Bangladesh: 12 Waterways in Need of Dredging

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The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has invited bidders for a dredging program on 12 important river routes, which will be undertaken in 3 parts.

The part 1 will include dredging work by cutter suction dredger for the navigability improvement of the Dhaka-Sureswar-Angaria-Madaripur river route from Pakhira to Hajotkhola on the River Palang.

During the second phase of this contract, dredging work should provide better navigability condition for the Dhaka-Sureswar-Angaria-Madaripur river route from Hajotkhola to Katapara.

The development of the Dhaka-Sureswar-Angaria-Madaripur river route from Katapara to Wapda Ghat in Naria Khal will be the main goal for the third phase of this dredging scheme.

The deadline for this tender is July 8, 2014.

Source: Dredging Today, June 20, 2014

Slovenia: Van Oord Awarded Port of Koper Dredging Contract

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The Port of Koper

The Port of Koper in Slovenia and The Netherlands-based company Van Oord have concluded the contract on deepening the access channel and northern section of Basin I within the harbour area.

The contract is valued at Euros 2.48 million and will anticipate the seabed dredging along the Container Terminal to 14 metres which will require the removal of 230,000 m3 of sea sediments (silt).

The Dutch company, which was the only company to respond to the tender, will commence work on 15 July and is due to complete the project in the second half of August.

Ireland: Tenders Invited for Dredging and Disposal Works at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre

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Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued tender invitation for the maintenance dredging and disposal of contaminated sediment at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre (DEFHC).

The work will comprise of dredging to the design dredge depths illustrated on the tender drawings and the disposal of the dredged material at a suitable licensed disposal facility.

The project has a value of EUR 3 million, and it is expected to start in August, and the completion date is planned to be September 30, 2014.

The extent of the dredge area is approx. 28,000m². Approx. 20,000m³ to 30,000m³ of material is to be removed from the harbour.

Source: Dredging Today

India: DCI Awarded Visakhapatnam Port Northern Arm Dredging Project

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The contract for dredging of the northern arm of Visakhapatnam Port has been awarded to the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI).

According to The Times of India, this represents the last of three projects that Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) is conducting to increase the navigable depths at the major port.

The depth of the northern arm will be expanded to 16.5 meters, and the project will include dredging of nearly 1 million cubic meters of soil.

As VPT official announced the dredging project is planned to begin by July and it is expected to last around six months.

Until now VPT completed one dredging project in Visakhapatnam Port, the second one is underway, and as soon as it’s completed the third project in the northern arm will begin.

Source: Dredging Today

Italy: Port of Taranto in Need of Dredging

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Autorità Portuale di Taranto has issued a tender invitation for the Port of Taranto dredging scheme.

According to the project planning, approximately 2,000,000 m3 of sediment will be dredged from the Port of Taranto’s multi-purpose pier area.

This development work will also involve construction of a first batch of reclaimed land for the Terminal V expansion, an area where the dredged sediment currently flows back into the channel.

The project period is 670 days from the date of contact award and the tender deadline is July 10, 2014.

Source: Dredging Today