Overdredging, or dredging beyond the specified design dredge depth, comes with more risks and undesirable effects — many of which have the power to create cost inefficiencies and even sink profits for contractors. Often poorly defined or misinterpreted in contracts, the realities of overdredging can be a major source of costs and contention. It also… Read More
With Paul McLeary and Sam Skove Hours after a dangerous standoff between China and the Philippines near the disputed Scarborough Shoal this week, Sen. Todd Young landed in nearby Palawan — the heart of the increasingly tense contest over the South China Sea. First in MD: Young, speaking to your anchor from the Philippines, said… Read More
Baton Rouge, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are utilizing a $25,000 grant from Shell to conduct sea turtle nesting surveys on the Chandeleur Islands for the fourth consecutive year. Thanks to the collaborative effort,… Read More
CHARLESTOWN — Last Thursday at a community presentation it was announced that funding for the Charlestown Breachway restoration project has come in, and what the plans entail for the next steps of the process. Over the past year-and-a-half, Charlestown GIS Coordinator Steve McCandless has been working closely with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the… Read More
Kenmare’s two new high-capacity dredges for our Wet Concentrator Plant (WCP) A upgrade project have been landed safely on the beach near our Moma Mine. The dredges travelled by sea to Mozambique and were then floated on a barge to a purpose-built beach landing area.