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The recent bout of frigid temperatures are delaying the long-awaited start of the so-called duck pond dredging project. Director of Public Works Director Chris Saley said the days of below-freezing temperatures is “making it impossible” for crews to begin removing silt and muck from the three picturesque duck ponds in the city. “I’m afraid that… Read More
A decision on St. Johns Riverkeeper’s eleventh-hour attempt to prevent dredging the ship channel could go down to the wire as a judge said Thursday she will rule “promptly” but cannot guarantee it will come before the company hired to do the dredge arrives later this month with its crews and equipment. U.S. District Judge… Read More
To the east of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, the muck from the bottom of the Forked River lies drying out. It is the result of a project long desired by Forked River residents, one that reopens dangerously shallow waterways to boaters. But the project raised questions from state officials worried about radiation contained… Read More
The Van Oord Group, of the Netherlands, has subcontracted Mozambican dredging company Emodraga to increase the emergency dredging operation of the access channel of the port of Beira in Sofala province, which started in November 2017 and is due to be completed in April this year, said the chairman of the Mozambican company. Domingos Bié,… Read More
Scott Bates, chairman of the Connecticut Port Authority, is betting on New Haven. “Our position is that we advocate for the maritime economy of the state and that means properties in the (New Haven) port area we hope would be put to maritime use,” Bates said. The Connecticut Department of Transportation took over several parcels… Read More
It may not look like it around Kingston’s waterfront these days in the dead of winter, but the city will soon receive some money from the province intended to help Lake Ontario communities attract cruise ships to their ports. Late last month, the Cruise Ship Industry Group (CSIG), of which Kingston is a member, received… Read More
It’s been 22 years since the Harbor Management Plan for Southport Harbor was finally adopted by the town. Now, the commission charged with executing that plan is looking to update it. The Harbor Management Commission expects to spend about $13,000 on that update and has been approved for a $6,500 grant from the state’s Port… Read More
Work is set to begin on the £100 million Boston Barrier scheme aimed at protecting thousands of homes from tidal flooding. The tidal barrier will feature a moveable gate across the River Witham, together with a new control building to operate the barrier, new flood defence walls on both banks, and a replacement gate across… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday that it completed dredging of Cleveland Harbor and the Cuyahoga River shipping channel and claims it is now working well with Ohio officials as it works toward future dredging projects. Also on Friday, the Army Corps appealed a ruling by a federal judge who said the Corps… Read More
To combat beach erosion, village leaders in Brunswick County’s Bald Head Island hope to borrow sand from Jay Bird Shoals. The Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington office has received a request from village officials to dredge a section of the shoals and deposit the sand along South Beach, next to a terminal groin built in… Read More
Phase 1 of the Brownsville Public Utility Board’s resaca restoration project wrapped up just more than one year ago, and now the city-owned utility is beating the bushes for federal funds to proceed with Phase 2. The second phase involves three resaca systems snaking through the city: Town Resaca, Resaca de la Guerra and Resaca… Read More
The Brahmaputra dredging project is now sought to be developed into an integrated project. This integrated project will have the components of dredging, development of inland water transport, express highways along the banks of the river, conversion of its embankments into roads, etc. Apprising this, highly placed official sources here told this correspondent that this… Read More
The St. Louis district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on a proposed project to rehabilitate Crains Island for the purpose of restoring aquatic and wetland habitats on the 553-acre refuge. Crains Island is located on the Missouri side of Randolph County on the right downstream bank along the Mississippi… Read More
The town of Fenwick Island is working together to move potential dredging projects forward. The town formed a Dredging Committee, and its first meeting was Friday afternoon. Their, Committee Chair Bernie Merritt–also a town councilman–underscored the bays’ importance to the area’s tourism. “As strong as the beaches are, as such a jewel to us, our… Read More
The Environmental Protection Group (EPG) has filed a fresh Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Jammu and Kashmir High court to save Wular Lake, the largest fresh water lake in Asia. Advocate Shafqat Nazir, one of the core group members of EPG, filed the PIL seeking directions against the authorities who ruined the Lake in the… Read More