An Improved Integrated Approach for Optimising Shipping Channel Capacity for Australian Ports
The continuing surge in vessel sizes is putting increased pressure on port authorities worldwide. Experts recount the implementation of innovative modelling for maintaining channel depths at the ports of Brisbane and Geelong, Australia.
Integrated Method for Optimal Channel Dredging Design
An analytical method that was developed and applied to identify the optimal channel layout and dredging depth for safe navigation in the Mearim Port concept in Brazil.
Dredging for the Panama Canal’s New Locks at the North Entrance of the Pacific Access Channel
To accommodate the increasing number of post-Panamax ships, the Panama Canal Authority embarked on a major expansion plan to excavate, drill, blast and dredge to build a larger third set of locks.
Depth-Utilization Analysis for Estimating Economic Activity Supported by Dredging
The 2009 IADC Award for the Best Paper by a younger author evaluates how to prioritize channel maintenance dredging to ensure the safety and economic viability of waterborne transportation.
Communicating about Dredging in a Precious Environment: Port of Melbourne Channel Deepening Project
Protests from some members of the public and by local media led both the client and contractor to work together to reassess and improve their communications with stakeholders.
Port 2000, Le Havre’s New Container Terminal: Breakwaters and Dredging of the Nautical Access Channel
Flexibility and ingenuity were required to meet the environmental and economic demands for expanding France’s largest port which faces the rough swells of the Channel.
Ennore Coal Port Project: Port Basin and Entrance Channel
To limit the contamination from coal dust and relieve the congestion at the Chennai, India harbour, the small village of Ennore was chosen as a site for a new port.
The Martin Garcia Channel Project
A ten year plan for capital and maintenance dredging in this natural access channel of the Rio de la Plata will stimulate economic growth in Argentina and Uruguay.