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Campaigners opposing plans to dredge a sandbank off the Kent coast have taken their fight to Downing Street. Dover Harbour Board (DHB) plans to use 2.5 million cubic metres of aggregate from Goodwin Sands for port expansion. Goodwin Sands SOS claims the site contains war graves and dredging it would also threaten a “unique seabed… Read More
The fiscal year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District ended on Sept. 30 and it was a year in which our Team of Professionals, alongside our partners, achieved on-the-ground benefits to restore America’s Everglades. The $127 million federal investment in fiscal year 2016 towards Everglades restoration provided essential funding to award critical… Read More
THE Penang government will dredge Sungai Pinang while waiting for the Federal Government’s approval of the RM350mil second phase flood mitigation project on the river. State Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the state government would hold discussions with the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) before works could be carried out. “I hope… Read More
The lawyer for five Margate homeowners suing to stop the Absecon Island beach replenishment project has asked a judge to prevent work from starting until the case can be heard. Meanwhile, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday it had two bids on the project, which would create new dunes in Longport, Margate and… Read More
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) is pleased to announce the successful launch of a Mud Cat™ Multi-Function Dredge (MFD) at the SouthBay Residential Development in Bismarck, North Dakota. The dredge will remove 20,000 cubic yards (15,290 m3) of sand and clay from a private residential lake where developers are busy constructing high-end single family homes situated… Read More
Crews have completed the first phase of a large-scale dredging project at an eastern Kansas reservoir. The Emporia Gazette reports that the John Redmond Reservoir dredging project, which began in May, involves dredging sediment from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir, which is a supply source to 19 communities and six industrial users. The… Read More
Campaigners against the dredging of the Goodwin Sands have labelled Dover Harbour Boards’s responses to the Marine Management Organisation as inadequate. The Save Our Sands campaign group held their latest public meeting at The Astor Theatre on Saturday following the reopening of the MMO’s public consultation until November 16. Member Fiona Punter updated a larger… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District has received a Section 408 permission request from the Port of Anchorage to modify an existing project using a phased approach. The request is for the North Extension Stabilization, Step 1. The work will result in a revision to the federal dredging limits. Section 408 authorizes the secretary… Read More
When it comes to the question of dredging a channel in the Currituck Sound to connect it to the boat basin at Currituck’s Heritage Park in Corolla, which includes the historic Whalehead Club, Currituck County officials are still not willing to take no for an answer. The county has sought permits to dredge the channel… Read More
Following the completion of beach replenishment in Harvey Cedars – in progress now as part of a locally funded project – contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. will move to Holgate for repairs, marking the conclusion of the current beachfill contract. Operations are slated to shift to Holgate, a section of Long Beach Township… Read More
A debt of over $15million approximately (N7billion) coupled with a probe by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, are currently stalling the controversial Calabar port channel dredging project. Disclosing this to a joint Committee of both Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Maritime Transport and National Council on Privatization,the Managing Director of the… Read More
The attorney for five Margate beachfront property owners who are suing the Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey DEP to stop the Absecon Island dunes project filed a civil action Friday asking the court to order the defendants to show cause why the project should not be halted until the matter is resolved…. Read More
The long-awaited dredging of the Mianus River began last week, scooping the first buckets of silt out of the channel in 31 years. The project was set to begin earlier but was delayed because of gusty weather . “The dredge equipment did get in on Friday the 21st really late at night,” said Mark Jackson,… Read More
Dhaka has assured Washington of fair competition in bidding process in the future for collecting dredgers and welcomed US companies to compete for deals, officials said. The assurance came as the US embassy in Dhaka in a recent letter to shipping minister Shajahan Khan sought cooperation ‘in awarding tender to a most qualified bidder’. “I… Read More
The federal government poured 26 million cubic yards of sand and $420 million onto beaches from Rhode Island to Virginia after hurricane Sandy in 2012. With 40 more shore protection projects in the planning pipeline through the 2030s, the Corps of Engineers could spend billions more in steady work for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock… Read More