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New London — Increasing use and profitability of State Pier is the top priority of a maritime strategy for the state that the Connecticut Port Authority is unveiling Thursday morning. The Day received an advance copy of the strategy, which the port authority will formally announce at a 10 a.m. news conference in Hartford. It… Read More
The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld a decision, opposed by environmentalists, by the state lands department to allow the dredging of the port of Coos Bay for a proposed deep-water marine terminal where ships could load liquefied natural gas from a planned pipeline. Petitioners, who are environmental advocacy groups, said the permit was invalidly issued… Read More
The Lake Mitchell Advisory Committee has been looking into strategies for cleaning up the lake for more than a year and a half. Next Monday, those strategies will finally be presented to city council in the form of a $19.2 million proposal. At its meeting Monday afternoon at the Mitchell Recreation Center, the committee prioritized… Read More
After three years of trying to secure funding to dredge the Anclote River, the city has received the $3.5 million in federal money it needs. The river’s channel hasn’t been dredged since 1998. Silt has built up, water levels are less than four feet at low tide and large boats can’t get up the river…. Read More
The Benjamin Franklin, the largest cargo ship to call in Puget Sound, arrived in Elliot Bay. Cargo ships are getting bigger so, to stay competitive, the Northwest Seaport Alliance plans to dredge two waterways to create the nation’s deepest seaport. Content Continues Below U.S. exports, such as apples, are heavy. Ships reach their weight capacity… Read More
A FINAL FEASIBILITY STUDY for a proposed deep-draft port in Nome is still at least six months away. That’s according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The Corps met with the Nome City Council and Port and Planning commissions last Thursday, July 19, to report on the progress of its deep-draft port study…. Read More
A pipe to be used to pump sand for a dredging project at Doctors Pass in Naples had beachgoers scratching their heads Wednesday. Crews began laying the pipe Tuesday, but bad weather delayed burying it in the sand. That raised concerns that sea turtle hatchlings along the pipe’s path from Doctors Pass to Lowdermilk Park… Read More
Awarded to coastal communities in Massachusetts to support local efforts to proactively plan for and adapt to storm and climate change impacts, including surge, flooding, erosion and sea level rise, the Baker-Polito administration announced Wednesday. The Coastal Resilience grants, provided by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Office of Coastal Zone Management, were… Read More
The town has cut the ribbon on a $1.5 million harbor-dredging project. Wielding the scissors, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito said she hoped “to create a framework going forward so that more of these efforts get the funding needed to enhance our waterways and ensure they are accessible to all.” Manchester’s harbor supports industry and leisure…. Read More
The contractor working on beach replenishment in the northern section of Surf City resumed work Tuesday after it was paused due to recent weather conditions, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. When that work is complete, the beachfill project will continue in the southern area of the borough, Steve Rochette, a public affairs… Read More
Expectations are high on the Federal Government, particularly the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to dredge the Calabar Port channel, to diversify available infrastructure and reduce excessive pressure from the ever-busy Lagos ports, while saving huge revenue losses. Dredging the channel has remained a challenge and an uphill task for successive administrations for decades. Although, past… Read More
From the shores of Rudee Inlet , the water looked calm. But aboard a johnboat headed for the tip of the rock jetties, the 4-foot swell told a different story. “Out here, where the waves start to crest, that’s where the shoaling begins,” Lonnie Gregory, assistant superintendent for the city’s dredging operation, said Thursday morning…. Read More
Wednesday to hold one of their regular meetings and meet with town officials about the ongoing Harbor Management Plan upgrade. The original master plan for the harbor was written in 1987 and has not been updated since then. The plan has to be updated in order to comply with state regulations. The Port Authority approved… Read More
The City of Houston, the San Jacinto River Authority and the Coastal Water Authority announced Monday a temporary flood mitigation for Lake Conroe and Lake Houston that will be in place until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project on the lower West Fork of the San Jacinto River is complete. The City, the… Read More
Faced with a citizen rebellion over the clear-cutting of a park, potentially heavy fines for dumping tainted water into the Jones Falls and closure of a polluted reservoir – the Baltimore Department of Public Works has clammed up, refusing to answer questions, while offering tepid apologies at small forums. Last week, for example, as DPW… Read More