Charleston Harbor Deepening Project

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This $47 million harbor deepening project is awarded to Illinois-based Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co and the federal partner will work alongside the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) for the Port of Charleston’s entrance channel deepening project.

It will be required to deepen the harbor’s existing entrance from 47 to 54 feet. This project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2020, will encompass the dredging and relocation of about 6 million cubic yards of material to an offshore site.

Officials said the deepening is vital to the port’s future, as it will increase its ability to accommodate larger, heavier container ships transiting the recently expanded Panama Canal to call on East Coast ports.

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Dredging Project in Flint River

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The dredging project, work along a 1/3 of a mile stretch of the Flint River has been going on for months.

Consumers Energy is paying to remove tons of coal tar waste along the river in downtown Flint. The coal tar waste is the legacy of a gasification plant that closed almost a century ago. The dredging work is used to contain excavations in the river and it collects sheen and sediments that otherwise might travel over the dam.

Consumers had to add additional booms to contain sediment and oily sheen from flowing downstream. The work is expected to be complete by mid-November.

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Shark River Dredging Project

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Shark River Dredging Project is the second phase of the $7.6 million project launched last summer by N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT) after nearly two decades of delays and interruptions to remove 102,000 cubic yards of sediment from these navigable channels.

Dredging in the Shark River channels situated off the Belmar Marina will resume shortly after Labor Day. Preparations currently are underway to remove the sediment that will open the western portions of the Shark River Channel and Shark River Channel Spur to full depth and width, making it easier and safer for commercial and recreational boaters to navigate those waterways.

The project is intended to run on a 12-hour/six-day a week schedule (Monday through Saturday) from September through November and dredging must be complete by December 31.

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The Dredging Project of Valencia

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Valencia Port Authority (APV) is going to dredge 690,000 cubic meters to deepen existing quays to accommodate vessels of up to 20,000 teu. The work, which will cost €5.2m,
should see both projects finished in mid-2018. The recovered spoil will then be used as infill material for Phase I of the new northern container terminal.

Draft deepening work is currently underway at Levante Quay, where the existing 15.2 meters is being increased to 17metres. APV is investing a total of €18m to allow all three
of its container terminals to handle the latest generation of box ships. Alongside the draft is being deepened to a depth of 17m-18m.

Once dredging work is completed, the port will have 1,900 meters of berthing line capable of accommodating 20,000 teu vessels on Levante, Transversal de Costa and Príncipe
Felipe quays. This will mean that up to four of these vessels can be handled simultaneously in the port.

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Anclote River Dredging Project Needs More Funding

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Anclote River Bridge

Silt build up on the riverbed has caused many large boat operators to experience trouble navigating the river. In some areas, the water level is less than 3 feet deep at low tide. These risks have prevented a significant number of annually-porting vessels from docking at Tarpon Springs to offload their goods, which severely impacts many industries in the Tampa Bay area.

The economic value of the Anclote River is of significant importance to the City of Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, and the Tampa Bay region at large. According to a 2016 Economic Impact Study, the river services can make about US$252 million in commerce.

US Representative Gus Bilirakis has announced his continued support for funding the Anclote River dredging project in a letter to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. He calls for more funding for this dredging project.

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DSC Sends New Dredge to Bangladesh

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2017.07.27

DSC Dredge recently shipped the first of three new 18in Shark-class portable cutter suction dredges to contractors in Bangladesh. A second dredge will be shipped by the end of July. The third will shipped in February 2018.

The three new dredges will apply to restore navigability to Bangladesh’s waterways.

Bangladesh has 24,000km of rivers, streams and canals, which are prone to silting in during the monsoon season. Following a 2009 study, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has been calling on private contractors to help meet the demand for river dredging in Bangladesh to keep its waterways clear for transport – spurring an increased need for dredges.

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