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.

Melbourne Dredging Operations About To Begin

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The maintenance dredging operations are scheduled to begin on or about 15 January 2016 for all major berths and swing basins within port of Melbourne waters, according to the Victorian Regional Channels Authority (VRCA).

Short Road Wharf has been built as the base for all plant and all dredged material will be transferred to the northern Dredged Material Ground located in Port Phillip throughout the period of operation.

Works are scheduled to conclude on or about 30 May 2016, the VRCA reports.

The dredging works will be conducted on a 24 hours/7 days per week basis outside commercial shipping movements and be undertaken by the following equipment:

• Backhoe dredge Storken;

• Non propelled hopper barges BKA Discovery and Endeavour;

• Tug Kythira;

• Crew vessel;

• Sweep tug.

Barnstable Outer Channel Dredge Project Kicks Off

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The Barnstable Outer Channel Dredge Project is about to start, according to a statement from the Town of Barnstable Department of Public Works.

The state boat ramp at Blish Point will be used for dewatering operations with limited access available to the state boat ramp.

Actual dredge mobilization in the outer harbor channel is scheduled to start today, subject to weather conditions, utilizing the county dredge.

Contractors will utilize the state boat ramp parking area until February 5, 2016. There will be limited access to Millway Beach throughout this period when heavy equipment is in operation in the area. The town boat ramp at Millway will remain fully available for use by residents.

The Barnstable Inner Harbor bulkhead will also undergo scraping and recoating work for the next several months. With no floats in the town marina, there should be no disruption to the public in the off-season.

Preparations For Dana Point Harbor Dredging Move Ahead

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According to a recent update posted by the County of Orange, preparations for the Dana Point Harbor dredging program are currently underway.

The county has signed a contract for the 2015/2016 Maintenance Dredging Project and mobilization and staging has already begun in the Pier parking lot.

In accordance with the county’s press release, the project contractor has placed fencing around the construction staging area and will be using that space, as well as a portion of Baby Beach, to connect sections of the discharge pipe that will be used during the dredging.

Additive sections of pipe will be stored along the harbor seawall.

The Dana Point Harbor dredging project will allow for the continued operation of the harbor by the clearing of sediment build-up in navigation channels to improve boating safety and provide much needed beach replenishment.