Dredging Pumps
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Dredge pump hire may have been required during work to remove and relocate sand along the Lincolnshire coastline.
More than 400,000 cubic metres has been distributed along a stretch of beachfront between Mablethorpe and Skegness, the BBC reports.
Iceland’s transport minister has described how additional funds will be needed for dredge pump hire at the newly opened Landeyjahofn harbour.
Ice News reports how Ogmundur Jonasson has estimated that an extra $3.1 million (1.2 million) will be needed to keep the port serviceable.
Sand and silt has to be removed from a newly constructed harbour due to adverse weather conditions.
Dredge pump hire had to be commissioned in Landeyjahofn Harbour in Iceland as the site has become too shallow for boats to enter, Ice News reports.
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced the call for abstracts and papers to be submitted ahead of next year’s conference.
It has asked that pieces be sent in by January 14th 2011 ready for the Dredging Days convention.
Companies are currently being invited to register their interest in a contract to develop a waterfront in Ennis, Ireland.
Dredging News Online reports that work is planned for Doolin Harbour that will see the expansion of shipping capabilities in the area.
Environmentalists could put Liverpool Port’s dredging plans on hold, it has been suggested.
A new terminal was planning to be built at the site in order to accommodate large container ships travelling from the widened Panama Canal in 2014, the Liverpool Daily Post reports.
Tenders are currently being welcomed for an 84-month contract to dredge Cork Harbour in Ireland.
The successful organisation will be required to maintain the berths and fairway at the port, Dredging News Online reports.
Plans to dredge a harbour in the Shetland Islands have been temporarily suspended due to a lack of tenders.
The Shetland News reports that no organisations expressed interest in the work at Scalloway and as a result, it is unlikely the project will begin for some months.
Dredge pump hire may be required by the company that wins the tender to carry out works on the Isle of Wight.
Expressions of interest are currently being welcomed from organisations that want to undertake shellfish sample collection, Dredging News Online reports.