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A local investor group, Mirror Pond Solutions, is calling for the City of Bend to take more action to address the problem of sediment buildup in Mirror Pond. The City of Bend is calling into question the methods by which that group is basing its claims. On July 29, Jason Conger, attorney for Mirror Pond… Read More
The long-awaited dredging project to deepen the federal navigation channel and improve efficiency and reliability of navigation to and from Grays Harbor got under way Monday morning as crews began unloading equipment and setting up shop. American Construction Company, based out of Tacoma, has the $27 million contract to remove approximately 3.5 million cubic yards… Read More
There are days when Harbormaster Peter Silva can’t get the town’s largest rescue boat off the dock at the Town Landing because there isn’t enough water at low tide in that stretch of the Essex River. Those low-tide blues force Silva to Plan B, where he might have to opt for the 15-foot Whaler, or… Read More
The much delayed dredging work at Azhikkal port here, to deepen the channel draft, is expected to begin very soon, as the pipes to pump the sludge from the dredger has reached here. The pipes were brought from Gujarat and the work of joining them to the dredger, CSD Chadragiri, would begin soon so that… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced late Monday that it would dredge the upper reaches of the Cuyahoga River shipping channel where sediment has been piling up, forcing cargo ships to “light load” during deliveries to the ArcelorMittal steel mill. The Army Corps ended its year-long refusal to dredge on the condition that, if… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is on schedule to start dredging the Channel Islands Harbor later this year, Harbor Director Lyn Krieger told the Port Hueneme City Council on Monday. Congress has allocated $7.8 million for the project, Krieger told the council. That money will be used to move 1 million cubic feet of… Read More
The Sunset Beach Town Council has canceled its planned community meeting to discuss shoreline management because of the threat of Hurricane Matthew. The meeting was set for Saturday, Oct. 8. An alternate date has not been scheduled. Moffatt & Nichol, an engineering firm hired by the town, was to make a presentation and discuss proposed… Read More
The operations at liquefied natural gas terminal in Klaipeda seaport are suspended this week due to the upcoming dredging works. The Lithuanian port will be closed during the whole week, as dredging aims to clean the ground of the bottom, remove sand deposits and to ensure safe depth for the carriers. The cleaning operations will… Read More
The Inland Waterways Authority of India has floated three tenders for ferry vessels, dredging and the setting up of terminals on 16 km stretch of the Yamuna in the national capital. It has also sought permission from the National Green Tribunal for the works on the river. “We are looking at Yamuna very closely. We… Read More
As progress continues with the remediation of the Keuka Lake Outlet, officials are still unsure about what the future holds for the historic stone building located on the site. Although it is now dwarfed by the large white temporary fabric structure, New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) had previously completed stabilization work on the… Read More
The multi-year, $750 million cleanup of the Fox River will take longer than expected. The eighth year of PCB dredging on the river will conclude next month. The project was expected to be completed in 2017 but will now continue into 2018. It started in April, 2009, the largest river cleanup of its kind in… Read More
The long-awaited dredging of the Mianus River at Cos Cob Harbor is finally here — almost. The contractor working with the Army Corps of Engineers on the project is set to begin the week of Oct. 10, said project manager Jack Karalius. “We have already issued public notices and the town has been in contact… Read More
While the proposed shoreline project on Sea Island has battled against heated environmentalist opposition to gain state approval, the application to build a new beach on the resort island has sat stagnant at the next level. Sea Island Acquisition must still get approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before it can begin work… Read More
Signalling the Port City construction would soon be up and running, the first of the dredgers to work on the reclamation docked at the Colombo South Harbour yesterday, the company said in a statement yesterday. The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) mining license for the designated sand burrow area was obtained by the project…. Read More
Montauk residents and local legislators have told U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials that the proposed $1.16 billion Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point project is not enough to solve the problems of beach erosion and storm protection in the downtown Montauk area. The Army Corps held the last of four public hearings — the… Read More