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Clearance of a 70-year build-up of silt that boaters claim has made one of Scotland’s most popular canals virtually unnavigable is finally under way, The Scotsman has learned. New machines are dredging and cutting back weeds on the Union Canal between Falkirk and Edinburgh at the start of a determined effort by Scottish Canals to… Read More
On a 75-degree afternoon in Kure Beach, sunbathers unfolded their chairs on sand that days before was sitting on the ocean floor. Behind them lay the barrel-width metal pipes that had pumped in the beach and a few hundred yards away a small herd of bulldozers was spreading still more sand. But if the weather… Read More
For the first time since 2009, major dredging will occur this summer in Matanzas Pass, giving relief to the boats that travel along the federal channel and sometimes bottom out. “Right now, by the point (of Estero Island’s northern tip) I’d say it’s about only 8 or 9 feet deep at low tide,” said Dennis… Read More
People in downtown Hannibal have likely noticed a crane reaching into the sky. The equipment is helping with a Board of Public Works project, according to Mathew Munzlinger of the BPW. “As part of our water system improvement project we’re putting in a line from the water plant back to the river to drain all… Read More
West Maui Rep. Angus McKelvey wonders why Gov. David Ige is sitting on funds to dredge the Lahaina Harbor channel. Lawmakers have already approved $2,250,000 for the emergency dredging to remove rock and sediment that has accumulated in the harbor channel, posing navigational hazards for vessels – especially at low tide. The project also includes… Read More
Residents of Burnt Store Isles appear to agree that areas of the rim canal in the community need dredging, but the matter of paying for the project continues to ignite debate. The BSI Canal Advisory Committee decided last year to proceed with a dredging project that could ultimately cost upwards of $700,000. To finance the… Read More
So you thought Ports of Auckland wasn’t extending its wharves? The port company is close to completing a 10 hectare expansion of its Fergusson container wharf, giving the terminal a much-needed third berth. Ports of Auckland ran into trouble last year when legal action brought by a lobby group forced it to down tools on… Read More
As opposition to a mitigation bank on Sarasota Bay grows, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is acknowledging its regulatory oversight is limited to “within the bank.” Long Bar Pointe LLLP, including Sarasota developers Larry Lieberman and Carlos Beruff — who announced his U.S. Senate bid in February — control the proposed 260-acre bank, including… Read More
A ROW has broken out after it emerged Canvey lake has still not been dredged- seven years after the idea was first put forward. Plans to dredge the lake, create a children’s play area, and add bridges were first discussed by Canvey Town Council back in 2009, with then-chairman Nick Harvey claiming his vision would… Read More
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The Port of Jacksonville will begin deepening its shipping channel in early 2017, port CEO Brian Taylor said Tuesday. The money to start the first phase of dredging isn’t in place yet. But it’s close. The Florida Department of Transportation’s five-year work program calls for the port to receive $35.5 million of the $40 million… Read More
On behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Van Oord began work on the widening of the Breeddiep waterway from 75 m to 300 m on February 15. During the work – which is scheduled for completion in late 2016 – inland vessels will still be… Read More
About three dozen people gathered in the community room of the Parklands at Cecilton complex Friday morning to hear the latest developments on the remediation of the Dredge Material Containment Area (DMCA) and building of a public water service line to the Pearce Creek communities. It was a different mood than the first meetings with… Read More
Due to a major mechanical failure of the dredge barge, Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has begun dredging Little Lagoon Pass just north of Lee Callaway Bridge by mechanical excavation. A long reach track hoe has been mobilized and has begun cutting the channel and stockpiling the excavated sand. Starting Monday, February 22 single axle… Read More