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An emergency dredging project at Matanzas Pass is just a few weeks away from completion. The project has impacted the Fort Myers shrimping business, with many boats are stuck to the docks while sand is removed. “I think it’s critical, there’s a lot of jobs at stake, and it has to be done,” said Rick… Read More
According to Director Lynn Hohensee, the Port of Vinton could soon take advantage of the booming LNG industry in Calcaiseu and Cameron parishes. It fits the mantra of moving the port forward after being defeated at the polls in an April election that would have provided over $350,000 annually. There are other ways for the… Read More
Erosion is continuing to batter the Lake Michigan shores of Ogden Dunes and Portage this summer. As lake levels rise, beach along the two communities continues to disappear, affecting the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk and residents in Ogden Dunes. Officials, however, say moves have been made to find a long-term solution to the problem, which… Read More
The Sarawak Entrepreneur Association (SEA) welcomes the proposed dredging of the Sarawak River project by the Federal and Sarawak state government. Its president, Simon Wong, said that it would be a big boost to the local tourism industry as bigger cruise passenger ships could call on Kuching Port. “The bigger cruise vessels will carry about… Read More
A Bankfoot resident has questioned the worth of Perth and Kinross Council’s huge spend with private consultants over the years after they failed to come up with an “economically viable” flood prevention scheme for the village. Back in April the PA revealed how PKC spent over £7m with civil engineers Halcrow over a five-year period… Read More
A beach replenishment project is underway on Long Beach Island. The Liberty Island is a 315-ft long dredge used to pump sand onto the beach on LBI. It’s part of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $142-million beach replenishment project along the coast. As CBS2’s Meg Baker reported, it’s a rocky ride to the dredge… Read More
Senator Todd Kaminsky, along with the Office of Rep. Kathleen Rice, Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford, and the City of Long Beach hosted an informational forum last night, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) presented their plan for the future of the Barrier Island beaches,… Read More
If passers-by noticed a long vessel churning up water on the Mississippi River this week, they probably caught a glimpse of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers performing some channel maintenance. The process is called dredging, and a dredger vessel — which looks somewhat like a thin pontoon boat with a tugboat on the end… Read More
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https://govtribe.com/project/maintenance-dredging-of-savannah-and-brunswick-entrance-channels
http://www.southcarolinabids.com/bid-opportunities/2016/07/01/7140340-Murrells-Inlet-Dredging-Project-Parsonage-and-Main-Creeks.html
With many easements still outstanding, South Seaside Park has not been included in the first phase of the long-awaited northern Ocean County beach replenishment project. Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. is hoping to change that. He said Township Attorney Lauren Staiger is working closely with the state Department of Environmental Protection on obtaining easements through… Read More
An environmental group has “grossly overstated” the impact of sand dredging on Lough Neagh, a court has been told. It was not listed as a potential threat on one UK scheme that gave it protection. On another key EU scheme, it was listed as “not a major threat” to its protected status, a barrister claimed…. Read More