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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
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