Mayor James “Bong” Gordon, Jr. proudly announced the arrival of the first Olongapo City-owned dredging machine to the residents of Abra St., Brgy. Barretto at the Gordon HELPS Caravan.
A build up of slimes in the Lanti South pond where Dredge D1 is mining resulted in a number of mechanical breakdowns to pumps and reduced recoveries in the wet plant, with a knock on effect on dredge availability notably in Q3.
Amidst increased global competition IMS sees continued repeat sales from buyers in North America, Central America, and Asia.
Titanium Resources (Sierra Rutile Division) purchased a new IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® w/ Booster Pump and pipeline which was financed entirely from existing cash flows.
Land & Water were contracted with Carmarthenshire County Council to remove the build up of sand from the marina that had been washed in by the tidal currents.
While the frequency of dredge campaigns is a symptom of the morphology, geology, local tidal, estuarial or waterway constraints, the inevitable need to dredge is a fact of life.
The dredger that Councillor Bob Spooner has dubbed Captain Cobourg has begun to pay for itself, he announced at last week’s council meeting.
In preparation for the rainy season, which may cause flooding, a specialised sophisticated dredger machine was deployed in several major channels at the Menglait and Kedayan rivers.
Brunei might have just found a solution to “better control” flood situations, as a new, efficient and economical dredge has arrived in the Sultanate to deepen and de-silt rivers, lakes, coastal areas and marinas.
