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Mayor Dennis Stahl ordered full steam ahead to make the Island a cruise ship port of call. But study and exploration for the project is also ahead. For decades, the thought of families seeing their loved ones off on a cruise ship voyage from the Island to Mexico’s finest beaches has been a dream for… Read More
The Savannah River behind Hutchinson Island — known as the Back River — is looking like its old self again after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed a more than 40-year-old concrete water-control structure called a tide gate. “The Back River hasn’t looked this fly since bell bottoms were cool (the first time),” the… Read More
Funding has been secured for a £42 million upgrade to the tidal flood defence scheme in the Humber Estuary – improving flood protection to 113,000 properties. Led by the Environment Agency, the Humber Hull Frontages scheme will present an opportunity to review and improve a 19 kilometres stretch of tidal flood defences in the Humber… Read More
Last week’s snowstorm left serious erosion and damage to Southold Town Beach and parts of Hashamomuck Cove, Southold officials confirmed Friday. The town’s main public beach off County Road 48 along the Long Island Sound sustained heavy sand erosion damage, particularly to its parking lot, according to Supervisor Scott Russell. Town officials are still assessing… Read More
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