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The first stage of dredging in the water area of the specialized seaport “Olvia” was completed. Last time operating dredging in the port was conducted in 2007, reports UkrAgroConsult. Currently estimated total amount of performed works on operational deepening is 31 600 cubic meters. According to technical specification, the overall dredging is more than 99… Read More
The Borno State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has gone far in ongoing dredging of Rivers to prevent perennial flooding during rainy seasons in different parts of Maiduguri, the State’s highly populated capital. The work is being carried out on the orders of Governor Kashim Shettima who approved the release of funds about two… Read More
After the contractor failed to complete the dredging of the river Jhelum in time, the state government has decided to procure dredging machines and take the entire project in its own hands. Earlier this week, Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), Mohammad Hanief Lone, met with the officials of Union Ministry of Water Resources… Read More
Eight municipalities near the boundary between Allegheny and Washington counties are joining forces to alleviate flash flooding within their borders. Bridgeville council last week agreed to advertise an ordinance to join seven other towns to create the Robinson Run-Chartiers Creek Municipal Watershed Alliance. The other municipalities pledging to sign onto the agreement are Robinson in… Read More
A major £6.8million scheme to replenish the coastine near Skegness will helping reduce flood risk to thousands of homes and businesses. The Environment Agency’s annual flagship Lincshore scheme gets underway on Monday and involves dredging sand from the seabed and pumping it onto the beach, replacing levels lost to the sea during the winter. This… Read More
A $3 million dredging project and a $6.4 million upgrade to the port of Searsport are on the Maine Department of Transportation work plan for 2018 and 2019. The Dredge Report The planned dredging project would not expand the shipping channel or shipping berths at Mack Point in Searsport. The plan is to dig out… Read More
Baltimore County hopes to remove about 50,000 cubic yards of sediment and silt from Bird River and Railroad Creek, starting in 2020, in a dredging project estimated to cost upward of $4.5 million. The initiative aims to help homeowners and recreational boaters along the county’s eastern waterfront, improving boating navigation and safety, said County Executive… Read More
Proponents of a long-awaited Goshen Dam Pond dredging project got some good news this month with the announcement that the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has awarded $100,000 in grant funding toward the project. According to Mark Reiter, head of the DNR’s Fish and Wildlife Division, the grant was one of 11 Lake and River… Read More
Keith Amirault, Commodore of Digby’s Royal Western Nova Scotia Yacht Club, applauds the Digby Port Harbour Association’s plans to dredge the harbour and says it’s much needed. He also says his marina needs the same. Amirault says the club has been in talks with likeminded parties that dredging would be good news for the yacht… Read More
When the Siesta Key Association filed a motion in one of two legal proceedings surrounding a proposal to dredge Big Pass, the court received a response from six of the seven involved parties. The only one that didn’t respond? The city of Sarasota. When Lido Key residents found out, they were discouraged. Residents who have… Read More
An updated agreement with the state will allow inlet-dredged sand to be placed on town beaches farther south of what is now permitted, officials say. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges the Lake Worth Inlet every two years to maintain the navigational channels. The federal agency has been placing the dredged sand on island… Read More
With a growing number of slips at the Town Marina unusable due to mud getting deeper (and water, therefore, shallower), Clinton has applied for Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) grant that will allow for dredging and repairs to the boat launch that, if approved, will begin in 2018. The Board of Selectmen… Read More
The expert commission of the State Environmental Impact Assessment has granted EIA approval for maintenance dredging project (2017-2024) in the basin of the Port of Kaliningrad, FSUE Rosmorport said. The annual dredging of the seaport access channels is required due to natural sedimentation. The project includes dredging annually up to 1.25 million cbm of materials… Read More
North Shore Road resident Maureen Merrigan often enjoys Greer Island, also known as Beer Can Island. She walks its beaches. She fishes and paddles kayaks in its cove. As sand has built up on the island’s east side, nearly connecting it with the mainland, it has become more difficult for her to enter the lagoon… Read More
At the end of March 2017 the Petr Sablin dredger arrived at the Volga-Caspian Marine Canal site 138-139 km and on the 1st of April started repairing dredging operations, says FSUE Rosmorport. According to the activity schedule for dredging operations the Astrakhan Branch expects to extract 1,1 mln cbm of the bottom soil with the… Read More