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Around 50 laden cargo vessels heading towards the northern region have been stranded near Paturia and Daulatdia ferry ghats for the last couple of days due to poor navigability in the Jamuna river. It is feared the current Boro cultivation in 16 northern districts might be disrupted as the cargo vessels ferry, among other goods,… Read More
Windhoek — The dredging of the Zambezi River that started in 2014 to deepen the river to allow for smooth sailing of a new ferry has stopped, as the newly commissioned multi-million-dollar dredger has since broken down. The dredger, that cost government nearly N$8 million, was commissioned in 2014 and was due to start dredging… Read More
The Port of Dover has fired the starting gun on its major Western Docks regeneration, with its first civils package worth £135m. The winning contractor will build two new berths, a new marina, a navigation channel with bridge and lock gates, as well as associated dredging and reclamation. The contractor will have to demonstrate experience… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has obtained all of North Beach’s easements for beach replenishment, which means the project will move forward in Surf City in mid-June, weather permitting, borough Councilman Peter Hartney announced at the Surf City Council’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 11. The town’s beaches were partially replenished during the original… Read More
A new contract will be issued, and the Coast Guard is expected to press J-Way to remove its dredge and pipe from the channel or face fines. With the start of the busy summer boating season on Martha’s Vineyard just around the corner, and dredging equipment still afloat in the narrow, sand-clogged Menemsha channel, the… Read More
Two Rivers City Council awarded a contract for dredging the outer harbor (between the piers and out into Lake Michigan) to Roen Salvage Co. of Sturgeon Bay at its May 16 meeting. Roen’s low bid for dredging 22,500 cubic yards of material and trucking it to the city’s disposal site west of town was $663,900…. Read More
Government auditors have recommended there could be a criminal investigation into fraud allegations about dredging at the Port of Ramsgate. The allegations concern funding the council received from the EU for a joint project between Ramsgate and Oostende port in Belgium to improve the capacity by dredging Ramsgate and building a new berth at Oostende…. Read More
Dredging underway at an east-central Kansas reservoir is being touted as important in ensuring that area’s water supply to customers who include a nuclear power plant. Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday directed the dredging of the John Redmond Reservoir near Burlington to begin. He calls it a significant step in preserving the water resource for… Read More
The Chairman Designate of Cowes Harbour Commission, David Riley, extends an invitation to all harbour users to attend a ‘Public Presentation & Review of the Cowes Outer Harbour Project’ on Thursday, 19th May at 1900 at the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) undertook a review of the Cowes Breakwater Project in… Read More
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has “serious concerns” about a $2 billion federal project that would protect Fargo from floods by diverting the water onto Minnesota land instead. The DNR has compiled a 568-page study of the proposed Fargo-Moorhead Diversion and the effect it would have on Minnesota’s water quality, environment and people. “The… Read More
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners will be hosting a public exhibition next Wednesday, May 25, to outline the reasons they are pushing forward with plans to dredge a deep water channel into the port. The exhibition will take place at The Poly, and is intended to help people understand the thinking behind the proposal to dredge and… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers is working to determine if the entrance channel to Stage Harbor in Chatham is needed this summer. The Corps will conduct a hydrographic survey to see if the dredging is required. The Federal Navigation Project provides an entrance channel 150 feet wide and 10 feet deep. The harbor shoals… Read More
Plans to dredge the Nottawasaga River are moving ahead. On Thursday, Wasaga Beach council’s coordinated committee received an update on the environmental assessment process that would give the municipality the tool it needed should it decide to go ahead with dredging certain parts of the river to keep it navigable. Public Works director Kevin Lalonde… Read More
Two options to reduce congestion on the A5036 will help the Port of Liverpool grow and deliver a Northern Powerhouse. A major upgrade to roads around the Port of Liverpool will help boost economic growth and deliver a Northern Powerhouse, Roads Minister Andrew Jones said. The minister viewed plans to reduce congestion on the A5036… Read More
Dredging is underway in Carolina Beach this week. The Army Corps of Engineers will is working on an eight day project pumping sand into the Carolina Beach Inlet. It costs $16,000 to dredge on one of these boats and while town leaders have been facing issues with funding they say it is a priority for… Read More