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Leland Harbor was granted federal funds for dredging despite the township’s recent declaration it would now dredge on its own. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allocated $500,000 of a $16.5 million bonus it received from Congress to scrape Leland Harbor’s shoals clean of sediment, according to a June 6 release. The announcement came just… Read More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official said he’s hoping the Dismal Swamp Canal will be completely reopen to boaters by this coming autumn. “I wish it was quicker,” Joel Scussel, the Corps’ Norfolk-based project manager for the Intracoastal Waterway, said over the phone Thursday afternoon. The Corps closed the canal, the nation’s oldest operating… Read More
Only 37.83 per cent of the targeted 15.17 lakh cubic meters has been dredged in Jhelum and flood spill channel in Kashmir valley, where 43,800 trees have been axed to clear the embankments of the river. Officials here today said that 5.74 lakh cubic meters have been dredged, against a target of 15.17 lakh cubic… Read More
Beachgoers rejoice! The largest beach-widening project ever undertaken on the Outer Banks is two weeks ahead of schedule two weeks after it began. Operations began May 23 on the 1.7 miles due for widening in Duck. Three dredges pumping up to 5,000 cubic yards of sand an hour have completed two sections totaling about 3,100… Read More
After losing precious one year to excuses, authorities have expedited the dredging process in river Jhelum for its timely completion. Official records accessed by Greater Kashmir reveal that in May 2017, the dredging was carried for eighteen to twenty hours in Sopore. However, in Srinagar, 278 hours were lost as dredgers were not allowed to… Read More
It would drop the price tag from around $700 million to $484 million. JAXPORT is moving forward with plans to dredge 11 miles of the harbor- two miles fewer than their initial plan called for. The scaled back project was first floated about two years ago, but JAXPORT now confirms to WOKV that it is… Read More
DREDGING of Trinity Inlet could begin next year with the State Government pledging $120 million to bring a new breed of cruise ships into the Port of Cairns. Treasurer Curtis Pitt (right) will put to rest years of delays and uncertainty when he unveils the Cairns Shipping Development funding bombshell today. The project will widen… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district office in Detroit announced this week that it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region, including an allocation for the Grand Haven harbor. “I am glad to see the Army Corps continue to recognize the economic importance… Read More
A recent allocation of more than half a million dollars to the Sabine-Neches Waterway is a “federal green light” to begin work soon on a $1 billion dredging project, according to Navigation District General Manager Randall Reese. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced late last month it intends to use $557,000 in federal discretionary… Read More
When it comes to Knapps Narrows, the name says it all. The narrowing of the Knapps Narrows channel has been a concern of local Tilghman Island residents and business owners, especially in a community that relies on a maritime economy. The channel connects the Choptank River to the mid-Bay. Silting there has drastically reduced water… Read More
A 10-cent tax increase to pay for beach nourishment is on the table in Oak Island. During a pair of presentations during a Monday special meeting, Moffatt & Nichol hydraulic engineer Johnny Martin laid out the town’s dilemma and town financial adviser Doug Carter of DEC Associates laid out a series of options to pay… Read More
Congressman Fred Upton and local leaders explained Monday just how impactful regular dredging of the Saint Joseph Harbor is for Berrien County. “Using the money, frankly, from the Harbor Maintenance Fund keeps our communities alive, and obviously, a huge impact on jobs,” said Upton, who represents Michigan’s 6th District. At Dock 63 in Benton Harbor,… Read More
The southern tip of Estero Island has a mysterious vessel floating offshore: a long rig with strange equipment. The West Coast Inland Navigational District began the dredging of Big Carlos Pass on Thursday. WCIND is removing approximately 60,000 square feet of sand from Big Carlos Pass to create a 10-foot deep channel connecting the Back… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district in Detroit says it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region. District engineer Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue says the funding will be used for the most critical needs at six harbors. Locations of dredging projects scheduled for… Read More
Harbor improvement projects totaling more than $5 million are coming to Ashtabula County, according to a statement from U.S. Rep. David Joyce. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will start breakwater repair projects in Ashtabula and Conneaut and also dredge the Grand River in Fairport Harbor, Joyce (R-Bainbridge Township) said in the statement. As part… Read More