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The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has assured that mercenaries are in motion to begin construction works on the proposed Bakassi deep seaport.The facility, which is estimated to gulp $500 million and $800 million (about N300 billion) according to Ayade will boost banana exportation through the proposed world-class banana plantation in the state…. Read More
“We just want to see our beach come back. Basically, plain and simple, we want it restored to what it was,” declared businessman Michael Drakulich yesterday during a Gleaner Editors’ Forum at Jewels Dunn’s River in St Ann. Drakulich is one of several persons who claim that the value of beachfront properties they own has… Read More
The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will complete the eighth of 10 projects to lower the riverbed of the Delaware River in late August, which will allow the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) to increase its cargo capacity and create new employment opportunities in the area. The $350 million (current estimate) Army Corps of… Read More
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The long wait for dredging harbour and training centre at Antarvedi in East Godavari district seems to be coming to an end. The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) is keen on taking up the project as early as possible in the wake of AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, during his recent visit to Delhi… Read More
The congressman serving Tennessee District 3 who serves on the House Committee on Appropriations and the Energy and Water Subcommittee donned a pair of rubber boots Aug. 3 to get a close look at the dewatered Chickamauga Lock on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann trekked through the grit, grime and… Read More
Jawaharlal Nehu Port Trust, India’s busiest container handler, this week launched phase two of a Rs. 2,029 crore (approximately $310 million) dredging project by awarding a “project management” contract to domestic consulting group Tata Consultancy Engineering. The project calls for deepening JNPT’s 21-mile fairway to 15 meters (about 50 feet), allowing it to accept ships… Read More
Local and federal agencies say they have signed a deal that will clear a waterway to make it easier for Terrebonne Parish companies to move platforms and materials to and from the Gulf of Mexico oilfield. The Army Corps of Engineers and the parish Port Commission said today that they have signed an agreement that… Read More
The IFA’s Flood Project Chairman insists that dredging must be done on the Shannon in order to alleviate future flooding on farmland. Mayo farmer Padraic Joyce has taken over the role from Tom Turley, and says he doesn’t see a lot in draft CFRAM flood management plans for farmers. Draft flood plans for the Shannon… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will be hosting a public scoping meeting to discuss and seek input on the Western Everglades Restoration Project. Interested individuals, groups and agencies are encouraged to attend the meeting to provide comments and ask questions. Please note that the meeting is starting earlier than originally advertised. The… Read More
For the year 2016, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is to spend N13.4 Billion on dredging, purchase of equipment, travels, trainings, among others. Out of the amount, N5 Billion is for the Dredging of River Benue (Lokoja –Makurdi), N4 Billion for the Dredging of Lower River Niger (outstanding paymrnt to contractors 2012, 2013), N1… Read More
There won’t be any decision on disbanding of the St. Joseph River Harbor Authority for another two months. Berrien County Commissioners voted this week to table a decision until early October. Berrien County established the authority in 1995, and county officials have been talking in recent months about dissolving it. If that would happen, responsibility… Read More
A local push has convinced the federal government to at least consider arguments for building the remaining, proposed flood control projects to protect 2,000 parcels within the city of Napa. Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District officials want to continue a partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Areas such Soscol Avenue’s… Read More
The Mayors Council Rahway River Watershed Flood Control voted at a recent meeting held in Union to endorse the United States Army Corps of Engineers strategy for flood mitigation in the upper Rahway River. The plan is known as Alternative 4a, a revision of one of the 10 alternatives that were being evaluated since the… Read More
Five years after a study found Ithaca’s flood control system would fail during the type of rain storm engineers designed it to protect against — remedies for the potential flooding remain years away and underfunded. Sediment has filled so much of the flood control system the waterway would fail during a 100-year storm, sending floodwater… Read More