First Phase Of Cocoa Beach Dredging Underway

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The City of Cocoa Beach, in conjunction with Brevard County, has begun the first phase of the Cocoa Beach dredging project.

This phase contains areas in the canal between Jack Drive and Kent Dr., according to the Cocoa Beach Public Works’ announcement.

Central Sand, Inc., the contractor, estimates that it will take four to six weeks to complete dredging in this area.

During the project, Central Sand will dredge 83,000 cubic yards of material from the city canals, placing the spoil on 10 acres of city-owned land just north of Brightwaters Drive.

The dredging will be done Mondays through Fridays from approximately 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, according to Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department.

The canals will be closed to boat traffic during dredging and remain open on weekends.

Royal Smals About To Complete Solingen Dredging Project

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Royal Smals is putting finishing touches to the Sengbachtalsperre dredging project, Which is a water reservoir in the Wupper catchment basin that is used by Stadtwerke Solingen to provide drinking water for the city.

The Sengbachtalsperre As one of the oldest drinking water reservoirs in Germany, the Sengbachtalsperre holds 2.8 million cubic meters of water. Upstream of the Sengbachtalsperre dam is a smaller reservoir that has been built to prevent settling of sediments from the feeder streams to the main reservoir.

In the past two years, the water quality in this smaller reservoir has been negatively influenced by planktothrix rubescens, a form of blue algae, up to the point where the utility even had to temporarily halt the intake of drinking water.

Stadtwerke Solingen as principal issued a tender for removing 26,000 cubic meters of sediment and pumping it to a bund in order to prevent the formation of blue algae in the future.

Royal Smals submitted a bid and has subsequently been appointed contractor for this dredging project. The 8″ cutter suction dredger Pollux is now being used for the work.

According to the Dutch Water Sector, Royal Smals expects to complete the dredging project this spring.

Duck Key Canal Restoration Project On The Table

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The Monroe County Commissioners will meet on Wednesday, January 20th, at 9 AM at the Marathon Government Center to talk about a proposal from Duck Key residents to relax some county rules on canal maintenance dredging.

The commissioners will review a document called Duck Key Canal Restoration which identifies eight areas that have silted up to less than 5ft of depth at low tide.

According to the residents, no appreciable maintenance has been performed since the construction of the canals 60+ years ago.

The residents, represented by Ms. Popham, have asked the commissioners to consider modifying the current county prohibitions (i.e. allow maintenance dredging where there are seagrasses and hardbottom communities) that prevent the restoration of the canals.

After reviewing various governmental agency requirements, Duck Key residents believe that the requirements of the state and federal agencies can be met but cannot move forward with the project because of the county’s prohibition on maintenance dredging.

Hilo Harbor Pier 4 Project Includes Dredging

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HDOT-the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Harbors Division, celebrated last Friday, January 15, the Pier 4 Project at Hilo Harbor with a groundbreaking and dedication/blessing ceremony.

The project includes multiple phases: dredging and construction of the Pier 4 Inter-Island Cargo Terminal, construction of the Inter-Island Cargo Terminal Facility–Container Yard, and Kumau Street Entrance Improvements.

HDOT will start work on the final phase of the project, the Pier 4 Inter-Island Cargo Terminal. This phase involves the creation of a 602 linear foot reinforced concrete pier with associated site work that will be located to the west of the existing Pier 3.

The finished Inter-Island Cargo Terminal Facility–Container Yard component of the project reconstructed a portion of the existing container yard and built a new adjacent container yard with a comfort station, lighting, and utilities. This phase generated an additional 4 acres to be used for cargo operations, amounting to approximately 10 acres total.

“The construction of Pier 4 at Hilo Harbor will create a dedicated operating area for inter-island cargo operations which will relieve the issues that the harbor currently experiences,” said HDOT Director Ford Fuchigami. “Transporting provisions to Hawaii County will become more efficient, thus promoting economic and social growth.”

The estimated total cost for the project is $68.5 million. Work on the final phase is anticipated to be completed by July of 2017.

Royal IHC Completes Lift And Integration Of Deckhouse

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Royal IHC has just published a video of placing the deckhouse on IHC-built trailing suction hopper dredger Jun Yang 1.

The 21,028m³ TSHD, being built for CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., was launched on Saturday, 19 December 2015, at IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands.

When delivered, the vessel will be the largest of its kind in China, enabling GDC to carry out capital dredging and land reclamation jobs on the international market in an efficient way.

The JUN YANG 1, scheduled for completion by the end of July 2016, is the 19th vessel built by IHC for GDC over the last 40 years.

Dredging Part Of Kingston Container Terminal Project

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Financial closure for the upgrading of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) is expected to take place by the end of March, with handover of the facility to port concessionaire, Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL), to occur simultaneously, reported the Jamaica Information Service.

Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Omar Davies, said that the necessary documentation and other legal requirements are being put in place, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 13,

The government signed a 30-year concession agreement with KFTL in April 7, 2015, to finance, expand, operate, maintain, and transfer the KCT. The agreement, according to Dr. Davies, gave KFTL and its sponsors six to eight months within which to secure funding for phase one of the capital works.

At the same time, phase one works will begin immediately after the handover, and will include the dredging of the access channel and basin to accommodate vessels with draught of 14.2 meters.

It will also include the rehabilitation of 1,200 meters of sheet piles on the South Terminal to facilitate extra deepening of the berth, and enhancing of the piles to be consistent with international codes.

The overall construction is predicted to be completed within 24 months and will be phased to ensure that transhipment operations at the port are kept throughout the construction period.