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Dredging is expected to occur at the Big Bay Harbor of Refuge next spring, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has announced additions to its fiscal year 2018 program. Within its recently approved work plan, $250,000 in funding has been allocated to dredge the harbor, which is located on Lake Superior, a… Read More
A decision on how to handle Carolina Beach’s expensive and problematic dredging project could be reached as early as the upcoming Town Council meeting. The project commenced in 2017 and halted shortly afterward due to a misunderstanding with Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU). Bedeviled by issues with MOTSU, rising contractor costs, and environmental… Read More
People packed into the Tampa City Council meeting Thursday night, many to voice concerns over a developer’s plans to dredge and fill-in three acres of open water in north Rocky Point. After getting the green light from the city’s planning department, the developers wanted City Council to amend the comprehensive plan to build houses on… Read More
The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has finalised the plan of dredging and disilting of Nullah Leh besides working on improvement and cleaning of sewerage lines as well as inspection of machinery in order to avert flood havoc during Monsoon. In this connection Wasa has also formed special teams which would supervise the working during… Read More
Hingham Harbor has to be closely monitored because it has tidal flats on three sides. The tidal flow carries silt into deeper areas, causing a buildup at the harbor entrance and making the water too shallow for some boats. Hingham Harbor is dredged roughly every 10 years to maintain adequate water depths within the anchorage… Read More
It has been agreed that dredging of Tenby harbour will take place early next year, following concerns raised by local councillors and harbour workers over the high level of sandbanks that have formed, causing disruption to boats entering the area. Members of Tenby Town Council met with representatives of Pembrokeshire County Council and the Tenby… Read More
Dredging of the inner ocean bar of the Wilmington Harbor shipping channel has reached a benchmark, as crews cleared the Smith Island Reach this week and began moving equipment from Caswell Beach to Oak Island. Bald Head Shoal is the second of the two inner ocean sandbars being cleared by the contractor for the U.S…. Read More
Arrive Logistics, one of the fastest-growing next-generation freight brokers in the country, today announced it has closed a significant round of funding. The round was led by Lead Edge Capital, a growth stage investment fund focused on software, internet, and technology-enabled services. This new financing and first institutional round comes amid one of Arrive’s most… Read More
During its Annual Summit & Expo in Norfolk, Virginia, in June, the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) presented Environmental Excellence Awards, recognizing projects that demonstrate environmental excellence in each of three categories: Environmental Dredging, Navigation Dredging, and Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change. The following prize winners exceeded the criteria of the WEDA Environmental Commission which… Read More
Dredging is expected to occur at the Big Bay Harbor of Refuge next spring, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has announced additions to its fiscal year 2018 program. Within its recently approved work plan, $250,000 in funding has been allocated to dredge the harbor, which is located on Lake Superior, a… Read More
That was the word Thursday from Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph. Mr. Rudolph, along with Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper and Pine Knoll Shores Manager Brian Kramer, attempted this week to convince the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake a massive beach nourishment project this year that would encompass all of… Read More
Even though the Gold Rush is long gone, the fight over the valuable mineral rages on in California. For over a decade, gold miners have been battling with the state government and conservationists in the Sierra Nevada Mountains concerned that modern-day mining practices damage the environment and should be scrutinized and regulated. Suction dredge mining,… Read More
Flushing Bay no longer smells like its name. More than 89,000-cubic-yards of sediment packed with decaying organic material have been dredged from the Queens waterway as part of a $200 million cleanup project to restore wetlands to its shore, and to upgrade the sewer system that has been overflowing into it for years. Most of… Read More
There will be some work done out at the lagoons southeast of Weyburn this summer. City Council accepted the request for proposal from Taber Solids Control, an Edmonton based company, at Monday’s city council meeting. The work will see nearly 7,000 m³ of biosolids removed via dredging from the primary and diversionary lagoons. The RFP… Read More
Boaters in Throgs Neck may finally be getting easier and increased access to Bronx marinas. Members of the Locust Point Yacht Club have been frustrated for years with their inability to pass through Hammond Creek. They say low tide near the inlet that opens the creek makes it very difficult to make it through the… Read More