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During the recent increased volume of water in June it was observed that the flow of the water has got considerably slowed down. Recently the Secretary Irrigation and Flood Control publicly expressed displeasure regarding the slow pace of dredging in the flood spill over channel. He had earlier given a detailed interview to the newspaper… Read More
The main shipping channel in New Haven Harbor would be 5 feet deeper and 100 feet wider, enabling larger ships to use New England’s second-largest port, if the plan selected by the Army Corps of Engineers is implemented. According to the presentation given Tuesday at Bailey Middle School, the rock, silt and sand that would… Read More
LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) – Port of Vinton officials say dredging operations near the mouth of the Vinton Navigation Channel has been completed. “It has been more than seven years since any maintenance dredge work has been performed on the channel, and in that time, a naturally occurring ‘humping’ of sediment near the mouth of… Read More
Crews will soon begin dredging channels in Ocean County to ensure safe navigation, the latest in a series of projects that began in 2014, state officials announced. The work in the northern Barnegat Bay area, set to begin on Oct. 22 and continue through Dec. 31, is part of a $16 million project that improves… Read More
In coming weeks, crews are scheduled to dredge polluted sediments from the Susquehanna River bed in Binghamton left by a defunct gas manufacturing plant. The $2.6 million project, southeast of the intersection of Brandywine Avenue and Court Street near the Tompkins Street Bridge, is on track for September and expected to take four months, according… Read More
The World Wildlife Fund’s Country Representative, Nadia Bood told Love FM that the area being dredged is not far from Laughing Bird Caye National Park and that it is one of the marine protected areas that make up the Belize Barrier Reef System World Heritage Site. Having such dredging activities near a World Heritage Site… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers is collecting data for a deep- rooted problem in Worcester County. A hole has formed in the vicinity of Ocean City’s inlet and it’s now 50 feet deep. Officials say it’s causing shoreline erosion and it could eventually destroy a nearby community. “We think the flood current is coming… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two public hearings on a project that would deepen the New Haven Harbor shipping channel. The New Haven Harbor navigation project’s main ship channel, maneuvering area, and turning basin are authorized to a depth of -35 feet mean lower low water. The main ship channel is about… Read More
Bigger ships won’t be coming, but the big ones that call regularly will be able to get in and out easier if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blasts and scoops 16 feet from the bottom near the Dutch Harbor Spit in a proposed $29 million project at least four years away. “Our proposed project… Read More
Dredging to clear a growing sand bar at the entrance to the Oceanside harbor is scheduled to start Thursday, six months after the annual spring cleaning was cancelled for the lack of a permit. Low tides and high surf can cause problems and even capsize boats at the harbor’s mouth, which steadily fills with sand… Read More
The Seabrook-Hampton harbor dredging project, which had preliminary engineering work done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was approved in the U.S. Senate and is awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan have been strong advocates of the project in regard to federal approval and funding. America’s Water Infrastructure Act… Read More
Unable to leave its home port at Roanoke Island Festival Park for the last two years, the state-owned Elizabeth II may go through another winter without maintenance before a shoaled channel blocking its passage will be cleared. More than $2 million has been provided in this year’s adjusted state budget to dredge Manteo channel at… Read More
The NJ DOT has begun some dredging of the Metedeconk River and Kettle Creek Complex in an effort to restore state channels to navigable depths. The dredging work is part of a $16 million project to continue returning State channels in Barnegat Bay to a state of good repair. Dredging work will take place in… Read More
A wave of political posturing has engulfed the dredging licence row which it has been claimed could threaten the future prosperity of Montrose port. Harbour chiefs are locked in discussions with Marine Scotland after the regulatory body decided not to renew the licence, prompting concerns over the potential closure of deep water berths to freight… Read More
BLENHEIM Palace has begun one of the biggest civil engineering projects ever undertaken at a British stately home to save its iconic grounds. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is embarking on a £12m rescue plan of building work, alterations and repairs after decades of silt have left the Queen’s Pool and main lake so shallow… Read More