$3M Expected for Intracoastal Waterway Dredging

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Bangladesh to Buy 20 New Dredgers

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The Bangladesh government is going to procure 20 dredgers for dredging rivers to keep the waterways navigable.

Of the 20 dredgers, some would be purchased from the local market, and the rest would be imported.

At present, there are 18 dredgers, and three more will be collected this year.

The existing government and private dredgers can only dredge 250 lakh cubic meters of waterways each year. When the new dredgers are available, more 232 lakh cubic meters of waterways could be dredged each year by using those dredgers.

USA: Army Corps of Engineers Announces a $2.179 Million Dredging Project in the Black Rock Channel

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Congressman Brian Higgins and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Commander Lt. Col. Karl Jansen announced a $2.179 million dredging project in the Black Rock Channel.

Work will focus on three areas of the channel: Dredging in the first area, closest to the Black Rock Channel entrance – water adjacent to LaSalle Park – was completed in November and December. Currently underway is dredging in the water between the Peace Bridge and Black Rock Lock, as well the area between the lock and entrance to the Niagara River. Work on these two phases began in July and is on schedule to be completed by the fall.

In total, 250,000 cubic yards of material will be removed from the channel. The dredging will take away legacy sediment, material which may contain industrial contaminants from years past. The project is supported through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a coordinated effort to improve the health of the Great Lakes, and will improve the Niagara River Area of Concern, one of 43 sites along the Great Lakes identified for remedial action.