The Sans Souci Ports, together with the dredging company Codralux, are cleaning the Santo Domingo Port access channel. This project should haul away as much as 150,000 cubic meters of sediment and trash within 15 days. “60% of the river’s waste are sediments from mudslides, household waste, industri
During the last financial year, aging dredgers have dragged the performance of Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). DCI announces significant erosion in net profit to Rs 13 crore for the year ended March 31 against Rs 40 crore in the previous year, according to thehindubusinessline.com. Of the 10 tr
The pre-project activities for the construction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification terminal at the Ennore Port, are making significant progress. Mr. S. Velumani, the Ennore Port chairman and managing director, stated: “We will provide them land on the water front and dredge the berth area
The dredging plans for the Harbour Town Yacht Basin and two other clogged waterways on Hilton Head Island are moving forward. According to islandpacket.com, the South Island Dredging Association (SIDA) applied on Sepember 10 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Charleston for permits to hydrauli
During the campaign for his third term, Senator Bill Nelson stated that he’s been working hard to secure JaxPort’s economic future. “The port of Jacksonville is a big economic engine for Northeast Florida,” he told WOKV. Nelson noted the Panama Canal Expansion, which is projected to be finished by t
According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials, the dredging project at the Port of Vicksburg is scheduled for tomorrow. This project should help vessels to deal with low water in the Mississippi River. “The river levels will oscillate in the coming weeks but remain low. The rain in the upper r
After the contractor rooted up parts of a vehicle from the Mississippi riverfront in Keokuk, the dredging project was halted. “We called in the Keokuk Emergency Volunteer Corps,” said Keokuk Police Chief Dave Hinton. “Their divers located a car, but they couldn’t get anything hooked on because it wa
Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT), a part of NCC group, handled the first CMA CGM call. Containership CHRISTOPHER with the capacity of 1440 TEU came to Ust-Luga port from Hamburg and then proceeded to St Petersburg. Within the first call to the terminal, CHRISTOPHER delivered 75 TEU. The new schedu
According to the HCM City Steering Centre for the Anti-Flooding Programme, flooding has been prevented in eight areas where the city has built new drains and dredged canals and sewers. The Viet Nam News reports that the city also plans to do similar work on two other flood-prone spots this year. The
The largest dredging project in the United States, the Hudson River dredging, has surpassed this year’s goal. According to saratogian.com, the officials had set a goal of removing 350,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the river this year, but 466,000 have already been taken out. Tim Krup
The Panama Canal Authority announced that its expansion program was estimated at 44.5% completion as of August 31. To date, three of the four dry excavation projects have been completed and the 4th project reached 67% through August 31. The dredging of the Pacific and Atlantic entrances and of the G
SANDAG’s Shelby Tucker said that the sand replenishment is expected to finish in Imperial Beach by October 5. This project started on September 5, and will provide new sand to eight beaches on San Diego’s coastline. According to imperialbeach.patch.com, roughly 300,000 cubic yards of sand has been d
According to owensoundsuntimes.com, MP Larry Miller’s new role as chairman of the standing committee on transport, infrastructure and communities should help as he continues to be involved with trying to get the Owen Sound harbour dredged. “Getting the harbour dredged is something I have been workin
A public meeting to discuss a proposed comprehensive dredging plan at Barnett Reservoir was held on Thursday, September 27, at Northwest Rankin Middle School cafeteria. Reservoir officials recently completed a thorough sounding study in Pelahatchie Bay and the Fannin area of the lower main lake and