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A six week operation to improve access and safety in St Peter Port Harbour is due to get under way this weekend. Dredging will improve areas used mainly by visiting vessels, while cutting the risk of boats grounding. The operation will focus on the Victoria Marina, between the Albert and Victoria (Crown) piers, and two… Read More
The scope of dredging works planned by FSUE Rosmorport for 2018 is estimated at 12.2 mln cbm, Andrey Lavrishchev, General Director of FSUE Rosmorport, said yesterday at the Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress organized by media group PortNews (7-8 February 2018). According to him, 10.9 mln cbm will be dredged under maintenance projects and… Read More
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approval could come within a month to allow Roen Salvage to dispose of dredging in a disused town of Sturgeon Bay sand and gravel quarry, a DNR Hydrologist said Wednesday. The DNR’s Jackie Marciulionis conducted the 30-minute session where a handful of interested parties discussed the plan to transfer around… Read More
What began as a six-month project has turned into a three-year saga for the Willow Fork Drainage District’s stormwater quality project. Three consecutive storms delayed work or, in the case of Tropical Storm Harvey, undid much of what was completed, according to District Assistant Vice President Wendy Duncan. In order to mitigate flooding, improve water… Read More
Dredging the Lockwood Folly Inlet channel wider and deeper might be more lasting, but it would come with a steep price tag—about $4.18-million per year. A feasibility study presented to the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners on Monday outlined how changing what’s been done in the past to keep the channel open to navigation between… Read More
It was dismissed by the Environmental Protection Authority as being “unacceptable”, but SA Best candidate Gary Johanson says he has found a way to make his alternative to Flinders Ports’ plan to dredge the Port River a viable option. Last week, the EPA said Mr Johanson’s plan to relocate the 1.55 million cubic metres of… Read More
Massive amounts of sand being scooped and then placed along this shore has become a familiar daily sight for the last couple of months for homeowners along Salt Ponds Inlet. The dredging started in November and has continued throughout the months. Whitestone-based Docks of the Bay is the company behind it and says they are… Read More
The Okaloosa County Commissionunanimously agreed Tuesday to spend an estimated $2 million in bed tax money to restore a portion of severely eroded beach on Holiday Isle. The city of Destin has a maintenance dredge permit that can be used for the beach restoration work, which would utilize a dredge that is already at work… Read More
St. Martin Parish public works crews are digging out canals, coulees, and channels in some of the areas that flooded in 2016. “If you were to come here in 2016 there were people with water in their homes, cars underwater,” said St. Martin Parish President Guy Cormier. Cormier said six excavating machines are out every… Read More
Hammonasset State Beach will be safe to enjoy when the warmer weather returns, contrary to citizens’ concerns that the new sand from a recent dredging project is not safe, according to state officials. Visitors to Hammonasset aired their concerns on social media about the look of the project and quality of the new sand. But,… Read More
Sunderland City Council has approved the cash for infrastructure works, such as dredging the River Wear, so boats can be berthed safely and to protect crew and guests. An estimated 1.5 million visitors are expected from Wednesday, July 11, to Saturday, July 14, with up to 80 ships due on the River Wear. Senior councillors… Read More
After overcoming technical problems, Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) launched beach nourishment on Tuesday. DCI, which has bagged three-year contract from Visakhapatnam Port Trust, had deployed DCI DR XX on January 27 to pick up sand and fill the eroded beaches. It also put up a banner near INS Kursura Museum and the deployment of… Read More
For years residents of southern Berrien County have been swimming against the current to find a solution to severe beach erosion they blame on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Buffalo breakwall the agency built in 1975. They warn that the erosion threatens not only private homes, but the beaches that generate… Read More
Dutra Group began deepening the first three miles of the St. Johns River on Feb. 3. “We are very pleased to initiate construction on this nationally significant project,” Col. Jason Kirk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville district commander, said in a statment. “The Jacksonville Harbor deepening project ensures our nation’s infrastructure stays strong, which… Read More
Stung Treng provincial authorities on Friday shut down an illegal sand dredging operation on the Sesan River and confiscated equipment after having warned the company to cease operations since December, officials said yesterday. Kim Hong San, provincial court spokesman, said officials from the provincial Department of Environment, Department of Mines and Energy and the court… Read More