Cashman Nabs $3.4 Million Beals Harbor Dredging Contract

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In Beals, Beals Harbor, and Pig Island Gut Federal Navigation project maintenance dredging, Maine, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New England received a $3.4 million dollar contract in terms of completion.

Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company of Quincy, Mass, has authorized to complete the project.

Dredging is planned to start on November 8, 2016, or before and it will take a few months to complete.

“Work consists of mechanically dredging approximately 100,000 cubic yards of clay, silt, and sand, with unconfined disposal at the Mark Island Disposal Site, about 5 miles away,” said Project Manager Jack Karalius, of the Corps’ New England District, Programs and Project Management Division in Concord, Mass.

“Removal of about 30 tons of heavy boulders, large debris, and derelict moorings also will be required.”

Port Beals, known as the Barneys little bay, is located on the northwest side of Beals Island along the Moosabec River, about 38 miles southwest of port Jones and southwest of Eastport. The project includes a 10-foot-deep in the port of anchorage.

The contract was awarded on April 20, 2016.

Jan de Nul Wins Maputo Port Dredging Contract

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Jan de Nul Dredging Middle East of the UAE-based company, signed the Maputo port dredging contract with the EPDM, the main shareholders in the Maputo Port Development Company, MPDC last week.

The project will be financed by BCI, commercial Banks and investment banks, led by a consortium of Banks funding, estimates of the more than $100 million of the contract.

Dredging operations, from the current 11 meters Maputo Port-channel to deepen 14.2 meters, will last for ten months, involving three large sand-excavating ships.

Preparatory work has been carried out, and Jan de Nul said, they could start the actual dredging in early May.

An estimated 30 million cubic meters of sediment from the 17 km long passage was removed.

The dredging program is just one of a series of projects Port of Maputo, MPDC, and all kinds of terminal business started recently.

The recovery of 6、7、and 8 is currently being evaluated and the goal is to be carried out in 2016.

All these developments will ensure the port to meet the growing demand and achieve significantly higher output each year.

INNOVATIVE DREDGER FITTED WITH DAMEN SEMI-AXIAL DREDGE PUMP

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Damen recently equipped Van den Herik’s new 3,200 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Charlock with its two dredge pumps.

One semi-axial dredge pump is fitted on the trailing pipe, the other dredge pump is mounted inboard. Both dredge pumps work in series, enabling a highly efficient dredging process.

The semi-axial dredge pump is a new addition to the wide Damen dredge pump range.

As for all Damen dredge pumps, it has been designed for the harsh dredging environment with a special focus on minimizing wear and maximizing efficiency. The semi-axial dredge pump installed on the Charlock, type OBP9080HA, has various advantages for the owner.

Its weight is relatively limited, reducing the required hoisting capacities of the gantries and winches on board.

The cast dredge pump wear parts have been designed in close cooperation with the foundry.

All cast elements, including the 2-parted pump casing, have been dimensioned optimizing the foundry process boosting the casting accuracy and reducing the risk on miscasts. Hence, the quality of the cast parts is improved. The various wear parts can be cast in different materials depending on the material to be dredged.

The semi-axial dredge pump will work in series with the Damen inboard dredge pump, type BP8065MD.

Next Round of Port Gamble Bay Cleanup

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A major cleanup project t will start this summer at the Port Gamble Bay; it will dig up and remove more decades-old contaminated sediments, creosoted pilings and other materials.

Local residents are invited to an April 26 meeting in Port Gamble to see the latest news of the project in the second stage of clean water.

The first stages proceed between September 2015 and January 2016.

Remove the waste wood, creosote coating structure and the pile foundation and sediment pollution protection and improvement of the bay, shellfish, fish and the overall health of the people.

Ecology of the staff will give introduced, and asked about the upcoming in-water cleanup at the Port Gamble Bay and Mill site. The contractor will begin in June, piling, and expand the cleanup in mid-July.

Port of Rauma Dredging Contract Awarded

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Two major construction projects will start this month at the Port of Rauma, Finland.

The port and his partner’s forwarders, Finland will maximize the Rauma channel extended 10 to 12 meters.

WASA Dredging won this contract nominated for the channel deepening project.

At the same time, Port of Rauma will build more berths for container ships and a new storage area for containers, expanding the current container terminal. Destia Oy is the principal contractor appointed for the container terminal expansion project.

Environmental considerations play an important role in the implementation of both projects and the environmental impacts of the work on the marine environment are monitored throughout the project.

The share of Port of Rauma will cost about EUR 34 million and the share of the Finnish Transport Agency about EUR 28 million.

The work will be finished by the end of 2017.

Damen Cutter Suction Dredgers for Saudi Border Guard

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Saudi Border Guard has acquired two Damen cutter suction dredgers (CSD 450) for harbor maintenance duties.

Two CSDs 450, with a maximum dredging depth of -12 m and a mixture production of 3,000 m3/h, which were to be fitted out with an extensive list of options, containing an accommodation unit and positioning, navigation and communication equipment.

Except for these, the independence of the dredgers was assured adding the anchor boom installation, meanwhile, the efficiency was boosted by adding a spud carriage pontoon.

The delivery also included two complete dredging packages.

These packages consist of both stationary dredgers plus their floating and shore pipelines, a full system of spares, and training. This training will be given to the crew on the job.

The cutter suction dredgers will be based at different border guard stations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah on the Red Sea and Dammam in the Gulf Area.

They will perform various maintenance dredging jobs independently, like clearing the areas at jetties and keeping harbors to depth.