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The town received several competitive bids for the Saquatucket Harbor marine side reconstruction project expected to begin in October. Two of the base bids were within the $7 million appropriation approved in the May for the project. There were seven bids filed with base bids ranging from $6.8 to $9.1 million. There were three alternates… Read More
A STRETCH of beach at Carrum has been so eroded the steps down from the path lead straight to the water. With plans to replenish the beach in April shelved, there is now barely any sand left. But the Department of Land, Environment, Water and Planning and Parks Victoria have promised up to 11,000 cubic… Read More
An Accomack County official on Wednesday urged the county to support Tangier and its mayor, James “Ooker” Eskridge, in their efforts to save the island from erosion. “Should we leave him and the other 700 residents of Tangier Island to fight this battle alone? I hope not,” said Paul Muhly, Accomack County supervisor. That battle… Read More
The UK’s new £3bn aircraft carrier has docked in its home port. HMS Queen Elizabeth entered Portsmouth Harbour for the first time at about 07:10 BST following extensive preparations at the naval base. The 65,000-tonne ship has been undergoing sea trials since setting sail from Rosyth dockyard in Fife, where it was built, in June…. Read More
Northwest Indiana residents are concerned that a plan to store contaminated dredged sediments in a local disposal facility will create health risks and won’t be an effective long-term solution to cleaning an area waterway. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said air monitoring, storing the sediments in wet conditions and a cap at the bottom of… Read More
The State Ports Authority hopes to put the finishing touches on preparations to deepen Charleston Harbor by buying 46 acres on Daniel Island from the city of Charleston where dredge material from the $529 million project can be placed. The maritime agency’s board of directors will discuss the purchase Wednesday during a special meeting via… Read More
Cayuga County has received federal approval for the Owasco Flats restoration project, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved federal wetland permits for the project. The county needed the permits to advance the restoration work. A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers said… Read More
Selectmen said Monday they plan to continue talking over beach maintenance ideas and dredging of navigational channels and hope to find a grant to help the town address both. Chairman Peter Teitelbaum said he sees the integral relationship of the town with its beaches “as too important to not keep going over this until we… Read More
The Baker administration this month began taking small steps toward addressing one of the region’s pressing infrastructure needs. In a series of “listening sessions,” Jay Ash, Gov. Charlie Baker’s secretary of housing and economic development, heard from town and city officials on the status of the state’s waterways, long treated as an afterthought when placed… Read More
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday, Aug. 7 signed bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Assemblymen Vincent Mazzeo (D-Atlantic) and Chris Brown (R-Atlantic) to limit NJ Department of Environmental Protection shellfish habitat rules and make dredging of the back bays easier. Democrats Bob Andrzejczak, Bruce Land and John Burzichelli also sponsored the bill. The law makes it easier… Read More
The Barnstable County Dredge Program has launched a campaign giving the public the opportunity to pick the name of their newest dredge. The vessel is currently under construction in Baltimore, Maryland, by Ellicott Dredges, and is expected to make its way to the cape sometime next month. Interim Assistant County Administrator Stephen Tebo explained the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday they had no choice but to start work on the $63.3 million Absecon Island beach-replenishment project during the busy summer 2017 season, a move that has angered both businesses and residents up and down the island. “For the dredging industry, their safest and most efficient use of… Read More
The revitalization of the Bay Avenue area took a big leap forward Thursday when City Council here passed several resolutions that pave the way for a transient marina to be constructed at the Higbee Pier site. According to Somers Point City Administrator Wes Swain, the marina will provide an excellent facility for New Jersey boaters… Read More
Two environmental groups and the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County will host a public meeting on Aug. 22 in Mechanicville to discuss PCBs in the Hudson River and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cleanup efforts. The EPA is taking public comments now, as part of a mandated five-year review of the $1.7 billion dredging project… Read More
Dredging fleet of Rosmorport’s North-Western Basin Branch numbering four vessels has been busy with repair dredging at the water areas of the Ust-Luga port and Big Port St. Petersburg from June 2017. According to Rosmorport, TSHD Kronshlot is working at the Petrovsky fairway of the Big Port St. Petersburg. More than 29,000 cbm of bottom… Read More