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U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King were joined by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in penning a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging the federal organization to move forward with critical dredging projects for York Harbor and the Saco River, which the coalition called the economic lifeblood for many coastal communities. In… Read More
It’s almost as if Florida decided to take the day off. A wispy breeze ruffles the tops of carefully selected native plants that decorate the sand dunes. The day’s humidity is blissfully absent for now, with temps in the low 70s. Only the cries of seabirds and murmurs of gentle waves arriving at the shore… Read More
Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined Colonel David A. Caldwell, Commander of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bob Martin, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection and Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger, to mark the beginning of construction for Phase II of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project… Read More
Backers of a Red River diversion project around the Fargo-Moorhead area say a Minnesota agency’s refusal to issue a work permit won’t be a factor for many years and construction should go forward on the North Dakota side. Diversion opponents say they might ask a judge to halt the start of construction. The U.S. Army… Read More
A ship lost a dredging pipe in the shipping channel between the Dames Point Bridge and the Mayport ferry area, closing down the channel from about 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening. A Coast Guard spokesperson says the organization was forced to close down the channel to shipping traffic on the St. Johns River… Read More
As part of an ongoing feasibility study on dredging a deeper channel into Blue Hill Harbor, the Army Corps of Engineers had five test holes dug on October 12 by M.E. Astbury and Son. The holes were strategically placed to ensure that contaminants were “not dominant,” Blue Hill Selectman Jim Schatz said at an October… Read More
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is likely to resume its Karnaphuli River capital dredging work soon after three years of suspension following legal complexities. After getting green signal from the Ministry of Law (MoL), CPA has proceeded with the project, and appointed consultants from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). It is reported… Read More
One year after dredging up an unsightly sandbar below Morehouse Dam, city officials are preparing to go back and do it again. The sandbar, which City Engineer Kyle Skov blamed on the 2006 reconstruction of the dam and subsequent floods in 2010 and 2014, was removed in September 2015 when city workers used backhoes and… Read More
With the State Government having a target to export seafood products worth Rs 20,000 crore, it plans to modernise the Paradip Fishing Harbour soon. Department of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (DoFARD) Secretary Bishnupada Sethi chaired the seventh governing body meeting of the Management Society of the fishing harbour held here on Wednesday which decided… Read More
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) is pleased to announce that the City of Boise, Idaho chose it to design a Mud Cat 40E Custom (MC-40EC) dredge for the city’s innovative Dixie Drain Phosphorous Offset Project. Boise will use the MC-40EC dredge to remove phosphorous from the Boise Watershed. Boise selected the MC-40EC due to Mud Cat’s… Read More
Noise, smell and effects on oyster leases were some of the main concerns voiced by Murrells Inlet residents and business owners during a public meeting Oct. 17 about the upcoming dredging project in Murrells Inlet. About 50 people came out to the Murrells Inlet Community Center to hear about the project, which is one of… Read More
The Flood Relief Minister says The Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group is evaluating the merits of ‘localised dredging’. Sean Canney has also told the Dáil that a trial reduction in water levels at Lough Allen will be introduced this winter to help prevent flooding along the Shannon. He’s been responding to questions… Read More
The Decatur city council has approved a $30 million bond to continue funding for dredging Lake Decatur. The program will eventually cost $91 million over several years. Once finished, the Lake Decatur water supply will increase by 30 percent. Source: Fox Illinois
Dredging works at Sabetta seaport and at the seaway canal in the Gulf of Ob scheduled for 2016 have been completed in full, says press center of FSUE Rosmorport. The scope of dredging performed this year totaled 17.5 mln cbm. The works involved 23 units of equipment. The works resulted in creation of a water… Read More
Hurricane Matthew did a number on Hilton Head Island’s beaches — accelerating erosion, wiping out dunes and forcing contractors to redo some of the restoration work that had been completed before the storm, town officials say. The good news: Contractor Weeks Marine Inc. should be back on the job by Wednesday and is positioned to… Read More