Whatcom Waterway Cleanup Dredging Underway
A $35 million cleanup in the Whatcom Waterway is in full swing. Port of Bellingham has just released this video that shows progress on the Whatcom Waterway dredging scheme.
Port of Oakland Dredging in Full Swing
The Port of Oakland is nearly a third of the way through its annual maintenance dredging program for 2015.
By November, the Port plans to scoop 185,000 cubic yards of sediment from 17 deep-water shipping berths. The goal of the $3.7 million projects: maintain 50-foot depths so container ships aren’t stuck in the mud.
The port said it has dredged 45,000 cubic yards of material from six berths since dredging began in August. It will clear another 140,000 yards of material from 11 additional berths.
The dredging season is restricted to this time period to protect endangered fish and fowl. Sediment dredged from Oakland berths is being deposited at the Montezuma Wetlands on Suisun Bay. The 2,400-acre marsh is being restored as a shorebird habitat.
$3M Expected for Intracoastal Waterway Dredging
Sections of the Intracoastal Waterway near the Isle of Palms and near McClellanville are expected to be dredged thanks to almost $3 million set aside for waterway maintenance.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that the Charleston District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received $2.4 million for the work. Charleston County has agreed to chip in another half million.
The Corps has received bids for the dredging and expects to finalize the contract and release details next month.
USA: Dredging Begins on Simonton Lake in Elkhart
Dredging is underway on Simonton Lake to deepen a big part of the lake, including the channel between its two basins and the public access location.
The dredging is estimating to take out about 45,000 cubic yards and funds come from DNR, the Elkhart County Community Foundation, and donations from lake residents as well as local businesses.
The dredging project has been in the planning stages for a while. If all goes well, it could be done sometime in November.
Tauranga Port Dredging To Start In October
Port of Tauranga, New Zealand’s largest port company, is to commence dredging work in October 2015.
Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen has won the tender and been appointed to deepen and widen the shipping channels from 12.9 metres to 14.5 metres depth inside the harbour and 15.8 metres outside the harbour.
Work will be undertaken with a combination of trailer hopper suction dredge and backhoe.
The Port has recently taken possession of two new tug boats and announced the purchase of a further two super post-Panamax gantry cranes.
The dredging is expected to be completed by August 2016.
Van Oord Wins €130M Taiwanese Dredging Contract
Van Oord, a contracting company from the Netherlands, has been awarded the dredging contract for Kaoshiung Intercontinental Container Center Phase II in Taiwan, valued at approximately 130 million euros.
The client is the Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC). The preparations have already started and the execution period runs until January 2018.
The project involves the dredging and reclamation of 37 million m3 of sand for the extension of Kaohsiung Port. Van Oord will deploy one of its largest trailing suction hopper dredgers.
Kaohsiung, located on the South China Sea, is the largest Taiwanese port and plays an important role in the Taiwanese export-oriented economy.
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