HENDERSON — The catch basin near the channel that connects Henderson Harbor to Lake Ontario was cleaned out early Thursday. Cleaning the basin is expected to reduce further buildup of debris in the channel, commonly called the cut, allowing boats to use the passageway as a shortcut during the boatin
A FORMER Royal Temple Yacht Club commodore and round-the-world sailor has been forced to berth his new boat at Dover because of silt problems in Ramsgate harbour. As revealed in the Isle of Thanet Gazette last week, the Race of the Classics has been asked to avoid Ramsgate this year because of dredg
Residents living near Cobb County’s James E. Quarles Water Treatment Plant soon will share the space with construction noise and traffic while a large reservoir is cleaned and restored.The 27 million-gallon river water reservoir is half full of sediment accumulated over 30 years that has reduced… [m
President Lee Myung-bak’s four rivers project aims to restore Korea’s major waterways covering 634 km of rivers and tributaries. Many here and abroad are keenly watching whether this unique project will succeed. The Han, Nakdong, Yeongsan and Geum rivers are… [mappress] Source:english.chosun,April 3
BRIDGEPORT — The city’s harbor hasn’t been dredged since 1964, and city and state officials say Bridgeport will lose much of its ability to market itself as a deep-water port if something isn’t done soon. In the spring of 2008, Turbana, which supplies most of the bananas consumed in Connecticut, pul
COLUMBIA — Efforts to bring a two-state deal for the creation of the Jasper Ocean Terminal to the South Carolina and Georgia legislatures fell short this year, but the outlook for next year appears bright, says a key figure in the process.The agreement must be approved by both legislatures and by Co
A second dredge has joined the efforts to pump the region’s beaches full of fresh sand before the start of tourism season.Dredges from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock are now pumping sand onto Carolina Beach and, as of Tuesday, Ocean Isle Beach in Brunswick County. But that wasn’t in the original plan. Wo
In response to concerns raised by the people of Halfmoon and Waterford about using Hudson River water as their source of drinking water while the dredging project proceeds, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to pay the additional cost incurred to draw… [mappress] Source:eponline,Apr
KUCHING: Bintulu Port’s expansion projects, worth some RM300mil, will be completed between June and August this year, said Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd (BPHB) chief executive officer Mior Ahmad Baiti Mior Lub Ahmad. The projects include expanding the container terminal port’s… [mappress] Source:biz.the
The construction of Maasvlakte 2, the land reclamation project in the North Sea that will enlarge the port of Rotterdam with 2,000 ha, is proceeding well. Two weeks ago, construction consortium PUMA shifted the largest amount of sand ever in one week in a land reclamation project. Eleven Boskalis… [
The council is to invest £3 million this year in dredging Scalloway Harbour, it was agreed at a meeting of the harbour board today. The work will create a channel 8.5 metres deep by 100 metres wide, and straighten the approaches into the harbour. The harbour board had originally… [mappress] Source:s
For (future) decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, offshore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies, in co-operation with UNESCO – IHE, organises… [mappress] Source:IADC,A
Olmsted and Wabasha counties’ efforts to establish a dredging district around Lake Zumbro are back to square one. Legal research by the Olmsted County Attorney’s office turned up a 1989 state attorney general’s opinion that the 50-percent threshold for signatures… [mappress] Source:postbulletin,Apri
The under-utilised Cuddalore minor port in Tamil Nadu is to be developed by the private sector under the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode. This is for the first time in the country that an existing minor port is to be developed in the PPP mode while other minor ports developed… [mappress] Sourc
