They were never in it for the money, said Bay Head oceanfront homeowners who tried to block a $128 million beach replenishment project from their town. But after losing their case, the homeowners who sank up to $8 million of their own money into improving a stone seawall after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 are facing… Read More
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton plan to hold talks on the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion, which was recently put on pause by a federal judge at the request of Minnesota regulators. On Friday, Sept. 8, the day after Judge John R. Tunheim issued a preliminary injunction on the $2.2 billion flood-protection… Read More
A 376-crore bid submitted by a consortium comprising a Chinese firm to dredge the Wular lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, has foxed policy managers and the industry alike. The lake, spread over 125 sq km, acts as a natural flood reservoir for Jhelum River. Dredging the heavily-silted Wular lake is key to a… Read More
CAMPAIGNERS HAVE VOICED their concerns about the safety of the Dublin Bay porpoise as Dublin Port commences dredging. The Dublin Port Company (DPC) plans to remove up to a million tonnes of material from the port and dump it near Howth in order to keep the port deep enough for large naval vessels. DPC says… Read More
A massive clean-up is taking place along the Grand Union Canal in the Anglia region. The Canal and River Trust is spending £650,000 on dredging silt and debris with the idea is of making navigation easier for canal users. Seven miles of the Grand Union Canal is going to be dredged in an operation that… Read More
A pilot floating PV system is being installed at De Slufter, the depot for contaminated dredging spoil on the western edge of Rotterdam’s port area. Dutch water management agency Rijkswaterstaat, which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, and Port of Rotterdam Authority announced the start of works for the project…. Read More
Welcome aboard the Machiavelli, the backhoe dredge that will remove about 230,000 cubic metres of material from Eden’s Twofold Bay. The Magnet was fortunate enough to take an up-close look on board and below the deck to see Heron Construction Company’s largest dredge in action. As part of the $44million Eden Breakwater Wharf Extension project,… Read More
Each day, ocean-going ships pass up the Columbia River on their way to ports in Washington and Oregon. These vessels load and unload goods for import and export and in 2015 exports on this stretch of the river totaled 11 million tons. In order for the ships to move up the relatively shallow river, the… Read More
The Assam government will send a team of mechanical engineers of Water Resources department to Bangladesh for training to enchance knowledge about dredging of Brahmaputra and Barak river. During a meeting to discuss about dredging of Brahmaputra and Barak river with senior officials of the state Water Resources department in his office chamber at Assam… Read More
The construction programme supporting the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour, the most important port for offshore vessels in the UK, has passed a significant milestone in the commencement of dredging operations. The construction project, which began in May this year with the development of a north breakwater access road and the start of work on the… Read More
THE long awaited dredging of the Gold Coast’s Coomera River is on track after the awarding of a multimillion-dollar contract to a local company to build a new management facility. In a report from April The Gold Coast Bulletin said the decade-long battle to dredge the river so it could be opened up for super… Read More
Work to dredge the harbour at Burry Port in Carmarthenshire is beginning as part of a £2m improvement project. A trial water injection dredging operation aims to move silt into the estuary to increase the harbour’s depth and make it accessible to more boats. The 300-berth marina has a 50% occupancy and the council hopes… Read More
A flood defence scheme for Comrie costing around £24 million has been approved by Perth and Kinross Council. The decision was made by the local authority’s environment, enterprise and infrastructure committee, when councillors agreed to press ahead with various flood prevention measures for the village, which was hit by devastating floods in 2012 and more… Read More
Judge John Tunheim, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, ruled Thursday, Sept. 7 that construction on the proposed Fargo-Moorhead Diversion must immediately cease and desist. The ruling is the latest milestone in the five-year battle for the more than $2.1 billion project. Supporters of the Richland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority, partnered with the Minnesota… Read More
The ongoing Absecon Island beach fill and dune project has been completed in Ventnor and will move to Longport next week. Meanwhile, as ponding continues to be an issue following recent rain and water is being pumped to the ocean by the subcontractor, the city of Margate is negotiating a proposal for a permanent solution… Read More