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Panama Canal Authority CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and His Wife Launch New Canal Dredge in the Netherlands

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:32:54 +0000 - On Monday, September 6, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta, and his wife Ana Matilde Alemán launched the QUIBIÁN I, a new cutter suction dredge custom-built by IHC Beaver Dredgers for the Panama Canal expansion. The QUIBIÁN I, named after a 15th century indigenous Panamanian leader whose name signifies resolution and unity, is expected [...]

Sierra Gold Corporation Announces Forecast Dredging Plans for Upcoming 2010 – 2011 Mining Season

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:35:52 +0000 - Sierra Gold Corp.  is pleased to announce that it is now ready to commence dredging activities with all 4 dredges as soon as river levels permit. All equipment has been pre-located at initial selected sites and all licensing/permitting has been completed. Site prospecting is underway and will continue and be expanded as water levels recede [...]

Officials To Announce Plans for Dredging on Three Key Waterways (USA)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:19:18 +0000 - Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Southold Supervisor Scott Russell will announce plans to dredge three key waterways within the Peconic Bay region. The work, which is intended to clear pathways for boats heading into and out of creeks, channels and marina areas, is scheduled for completion by the early part of 2011. “Our pristine waterways are [...]

USA: Continue Dredging as More Information is Collected

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:00:58 +0000 - We admire and share Frances Beinecke’s commitment to a cleaner Hudson River. But we would reach that goal along slightly different routes. Ms. Beinecke wants EPA to make a final decision on the size, scope and requirements for the second phase of the Hudson River dredging project this fall. She also wants GE to make a [...]

Australia: Myall River Dredging Will Be Completed Soon

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:25:42 +0000 - Dredging of the Myall River at Port Stephens is just weeks away from being completed after a decade of campaigning by the local community. The New South Wales Government allocated funding over a year ago but the dredging work only started in March this year. The build-up of sand has caused havoc for boats, including the local [...]

U.S. Army Corps Begin Dredging on Mission Bay Channel (USA)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:23:13 +0000 - Work will begin this week to begin dredging the Mission Bay Channel to make it safer for recreational and commercial boaters accessing the Pacific Ocean, it was announced today. The $5.3 million project, which is being overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was paid for through federal stimulus funding and will take about 30 [...]

Costa Rica Okays Rio San Juan Dredging

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:20:33 +0000 - Costa Rica will not block Nicaragua’s plans to dredge the Río San Juan despite claiming that the project is severely underbudgeted and would reduce the flow of water in the river. Based on a July 2009 ruling, in which the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands, examined the rights of both countries over the [...]

Dredging on Merrimack River Channel to Start Next Week (USA)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:15:40 +0000 - It’s very much a moving target, but the projected start date for a dredging and beach nourishment project is now Wednesday. A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tim Dugan, said the project contractor is aiming to get its massive, 330-foot dredge into the Merrimack River channel early next week. Under contract with the Army [...]

Dredging at Judges Bay Under Way (New Zealand)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:10:22 +0000 - Auckland City Council is bidding farewell to its loyal Citizens and Ratepayers heartland by splashing out on the eastern suburbs waterfront. Weeks before the council is dismantled, two long-necked orange diggers squat in the shallows at Judges Bay. They’re dredging silt from the tidal basin separated from Waitemata Harbour by Tamaki Drive and the railway line [...]

Oman: Deadline for Salalah Port Expansion Bids Extended

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:05:26 +0000 - Forty-one local and international construction companies have evinced interest in bidding for the contract, which will have an envisaged capital expenditure of $120m. The deadline to submit bids for building a cargo terminal and a liquid jetty has been extended. MUSCAT: The deadline to submit bids for building a general cargo terminal and a liquid jetty [...]