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Two more business leaders in Falmouth’s marine sector have pledged their support to plans to dredge a deep water channel into the port’s docks. When asked about their stance on Falmouth Harbour Commissioners’ application for a licence to dredge by town councilllors, Paul Wickes, chief executive of the Cornwall Marine Network, and Diccon Rogers, director… Read More
DREDGING of the Cairns shipping channel is to be fast-tracked to allow cruise ships up to 300m-long to dock at the city’s port in a project that is estimated to cost $120 million. Treasurer and Mulgrave MP Curtis Pitt said the revised proposal would slash the amount of dredging from 4.4 million cubic metres to… Read More
A large-scale South End beach nourishment project is still several years away, but the approval process is inching along. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published the final draft of an environmental study Friday that critiques proposals from the town and Palm Beach County to place sand on the shore and in the water south… Read More
An emergency dredging project at Plum Island Point has been approved by state authorities and work could start by the end of next week, city officials say. The work will be done near piers owned by the Charos family boating enterprise, at the end of the island on 82nd Street. The family owns the Captain’s… Read More
The Varuna Corridor project is taking a shape in Varanasi. Five hydraulic amphibian excavators have been engaged for dredging in the Varuna. Beautification of the newly built ghats and pathways on both sides of the river is to be taken up. The mud obtained in the process of channelization will be treated and erosion control… Read More
Officials planning the Murrells Inlet dredging project, set to begin in September, have decided on an alternative method of disposing spoils material. Georgetown County Administrator Sel Hemingway said although the original plan was to construct a spoils site for material that is not appropriate for placing on local beaches, after recent discussions with the U.S…. Read More
Dredging crews are preparing to begin an $18 million River Raisin cleanup project that will mark the final phase of a nearly 30-year endeavor that began with the discovery of dead catfish in a basket. Almost 25,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment in an area that encompasses less than two acres will be dredged from… Read More
Plans to widen several Outer Banks beaches next year will come with extra precautions to protect sea turtles because the projects are being done in the summer months when dredging costs are cheaper, officials say. The Virginian-Pilot newspaper reports that Duck, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Buxton are planning to beef up their beaches… Read More
A federal government-funded massive dredging project will be undertaken for a long stretch of silted Sarawak River up to Kuching Port Pending terminal here. The project, estimated to cost some RM360mil, will cover a 23.4km-long navigational channel from the Pending terminal to Tanjung Po. According to Kuching Port Authority (KPA) general manager Rosli Saup, the… Read More
Approximately 919,000 cubic yards of material have been removed as part of an Indiana Harbor and Canal dredging project that began in 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the East Chicago Waterway Management District shared that information during a meeting last week to update residents on the project. Mike Nguyen, project manager for… Read More
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The Environment Agency is due to spend between four and five weeks dredging the river in Cockermouth. It will start work in the next fortnight and plans to remove gravel from the River Derwent upstream and downstream of Gote Bridge. The area will be fenced off for public safety. The Environment Agency has agreed to… Read More
Funding from Government for the dredging in the Belize Harbour has been approved and works are to start very soon. As you heard yesterday, Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia and State Minister in Investment Tracey Panton both said that GOB is committed to assisting financially with this major siltation problem, one that has been plaguing… Read More
Gov. Rick Snyder and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne want to boost trade in the Great Lakes by building a second large lock in Sault Ste. Marie and dredging a key river that drains Lake Superior. Building the lock is the main priority in the Michigan-Ontario maritime strategy. Other priorities include dredging the St. Marys River… Read More
Council tax payers could be asked to help foot the bill for flood protection in Somerset. The Somerset Rivers Authority, set up to tackle flooding after the devastating winter of 2013-14 , could be given the power to ask for a share of council tax under proposed legislation. Cllr John Osman, chairman of the SRA,… Read More