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Kalamazoo city commissioners gave the green light to a plan to help address the chronic flooding issues in the city. Commissioners approved a $1.08 million plan Monday to dredge the Crosstown ponds and nearby Axtel Creek. Leaders said it’s the first step of many that are needed to fix the problem. John Milne, the owner… Read More
Few things are worse for boaters than hearing the sickening thump and scrape after unexpectedly hitting bottom, and many boaters have reported damage to their boats in areas when shoaling has occurred. That won’t be a problem for much longer in township channels, because for the first time in decades, the NJ Department of Maritime… Read More
Four Gulf states are getting an additional $280 million in restoration grants from the BP oil spill of 2010. Louisiana is getting $161.4 million to restore two barrier islands and a headland in the Terrebonne Basin. The work will restore Timbalier and Trinity islands, which “are currently at a critical minimum width in some areas,”… Read More
After many resident comments on the proposed public navigational dredging of the Bark River inlet area of Lake Nagawicka, the common council decided not to include the project in the 2019 capital budget. The council debated the subject, which was proposed to improve public access in that area of the lake, for half an hour… Read More
Lido beachgoers now have another attraction to take in the next few months. 185,000 cubic yards of sand is being pumped in to fix the major erosion that has plagued the Sarasota beach. The sand is being dredged from New Pass and big machinery is helping to put the sand in it’s place. “I’m very… Read More
The federal government will contribute another $41.4 million toward the Charleston Harbor deepening that’s designed to keep big container ships visiting the Port of Charleston, the Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday. The money is coming from the Army Corps’ work plan, which provides funding for waterway navigation and other projects in addition to what… Read More
The news about Port Mansfield’s ship channel getting dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just gotten better, Willacy County Navigation District’s Executive Director Ron Mills reports. Mills initially thought the much-needed dredging from the harbor to the sea buoy would be to a depth of 14-feet. However, he has now learned it… Read More
After weeks of absence, dredge boats will be returning to Seaside Park to continue beachfill and dune-building operations, officials said Tuesday. An accident in which a dredge pipe burst Sept. 3 and other maintenance issues, as well as the diversion of dredge boats to projects in New York, have hampered the schedule of the project… Read More
Few things are worse for boaters than hearing the sickening thump and scrape after unexpectedly hitting bottom, and many boaters have reported damage to their boats in areas when shoaling has occurred. That won’t be a problem for much longer in township channels, because for the first time in decades, the NJ Department of Maritime… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $5.4 million dredging project that will make the paper mill and Panama City’s new port more accessible to bigger ships than ever before. U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn said the Corps approved the project as part of its 2019 fiscal year spending on Tuesday. Making port access easier… Read More
Funding to complete the second phase of JAXPORT’s harbor dredging project has been committed, according to Jacksonville Congressman John Rutherford. Rutherford says the US Army Corps of Engineers has slated $46 million for the project in its FY 2019 Work Plan, which will cover the final funding needed for the five-mile stretch. The USACE recently… Read More
The much needed dredging for the Depoe Bay Harbor will likely soon become a reality. Depoe Bay has been allocated nearly $900,000 for the project. The US Army Corps of Engineers has released its FY19 work plan and officials said Oregon did very well, gaining “significant plus-ups” for the work in the Columbia River and… Read More
The beach, from the Dusit Thani Hotel through the Pattaya Police Station, is now impressively wide, even during high tide. Tourists spread out across the sandy expanse, relaxing on mats, sunbathing in chairs and enjoying family activities. From Soi 9 to Soi 12, heavy machinery and sweaty workers are expanding the beach from its paltry… Read More
The World Igbo Environment Foundation (WIEF) has called for the dredging of River Niger and de-silting of water bodies to solve the perennial problem of flooding in Nigeria. The foundation’s Executive Director, Dr Odili Ojukwu, made the suggestion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Awka. Ojukwu said that… Read More
The Beloe More recently joined its sister vessel Severnaya Dvina in the Port of Sabetta, northern Russia. The 2,000 m3 hopper dredger was delivered from stock to FSUE ROSMORPORT. The customised hopper dredger will perform maintenance duties and execute capital dredging in the newly created harbour. The Beloe More – meaning ‘White Sea’ in Russian… Read More