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The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s new dredger Mahaa Jarraaf has been taken to Thaa Atoll after failing to reclaim land for the Maafinolhu airport project, local media reported. The huge vessel was unable to do the work because it had to be anchored some distance away from the island, according to Mihaaru, and the… Read More
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) in Concord, New Hampshire, is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with the NH Route 16 Realignment Project in Dummer, N.H. Work is proposed along an approximate 1.6 mile stretch of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to do some touch-up dredging in Bogue Inlet in the next few weeks. Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph said Thursday that the ACE dredge Currituck left Oregon Inlet Monday, where it was doing maintenance dredging work, to come to the county to dredge Bulkhead… Read More
Florida Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, sent out a press release July 13 applauding a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fund the dredging of the Anclote River. House Bill 4619, sponsored by Sprowls, set the stage for the dredging project by securing state funding for the lease and preparation of the… Read More
Dams, Reservoirs and Levees: The Houston area Still hasn’t Decided How to Fix its Flood Infrastructure After Hurricane Harvey, everyone agreed: something needed to be done to bolster the dams and levees that protect Houston and its suburbs. Harvey overwhelmed them. The question is what is needed and how much it will cost. One year… Read More
One of the world’s largest dredges has arrived in Lyttelton to start deepening, widening and lengthening the port’s shipping channel as it prepares to welcome ever-larger ships. The 230m long dredge, Fairway, travelled from Mumbai, India, with a stop in Singapore for cleaning and anti-fouling. Lyttelton Port Company was granted resource consent in March to… Read More
Harris County voters appear to have accepted the $2.5 billion flood control bond, based on unofficial election results from Saturday. About 85 percent of vote tallied Saturday night showed the bond passing. Only 8 percent of the precincts were reporting, but the numbers were overwhelming. Out of 98,6729 votes, 84,282 (85 percent) voted in favor… Read More
Barnstable Town Council is scheduled to vote Sept. 6 on a $1 million appropriation to dredge the Cotuit Bay entrance channel. Cotuit Bay requires a three-phase dredging plan to keep it safe for boat navigation, Barnstable Town Manager Mark Ells told councilors at their Aug. 16 meeting. “The county dredge is ready to go as… Read More
Selectmen have given the go-ahead for dredging in Pleasant Bay adjacent to the south side of the 2007 inlet to make the channel safer for commercial fishermen and recreational boaters despite concerns from some nearby property owners about the possibility of increased erosion. Before the county dredge can begin deepening a portion of a channel… Read More
Seeking to accommodate the berthing of newer, Oasis-size ships at its dock, the West Indian Company (W.I.C.O.) on Tuesday announced that it has partnered with the Virgin Islands Port Authority for the submission of joint applications to the Department of Planning and Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to dredge along W.I.C.O.’s… Read More
Permanent relief from the perennial erosion of Town Neck Beach is almost in sight. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is seeking feedback about a sizeable dredging project proposed by the town of Sandwich that would use sand from a borrow site off Scusset Beach to replenish Town Neck Beach, according to a public notice… Read More
A new privately owned dredge is expected to keep the treacherous Oregon Inlet as deep as ever, clearing the way for larger boats to pass and adding about 2,000 jobs and $200 million to the local economy. Wanchese and Manteo could see a new influx of boating traffic and marine commerce. Rudee Inlet could get… Read More
The entrance of the Oceanside harbor, which missed its annual spring cleaning this year, will get a special dredging in October to keep the channel safe for navigation, federal officials announced Friday. Ocean waves and currents constantly push sand into the harbor, which requires periodic maintenance to stay open. A recent city survey showed the… Read More
The state Board of Public Works has approved grants to design shoreline restoration projects in Anne Arundel. Six Coastal Resiliency Program grants totaling $380,000 were awarded Wednesday, three of them in the county. All were for design work for the projects. Maryland’s coastline, including 520 miles of shoreline in Anne Arundel, experiences flooding and erosion,… Read More
An area along the coast is disappearing and is in desperate need of sand to be rebuilt. While another area is filling up with sand and potentially blocking boats from passing through the harbor. A project that would potentially fix the problem has been proposed but, keeps getting postponed. As the East Pass fills with… Read More