Waterways

Lauga & Associates Consulting Ltd. - Port Planning and Marine Consultants

Waterways

Waterways Management services have been applied to: dredging studies, navigational planning, vessel traffic analysis, and the analysis of the deployment of waterways management resources by waterways management agencies.

Example - Fraser River Draught Utilization Study, Fraser River, Canada

The client, the Canadian Coast Guard, required an analysis of deep sea vessel traffic on the Fraser River over a five year period. The purpose of the analysis was to determine the degree to which deep sea vessels were taking advantage of available water depths.

Example - National Commercial Channel Inventory, British Columbia

The client, the Canadian Coast Guard, maintains a national database of vessel movements, vessel water depth requirements and of marine facilities, shippers and carriers. Lauga & Associates carried out several assignments in British Columbia for this project.

Example - Mackenzie River Early Deployment Study

The client, the Canadian Coast Guard, provides seasonal navigation services on 2,000 km of the Mackenzie River main channel. Lauga & Associates assess the logistical impact of shortening the shipping season on the Mackenzie River.

Example - St. Lawrence Seaway Management Model

The International Joint Commission needed a vessel operations model that the Seaway managers could use to select water level and flow management plans. Lauga & Associates provided a simulation software package to measure vessel operations and cost impacts.

Example - Benefits of Navigation on the Upper Fraser River

The Canadian Coast Guard needed an investigation of the benefits of navigational improvements on the Upper Fraser River, Sumas to Hope. Lauga & Associates provide a review of navigational issues, marine traffic data and determined the tax payer benefit of keeping marine cargoes off of highways.

Example - Marine Traffic Survey for Courtenay, Squamish and the Upper Fraser River