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The Surfbreak Protection Society is appealing against Lyttelton Port of Christchurch’s dredging resource consents because it says the company failed to adequately measure existing baseline conditions. The port company said the appeal, along with Ng?i Tahu’s, would delay cruise ship visits because some dredging would be required around a new proposed berth area. Surfbreak’s appeal… Read More
The Port of Dover has today launched a campaign to push for the Goodwin Sands to be dredged. The scheme, Deliver for Dover, is the latest episode in the authority’s bitter row with the pressure group Goodwin Sands SOS (Save Our Sands) which wants the area left untouched. The port authority, describing GSSOS’s campaign as… Read More
Environmentalists are encouraging people to attend a meeting in New York City this week about the Hudson River Superfund cleanup. The Environmental Protection Agency is holding a meeting in Manhattan on Wednesday to discuss the agency’s recent review of how well the $1.7 billion dredging project is working. In its review, the agency said that… Read More
The Royal Navy’s new £3bn aircraft carrier is expected to arrive in its home port within weeks, the Defence Secretary has confirmed. HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to sail into Portsmouth following extensive preparations at the naval base. The exact date is weather-dependent but is expected to be no later than 22 August. The 65,000-tonne… Read More
The long-pending project to dredge the four major reservoirs, which act as a lifeline for the city’s water supply, will be taken up in September and October. The combined storage at the reservoirs at Poondi, Cholavaram, Red Hills and Chembarambakkam has touched its lowest and is at a mere 98 mcft, against the total capacity… Read More
When the Seastreak ferry recently broke down, it had to tie up at the State Pier for repairs. This in turn displaced the Voyager, a 130-foot fishing vessel, which had to move to Leonard’s Wharf, where boats are already moored five-deep. “We need updated infrastructure. When you have a 130-foot boat tied to a pier… Read More
The Terrebonne Parish Council plans to vote Monday on whether to spend $1.5 million to dredge the Houma Navigation Canal later this year. The dredging would bring the canal to the 18-foot depth that Congress has authorized. Parish President Gordon Dove said the Army Corps of Engineers is putting up $1 million while the parish… Read More
THE Spanish Ministry for Agriculture, Fishing, Food and the Environment has agreed to spend €347,000 to clean up the Rio Segura in Rojales. In association with the Segura Hydrographic Confederation (CHS), they will be working to remove the build up of sediment caused by the severe storms in December which has restricted the flow of… Read More
Dunkirk star Sir Mark Rylance has launched a damning attack on plans to dredge a sandbank that is the final resting place of dozens of Battle of Britain airmen. The Oscar-winning actor questioned what ‘outcry’ there would be ‘if it was announced France was going to dredge the sands of Dunkirk to make concrete and… Read More
In the wake of release of toxic waste into the sea from the contaminated inner channel of Thengaithittu fishing harbour during dredging work which was carried out to operationalise the port, Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has requested Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy to hold consultation with the elected representatives and all stakeholders to arrive at an… Read More
The Board of Commissioners continued an executive session Friday morning that was started following Thursday’s lengthy public meeting. The commissioners met in closed session to discuss a strategy going into court-ordered negotiations with the state Department of Environmental Protections and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday morning. All beaches, except for… Read More
Some environmental groups are trying to halt the deepening of the Port of Coos Bay. Thursday, the Oregon Supreme Court agreed to review a petition from environmental groups challenging a Court of Appeals opinion, which upheld the Department of State Lands’ (DSL) decision to issue a permit crucial to the Jordan Cove LNG project as… Read More
A group of residents included in one of the city’s first special tax districts created to pay for neighborhood dredging wants its money back. In a lawsuit filed in federal court, six homeowners in Chesopeian Colony said the city “gerrymandered” the community to get enough support for a special tax that pays for clearing waterways… Read More
A decision by a contractor in a major infrastructure scheme in West Cork to “keep the public informed” of its progress has been lauded by a TD as the way forward. Civil engineering contractors Wills Bros Ltd has reported “significant progress” on a €16m flood relief scheme in Bandon. The company is confident of continued… Read More
East Chicago remains a concern for local environmentalists as public outcry has temporarily stalled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from receiving a permit that would allow storage of toxic sludge from the Indiana Harbor and Shipping Canal in the city. For longtime environmentalist Colleen Aguirre, it’s familiar territory. She was part of the opposition… Read More