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
Holland harbor’s first commercial vessel of the season got stuck before it got there. Annual dredging is scheduled to start as early as next week, according to the Army Corps of Engineers Detroit office. A tug boat-barge combination had to back off of a sandbar at the entrance to the Holland… [mappr
ST. PETERSBURG — The Baltic Sea port of Ust Luga expects to more than double exports this year on its way to becoming a major trade route for refined oil products, coal, grains and even cars, the port’s director said. Coal miner Kuzbassrazrezugol will expand its terminal at Ust Luga… [mappress] Sour
SAN DIEGO — The last time Mission Bay Channel was dredged, Los Angeles was hosting the Olympic Games, Apple just introduced the Macintosh computer, and Robert Duvall won an Academy Award for best actor in “Tender Mercies.” A lot of water has rushed in and out of Mission Bay since… [mappress] Source:
Korea and the Netherlands have agreed to work together on Korea’s river restoration and land reclamation projects.During a bilateral summit between President Lee Myung-bak and the visiting prime minister of the Netherlands, Peter Balkenende in Seoul, the two leaders welcomed the signing of various a
There’s still a lot of oil and gas under the earth’s crust, but it’s often buried extremely deep or found in barren locations subject to extremes of heat or cold. If you want to extract such costly energy sources and transport them to the civilised world, you’ll need a brand new ship to make it [&he
