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The Port of Baltimore is on a roll. In its 2018 financial year the port came very close to handling 1M TEU in a year for the first time, processing 998,516 TEU. Baltimore has been steadily on the way to the 1M TEU mark for some time, with annual growth averaging almost 5% from 2003… Read More
Mayor Cantrell celebrates the funding of the New Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Stabilization and Marsh Creation project intended to help create marshland and stabilize the area around the New Orleans East Landbridge. The coastal restoration project has been granted funding through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA). This federal program provides funds for… Read More
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is providing Port St. Joe commissioners no real choice. The city will move ahead with biological dredging of the wastewater lagoon after the first of the year, aiming to avoid fines for violating a Consent Order with the FDEP. The city must start the work by Feb. 24 under… Read More
With a sheet of ice covering Sassaquin Pond behind him, Mayor Jon Mitchell announced Thursday a proposal to devote unused funds to provide for a cleaner environment. The mayor proposed a number of items that will be heard before the City Council on Thursday, which included $300,000 for the filtration and dredging of Sassaquin Pond… Read More
From January 14, contractors will dredge areas of the saline lagoon (boating lake) and freshwater lakes to make them deeper. All the dredged material will then be used to create new islands and other features for the benefit of wildlife. Some of the new features will be created below the water line to allow vegetation… Read More
The environmental recovery of the Black River and the Port of Lorain has received another shot of funds to help bankroll a new restoration project. On Dec. 3, the Ohio State Controlling Board released $9.9 million requested by the Department of Natural Resources for three Lake Erie port cities. The grants included $4 million to… Read More
This is some strong dirt. Next month, the Pima County Flood Control District will begin removing 150,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Santa Cruz River bed just south and west of downtown. If they put it in one place, the development pressure on a historic west-side parcel will ease. West-siders would gain a new… Read More
Warrenpoint Port will no longer pursue proposals to change how it deals with dredged material, according to the CEO of Warrenpoint Port. Authorities at the Port had been considering the feasibility of a new placement site in the mouth of Carlingford Lough between Cranfield Point and Greencastle. The plans will not proceed however, following the… Read More
Ten of thousands of tonnes of contaminated silt are to be removed from Peel Marina, stored and then used to restore old mine working land on uplands in the South. The project will involve building a pool on the edge of Peel and storing the material until it can be taken up to The Round… Read More
Work is underway by the Barnstable Department of Public Works to dredge the Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel and the western tip of Sampson’s Island. This phase of the project will widen the existing channel by approximately 130 feet. The dredged material will be utilized for beach nourishment purposes on the southern side of the eastern… Read More
Leaders in Bend are looking at a new way to fund the dredging of Mirror Pond: Increasing franchise fees for the utility that owns Newport Dam. The proposal, which became more of a reality following last week’s meetings with PacifiCorp—which owns Pacific Power—would see the City of Bend contributing $300,000 to dredging, with Bend Park… Read More
After much public opposition that led to delays, debates and advocacy campaigns on all sides, the St. Johns Water River Water Management Board this afternoon voted to approve the wetlands-restoration project on the Intracoastal Waterway, opposite Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area in Flagler Beach. The board unanimously approved a notice to proceed with a $516,000… Read More
Dublar Char, an island in the Sundarbans, will have about 4.5 square kilometre of land added to its area with the soil deposited on the island during the dredging of the outer bar of Pashur Channel. The channel was being dredged to enhance the large ship handling capacity of Mongla port. Dublar Char, whose land… Read More
Monday, December 10th marks two months since Hurricane Michael devastated the Panhandle. Areas like Mexico Beach saw the worst of the storm but the community is still working hard to recover. On Sunday, city officials released a statement regarding the process made over the past two months. The entire statement can be read below. Essential… Read More