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High water levels in the Great Lakes have helped spare dozens of harbors from the need for expensive dredging projects this year. But that situation is bound to change, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers warned Tuesday. The ports at the greatest risk are shallow draft recreational harbors that handle little or no commercial cargo,… Read More
The dredging of the Aboabo Storm Drain in the Asokore Mampong Municipality has begun in a bid to address perennial floods caused by siltation. Residents along the banks of the River Aboabo have often been displaced by floods during rainy season. Victims have also lost property worth millions of cedis to flood water. The shallow… Read More
State-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II) has said it spends Rp 70 billion (US$5.1 million) annually to dredge sediment from the Kapus River, the site of Pontianak Port in West Kalimantan. “The high sedimentation rate of the Kapuas River has made us think about developing a new seaport,” Pelindo II corporate secretary… Read More
About 2.5 million cubic yards of mud, silt, sand and other material will be dredged from the Cape Henry Channel at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay near Norfolk, Va. — an approach that’s used by shipping lines to reach the port of Baltimore — according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Great Locks… Read More
Emergency dredging of the access channel, quays and manoeuvring basins of the port of Beira is due to be completed this week after work over the last six months resulted in the removal of about 3 million cubic metres of sediment, said the chief executive of Mozambican rail and port management company Caminhos de Ferro… Read More
Port Canaveral is preparing for the biggest single project in its history, as construction will begin this summer on a $150 million cruise terminal complex. That, along with more than $38 million in major Port Canaveral cargo and infrastructure projects during 2018 and 2019, will keep construction crews busy throughout the port. “There’s a lot… Read More
With recent storms dredging up more radiation on Dalgety Bay beach, the local MP wants assurances from the MoD that money will be available to complete long-awaited remediation work. Stephen Ritchie from the MoD’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation told members of South and West Fife area committee the constant monitoring of the site hit by radiation… Read More
Anwai River and Amilimocha Stream in Asaba, Delta State capital, are up for full dredging, Governor Ifeanyi has assured. This is to check the effect of the storm that will empty into those water bodies from the drainages being constructed in Asaba. Okowa made the disclosure while inspecting on-going drainage projects in the state capital,… Read More
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian has announced that he will hold a town meeting at 10 a.m. on April 28 at the Ocean City Tabernacle to present the city’s 2018-2019 bayside dredging program, according to a press release from Ocean City. Representatives of ACT Engineers and the city team will be at the meeting to… Read More
On April 4, 2018, NIBULON completed the next stage of dredging operations on the Southern Buh River. Despite the adverse weather conditions, low temperature, and wind, the dredging operations have been performed according to schedule. According to the company, the dredging has been finished before spawning, as promised. The operations have been performed by Mykolaivets… Read More
Beachgoers and boaters again are wondering when the Oceanside harbor will get its annual dredging, which keeps the entrance open and supplies sand for the nearby beach. The work was scheduled to start this month, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the project, notified Oceanside city officials last week that the dredging… Read More
After battling floods last year, the Delta State Government has started taking precautionary measures before the rainy season kicks in fully. Specifically, the government is dredging water channels in Asaba, the state capital, and other parts that witnessed floods in recent times. The government expects this to ensure the free flow of water when it… Read More
As waves continue to eat away at the shoreline of Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk and neighboring Ogden Dunes, officials still are looking for a long-term solution to battle erosion of these prime recreational assets. A new state law, which will require clean dredged material to be placed on the beach rather than out into Lake… Read More
A pair of ferry runs on the North Carolina Outer Banks is returning to its regular schedule after a dredging project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The N.C. Department of Transportation said in a news release that the Ocracoke ferries between Cedar Island and Swan Quarter returned to service on Thursday. The dredging… Read More
Showing he’s serious about fulfilling his pledge, made in his State of the State address earlier this year, that he would finish building the Hudson River Park if re-elected to another term, Governor Andrew Cuomo has included $50 million in capital funds for the waterfront park in the annual state budget. According to Gotham Gazette,… Read More