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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
Members of the Morganza Action Coalition recently met with Gov. John Bel Edwards to advocate for an estimated $22.5 million in state money for the Grand Bayou Floodgate. The Grand Bayou Floodgate is the last major link between the Terrebonne and Lafourche levee segments along the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane protection system. Morganza is made up of… Read More
The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza) had ordered the contractor of the P5-billion breakwater project in Port Irene here to repair the damaged structure — a contractual obligation it had not fulfilled for almost three years. “We have given [contractor Sta. Elena Construction Inc.] the chance to do these repairs, and I told them we… Read More
New Jersey has completed a project that has rebuilt storm-battered beaches and dunes in southern Long Beach Island while simultaneously ensuring a safe navigation channel in the notoriously dangerous Little Egg Inlet. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Oak Brook, Illinois dredged 700,000 cubic yards of sand from the inlet that was pumped along… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers special purpose dredge Currituck has finished opening Lockwood Folly Inlet and officials report the channel is straighter and deeper than it’s been in a decade. Jim Medlock, shallow draft inlet navigation program project manager for the corps’ Wilmington District, said the job cost about $480,000 to $500,000, less than… Read More
Congressman Matt Gaetz toured the East Pass with the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday to determine the level of need for expedited dredging. Destin City Councilman Rodney Braden, Okaloosa County Commissioner Kelly Windes and Matt Trammell of Taylor Engineering accompanied Gaetz on the tour. They later discussed the dangerously shallow water throughout East Pass during… Read More
Every year, Green Harbor is dredged by the Army Corps of Engineers, with the sediment removed dumped back into the sea off South Marshfield and North Duxbury. This year, thanks to a grant from Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management, the Woods Hole Group will be studying whether this material could be better used replenishing Marshfield’s beaches…. Read More
There is not enough time left to perform dredging in Rukki Channel, located off the coast of Western Estonia’s Lääne County on the sea lane between the mainland and the island of Hiiumaa before summer, the Estonian Maritime Administration said on Thursday. Estonian Maritime Administration Director General Rene Arikas told BNS that even if the… Read More
A $140-million dollar Hamilton Harbour cleanup project is moving into a new phase. Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catharine McKenna has toured Randle Reef, where a structure is being built to contain 5,000 cubic metres of coal tar and other pollutants. The site is approximately 120 football fields in size and contains enough contaminated… Read More
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Thursday, spoke of effort by his administration to get relevant agencies to dredge the Warri and Koko ports in Warri South and North, respectively. Governor Okowa, at two separate town hall meetings in Warri and Koko, said the cost of dredging the ports was huge, adding that his administration… Read More