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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
When the last bit of sediment of was hauled out of New Jersey waters this summer to deepen navigation channels, it ended a nearly three-decade project that saw enough dredged river mud and bedrock to fill MetLife Stadium 24 times. Lawmakers on Thursday joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Port Authority officials in… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers announced its finalized a plan to finish repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike that surround Lake Okeechobee. The Corps says they its moving as fast as they can to fix the dike. “We don’t want anyone hurt,” says Mary Ann Martin in Clewiston. Martin is a business owner and always… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Pomme de Terre Lake will host a Shoreline Management Plan scoping meeting from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Pomme de Terre Project Office. The Shoreline Management Plan for Pomme de Terre Lake establishes policy and furnished guidelines for the protection and preservation of the… Read More
Maintenance dredging at the Indian River Marina basin within Delaware Seashore State Park is scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 15, DNREC’s Divisions of Parks & Recreation and Watershed Stewardship announced today. The marina operates under the auspices of Delaware State Parks. Marina staff has been contacting affected slip holders this week about the dredging, providing… Read More
On land, Big Carlos Pass gives people easy access to Lovers Key State Park, but just below in the water is a much different story. “You can get hurt awful easy,” says Al Durrett, owner of Fish Tale Marina. “Very dangerous situation having shallow water.” Large boats are only able to use one lane to… Read More
An excavator dipped its huge claw into the water of Pompton Lake on Wednesday, pulled up a load of black, mucky sediment, let it drain briefly, then swiveled and dumped the load onto a patch of asphalt on the shoreline. Then it repeated the process. It was the first day of a long anticipated three-year… Read More
The New Jersey Senate and Assembly environment committees recently discussed Bill S311 (A2954), which would increase the amount annually credited to the Shore Protection Fund in support of beach replenishment and other projects to protect against erosion, coastal storm damage, shoreline migration and sea level rise. The bipartisan measure, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Van Drew… Read More
County supervisors on Aug. 23 awarded a $1.88 million construction contract to Earth Construction & Mining of Garden Grove, Calif. to handle the second phase of dredging portions of Lake Gregory. Trinity Construction of Blue Jay was the next highest bidder with a bid of $2.13 million. Summit Contracting of La Canada entered a bid… Read More
Rivers that burst their banks during the December floods are being dredged as preparations are made for the winter. The Environment Agency says it is planning to remove silt and debris from both the River Caldew and Little Caldew in Carlisle. Work is also continuing this week to remove 4,000 tonnes of gravel from the… Read More
Pasco County is preparing again to try its hand at dredging clean channels to the Gulf of Mexico. Its past efforts haven’t met with smooth sailing. A long-pursued dredging of Hudson Channel, completed more than a decade ago, never did stimulate a hoped-for redevelopment bonanza. Commissioners said it also failed to eliminate the wait by… Read More
Provincetown Marina LLC is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of engineers for proposed construction and dredging work in Provincetown Harbor. The company is looking to construct two docks, one 427 feet long and another 263 feet long. They will also serve as wave attenuators. Plans also call for the construction of 7… Read More
Despite the leak in the San Jacinto River Waste Pits cap last December, and the tests that found local water wells have been tested for dioxin, a known carcinogen found in the waste pits, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released a study finding that it may be best to just leave the… Read More