Representatives from the Port of Grays Harbor gave a presentation at Monday’s Hoquiam City Council meeting detailing continued growth and profitability, and that led to some tough questions from community members and councilmembers. Port public affairs manager Kayla Dunlap spoke on the Deeper Draft celebration to be held Dec. 14 in the Port commission chamber…. Read More
The Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor’s new dredge, the Twin Lakes, will cost an estimated $1 million more than originally plan for the custom-made vessel. The new dredge, delivered to and assembled at the harbor in June, replaced the 30-year-old Seabright, which was sold for reuse for $5,000. The Twin Lakes construction and delivery originally… Read More
An environmental group’s High Court challenge to force a halt to sand dredging in Lough Neagh has failed. Friends of the Earth challenged the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affiars’ decision to issue an enforcement notice to stop sand extraction at the Lough rather ordering it to stop immediately in 2015. Planning permission has… Read More
Napier Port now plans to lodge its resource consent applications for the proposed wharf development and phased dredging project in the first half of 2017, so it can do further work to confirm the best locations for disposal of dredged material. Napier Port had planned to submit its applications to Hawke’s Bay Regional Council before… Read More
China will invest aid money and technical assistance in a flood control and river management project to help end perennial flooding in some parts of this city and in two towns of Maguindanao along the downstream Mindanao River. Engineer Wang Chong of the China National Electric Engineering Company (CNEEC) said major river management project and… Read More
Cleanup of the Fox River concluded for the season this week with the news the dredging and capping operation will extend one more year than originally thought. This was to have been the second-to-last season for PCB cleanup that began in 2009, but Tetra Tech, the prime contractor for cleanup, determined the operation will need… Read More
THE proposed dredging of the shallow access channel at Kuala Baram river mouth should be able to restore Miri Port of its status as a premier deep-sea port. Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting said the proposed move would also turn Kuala Baram Industrial Estate into a vibrant and successful industrial area. “Big vessels sail to Bintulu with… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unsealed bids for the planned Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet beach replenishment project on time last Friday. Steven Rochette, spokesman for the Corps’ Philadelphia district, told Shorebeat on Monday that three companies – Weeks Marine, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, and Manson Construction – submitted bids for the… Read More
Of 59 Eastern Shore of Virginia waterways studied, 22 are in need of immediate maintenance — and more than one third of channels in the waterways have sections with no more than three feet of depth at mean low water, according to a recently completed report. Additionally, 81 percent of the waterways studied need permit… Read More
The gift giving holidays are just around the corner, and Rehoboth and Dewey officials have received word they’ll be getting their favorite gift of all – a new beach. During a preconstruction meeting Nov. 16, Rehoboth and Dewey officials were told by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives that beach replenishment should begin on Rehoboth’s… Read More
A pair of unrelated dredging projects in Manistique will increase ship navigability in the city’s inner harbor and remove contaminated sediments from sections of the Manistique River. The first of the projects is being run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District. The primary goal of the USACE’s project is to make… Read More
Clogged marina which had been a thorn in the side of disgruntled residents and boaties, is scheduled to be dredged in January. Place Projects agent and spokesman for the project Bruce Goddard said optimism was starting to spread about the resort’s future. “We have had a lot of positive feedback and the only negatives we’re… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Arcadia, Wisconsin, will host a community meeting to solicit public input on the scope of its Arcadia flood risk management feasibility study. The meeting will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Arcadia High School auditorium, 765 Raider Dr., Arcadia…. Read More
The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 10 (DPWH-10) maintained that it was the sole agency in the country that is allowed to dredge rivers, contrary to a resolution passed by the city council here that the local government should immediately de-silt the Cagayan River to prevent massive flooding. Through its spokesperson Vinah… Read More
A $2.95-million Sarnia Harbour dredging project should wrap up by years end. Director of Economic Development and Corporate Planning Peter Hungerford says 38,000 cubic m of non-contaminated sediment is being removed and spread on 38,000 sq.m of land just north of Telfer Rd. near Chris Hadfield Airport. Spreading it near the city owned airport with… Read More