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The sand currently being dredged from the Little Egg Inlet is finding a new home along some of Long Beach Island’s southern beaches, state officials announced. Late last year, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection awarded an $18.4 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Oak Brook, Illinois to dredge 700,000… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comments on a plan to deposit dredge spoils from the Columbia River near East Sand Island and North Head Lighthouse in Pacific County. Spoils would be played on the southern shore of East Sand Island, a thin east-west band of dredge deposits near the entrance to… Read More
Finding solutions for short- and long-term erosion at vulnerable sites along Plum Island’s shoreline is the ultimate goal of a study funded through a federal and local partnership. Selectmen recently decided to enter into a contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to share costs for the hurricane and storm damage protection feasibility study… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers next month will begin a long-planned effort to rehabilitate the North Jetty at Cape Disappointment State Park. Nearby Benson and Waikiki beaches will remain open during construction. However, the jetty, North Jetty Road and some nearby parking lots will be closed for much of 2018 and 2019, according to… Read More
The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Coastal Engineering and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working on two projects totaling $29 million to repair southern Ocean County’s beaches and dunes that have suffered significant erosion from storms. An $18.4 million project, funded by the DEP’s Shore Protection program, is using sand dredged… Read More
The Beijing-based China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has completed the first dredging project at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Yuzhny and the handover ceremony was held on Tuesday in the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry in Kiev. Under the project, the Chinese company has deepened the 25th approach channel of the port to 16 meters, with a… Read More
The long awaited dredging programme to remove contaminated sediments from Whakatane’s Kopeopeo Canal has begun. “The contractor started removing contaminated sediment from the main Canal and moving it to a contained area where it can be kept safely and eventually remediated,” says project manager Ken Tarboton. “This is a huge milestone – to finally start… Read More
An idea from an Eastern Shore lawmaker could throw a wrench in Virginia Beach’s dredging activities. Del. Rob Bloxom wants the law to specify that localities can’t receive new oyster ground leases. “In my mind, municipalities shouldn’t own oyster leases,” Bloxom said. “There are leases being held for the wrong reasons.” The Virginia Marine Resources… Read More
Premier William Lai yesterday promised to ensure stable water supply for all sectors of the economy and encouraged businesses to invest in Taiwan as he presided over a ceremony to mark the completion of a major dredging system for the Zengwen Reservoir. The holding capacity of the reservoir, which spans Chiayi County and Tainan, has… Read More
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called on the Central Coast Council to formulate a long-term strategy to renourish and restore the beachfront at Ocean Beach south of Ettalong Point including rock packing and promenades. “It is no longer practical to wait for Mother Nature to reinstate the old beach profile,” said Chamber president Mr… Read More
In what could be best described as a major step towards the actualisation of the proposed Lekki Deep Sea Port, major construction work has commenced on the site located at the Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), Ibeju-Lekki, with the construction of the main breakwater for the port. The management of Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise (LPLE)… Read More
A blueprint to turn a century-old Yangtze River sandbank near Chongming Island into a wetland park was issued at the weekend. Protection of the Biandansha Sandbank — the name translates to shoulder pole due to its shape — can ensure the safety of city’s drinking water while also preserving the ecological environment at the mouth… Read More
Visakhapatnam Port Trust has commenced work on beach nourishment by engaging Dredging Corporation of India for a month-long project to fill eroded beaches in Visakhapatnam. “The project will cost ?16 crore for which a DCI dredger will lay the pipeline in the sea to collect and dump an estimated 2.5 lakh cubic metres of sand… Read More
State and federal officials have agreed to cut the permitting process from five to two years for the state’s proposed Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The diversion, which will be located along the west bank of the Mississippi River near Myrtle Grove in Plaquemines Parish, will divert sediment, nutrients and freshwater to build new land, maintain… Read More
The Trump administration has agreed to lop about three years off the permitting process for Louisiana’s proposed Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project. A memorandum of understanding signed Friday morning sets an August 2019 deadline for a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a litany of other federal agencies on permits for the massive… Read More