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A pipeline struck by a dredging company Monday afternoon (Sept. 5) about 12 miles from Grand Isle has been secured, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The accident in Bay Long, which is about 12 miles east of Grand Isle, resulted in the spill of about 5,300 gallons of crude oil into the water. The… Read More
In 2003, the town dredged 47,000 cubic yards of sand and silt from its canals. It also picked up most of the $2.4 million tab for that project out of its general fund. Next time, individual property owners might face higher individual assessments for such an undertaking. Consultant Cliff Truitt, chief engineer of Taylor Engineering,… Read More
The ambitious Rs 399 crore Jhelum dredging project to increase the flow of the river has been moving at snails pace as the mechanical dredgers have been able to dredge only 1.4 lakh cubic metres (cum) of silt as against the overall target of 16 lakh cum. The devastating floods of September 2014 had caused… Read More
Lido and Siesta Key residents will have to wait until Oct. 1 to find out whether or not the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will grant permits for a city of Sarasota plan to dredge Big Pass to renourish Lido Key. The FDEP filed the 30-day extension Friday. The state agency has been reviewing the… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency is underestimating the cost to clean up the Portland Harbor Superfund site by as much as 100 percent, according to Portland environmental services officials. The City of Portland has submitted its comments on the EPA’s $746 million plan to decontaminate the polluted Portland Harbor Superfund site and other areas of the… Read More
From 5 September to 31 December 2016, dredging works are being carried out in the foreshore of ST Marine Yard at Benoi Basin. According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.94, the works will be conducted 24 hours daily – including Sundays and Public Holidays – along the line joining… Read More
The mighty Brahmaputra River has, from 1920 to 2008, wiped out over 4,000 square kilometres of land area at a rate of 80 sq kms per year, destroying more than 2500 villages and affecting more than five million people in Assam. Assam’s water resources department has identified 25 vulnerable and very severe erosion-prone sites and… Read More
It’s a comforting thought — a canal that whisks high water from the Comite River into the Mississippi, reducing destructive flooding from Central and north Baton Rouge down through Denham Springs and even parts of Ascension Parish. But to build the long-delayed Comite River Diversion Canal, construction crews will have to dig up and trample… Read More
The Santa Cruz Port District’s old dredge, the Seabright, has been disassembled and trucked away after being decommissioned and put up for sale at $10,000 as salvage material in June. The dredge was purchased by Camenzind Dredging of Palo Alto for $5,000. Camenzind plans to reassemble and put Seabright back in service as part of… Read More
Carl Shoffstall has walked Lido Beach nearly every morning for 14 years. “It’s the most beautiful place on the earth as far as I’m concerned,” said Shoffstall. Over time though, he’s watched his slice of paradise slowly wash away, as the shoreline continues to shrink. “We need the sand,” said Shoffstall. “It’s at a critical… Read More
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is looking to allay fears over dredged material from Furey’s Creek dumped at an authorised cleanfill site recently. The district council carried out soil sediment test on the material after it was contacted by Forest and Bird which expressed concerns over the dumped soil. Thames and Coromandel Area Manager Greg Hampton… Read More
Silt continues to build in boat slips and channels, a significant problem for a city whose economy relies on tourism and the water. For some, the ongoing effort to dredge the entire back bay of the city can’t pay off soon enough. “We need it dredged. The water depth is just to the point where… Read More
Meridian Port Services (MPS) has secured the required financing to execute the Tema Port Expansion Project, enabling the development of an ultra-modern state-of-the-art port facility at Ghana’s primary commercial hub. The project, valued at USD1.5billion, in addition to serving Ghana, will also expand trade flows and links across West Africa. Meridian Port Services Limited is… Read More
As Hurricane Hermine moves up the Eastern Seaboard, the state announced Friday its plans to beef up beach protection in the Atlantic City area. The Absecon Island project is intended to reduce damage to 8.1 miles of beachfront from Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Inlet. More than 3.8 million cubic yards of sand is anticipated… Read More
As part of its efforts to enable handling of larger vessels in ports, the Union Shipping Ministry has undertaken an exercise of dredging the existing ports, a senior official said today. The ministry expects at least four ports in the country to be able to handle bigger ships in the next three years. “We are… Read More