by berths for coastal container shipping on the Maasvlakte. Since the beginning of this year, the ro/ro dolphins of the Rhenus terminal have been used intensively for this purpose. With throughput of almost 12 million standard containe
”The width and depth of the channel at the Morehead City port is shrinking due to shoaling, and under current conditions there are limitations on the larger vessels requiring deeper depths,” said Capt. Andrew Midgett. He has been helping guide ships through the channel to the Morehead City port as a
The expansion project at the Port Fourchon is moving forward very smoothly. Chett Chiasson, the Port Director, stated: “Slip B is completely leased out and tenants are completing work on their sites. Slip C is in the dredge work phase to create the land, and we already have two tenants who have secu
The Tender Board has awarded a RO14.5mn contract for the construction of the Taqah fishing harbour. Zawya.com reports that the STFA, a large Turkish engineering and contracting company, has won the project. The Taqah harbour work broadly consists of construction of a 150m-long concrete quay line, co
A proposal to build a vital new shipping channel in Gladstone Harbour will be the subject of a rigorous environmental assessment after being declared a ‘significant project’ by the Queensland Coordinator-General. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff See
