A big dredging project on the Cedar River in Renton could help protect homes, roads and bridges from major flooding this winter. Crews plan to dredge more than 120,000 cubic yards of gravel and sediment from a 1.25 mile stretch of the river. That`s enough to fill about 1,600 swimming pools. “It’s a significant amount… Read More
Magellan Midstream Partners has announced plans to construct a new high-capacity marine terminal along the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena, Texas, to handle refined petroleum products, including various grades of gasoline and diesel fuel and renewable fuels. The new terminal will be built on nearly 200 acres of recently-acquired land. Magellan initially plans to build… Read More
Removing the accumulated sediment in Mountain View Lake –– a problem that is contributing to the growth of invasive Eurasian milfoil in the waterway –– is expected to cost roughly $2.5 million, the president of the environmental consulting firm overseeing the project told the Bellmont Town Board last week. EcoLogic President Elizabeth Moran said removing… Read More
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The $4.2 million repair works to the Nabouwalu Jetty has been completed. The maintenance done by Hall Pacific in the past four months included dredging and civil construction works. The company’s managing director, Cameron Hall, said the project — delivered on behalf of Fiji Roads Authority — had been successful in enabling the efficient delivery… Read More
Removing the accumulated sediment in Mountain View Lake –– a problem that is contributing to the growth of invasive Eurasian milfoil in the waterway –– is expected to cost roughly $2.5 million, the president of the environmental consulting firm overseeing the project told the Bellmont Town Board last week. EcoLogic President Elizabeth Moran said removing… Read More
The Barbados Port Inc. has not thrown in the towel concerning the alarming growth of sand in the mouth of the Careenage. In fact, said Harbour Master Richard Alleyne, they had accelerated their efforts by initiating Phase 2 of their combat plan. “Yes you would see the sand building up but the work hasn’t stopped…. Read More
The long-awaited deepening of the Napa River should start as early as mid-September and last six to nine weeks, according to federal officials overseeing the waterway’s first dredging project in nearly two decades. In a public forum Tuesday at the Napa Valley Yacht Club, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers outlined more details of the… Read More
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is holding a public information and environmental impact statement (EIS) preparation notice scoping meeting for the Ala Wai canal dredging and improvement project on Thursday July 21. Project components being considered include maintenance dredging of the Ala Wai Canal and a portion of the Manoa-Palolo drainage canal,… Read More
Land reclamation and dredging is almost finished on the south side lagoon in Himmafushi according to island council. This land is estimated to be 21.7 Hectare. The reclamation project was started on this month 4th by Van Oord Dredging and marine Contractors. Total of 130 million MVR is spent for land reclamation and revetment Himmafushi… Read More
The mayors of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., signed off last week on a public-private partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a $2.1 billion flood-control project along the Red River. But even as the signing ceremony was taking place, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was still debating whether it would… Read More
Massive siltation in the Karnaphuli River channel is hampering the operation in Chittagong port as the capital dredging in the river now hangs in the balance due to ‘legal complications’. During a recent visit to the Karnaphuli River, a UNB correspondent found that many chars (shoals) emerged on the riverbed near the riverbank from Karnaphuli… Read More
An agreement to build a coastal restoration ridge in Plaquemines Parish follows years of disagreements about how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority should work together on federal projects — disagreements that have slowed some projects and stopped others in their tracks. On Friday, the Corps and… Read More
A $2 million contribution by two local agencies will help dredge a canal that oilfield businesses depend on to transport platforms and materials to and from the Gulf of Mexico. Terrebonne Parish government and the local Port Commission are putting up a combined $2 million to have the Houma Navigation Canal dredged to a depth… Read More
The dredging of the access channel to the Port of Maputo to accommodate vessels with a sailing draft of up to 14.2 m on the tide, has commenced. The milestone of one million m3 of dredged material has already been achieved. The first of three dredgers mobilized by Jan de Nul Dredging Middle East FZE… Read More