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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has begun testing its newly finished second set of locks with transits by the bulker Baroque on the Atlantic side of the canal. The 115,000 dwt vessel has been chartered for a series of trial runs in advance of the canal’s formal opening June 26. The new lock facilities rely… Read More
The city of Ironton has received approval from the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start an $830,000 riverfront improvement along the Ohio River, said Mayor Katrina Keith. The project is expected to start later this month, Keith said. Ironton City Council authorized Allard Construction Co. to do the work, which… Read More
The Port of Dillingham is ready for another busy fishing season. The docks are in and the dredging is finished. Harbormaster Jean Barrett says the US Army Corps of Engineers is removing more material from the port every year. “What we’ve noticed with the warmer winters we’ve been having, our mud and silt levels have… Read More
From 6 June and for approximately 7 months, dredging operations will be carried out within the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (F):(A) 22 deg. 17.709’N / 114 deg. 08.509’E(B) 22 deg. 17.546’N / 114 deg. 08.555’E(C) 22 deg. 17.277’N / 114 deg. 07.396’E(D) 22 deg…. Read More
For approximately 2 months, dredging operations will be carried out within the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (J):(A) 22 deg. 20.893’N / 114 deg. 07.176’E(B) 22 deg. 20.263’N / 114 deg. 07.389’E(C) 22 deg. 20.270’N / 114 deg. 07.415’E(D) 22 deg. 20.152’N / 114 deg…. Read More
We’re approaching the fourth summer season since Sandy made landfall in New Jersey and took a sizable chunk out of the state’s beaches. But the battle lives on between the state and oceanfront property owners who are opposed to a government-run beach replenishment project along their property. Gov. Chris Christie last week said it’s hard… Read More
A private group is stepping up its efforts to find a solution for the accumulation of silt in Bend’s Mirror Pond. Tuesday evening, the Bend Park & Recreation District Board approved an agreement with Mirror Pond Solutions LLC, a partnership between Bend businessmen Bill Smith and Todd Taylor. Smith, developer of the Old Mill District,… Read More
Downtime and maintenance expense on the lake dredge are growing costly, without much production being seen for the money so far this season. Currently dredging is at a standstill due to problems with the heat exchangers on the dredge boat. Only two full days of dredging have been done to date this season, and work… Read More
Ste. Genevieve County Presiding Commissioner Garry Nelson said he has contacted a couple of companies to see if they would be interested in bidding on becoming the next stevedore for the Port of New Bourbon. The New Bourbon Port Authority recently received a letter from Beelman River Terminals stating its intent to withdraw from the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District began dredging at Rochester Harbor on May 17 and will continue through mid-June. As part of the two-year, $1,722,500 contract awarded to Luedtke Engineering Co., of Frankfort, Michigan, 210,000 cubic yards of sediment will be dredged from the federal navigation channel this year. The contractor started working… Read More
Two major flood prevention schemes, costing a combined €22m, are to get under way in Co Cork within a couple of weeks. It’s expected a contractor will be appointed for the Bandon scheme within days and work on it will start by mid-July. Minister of State Seán Canney, who has special responsibility for flood relief… Read More
Boaters now have improved access to the lower Willamette and Columbia rivers now that a dredging project at Scappose Bay Marine Park is complete. Prior to the project, boats were grounding out in the channel at low tide. The channel was deepened around the boat ramp and short term boat moorage, improving safety for recreational… Read More
Dredging is being considered as a short-term measure to reduce the risk of flooding in Cockermouth. Six months ago the town’s defences were overtopped during the floods of Storm Desmond. Last night, 150 people packed into Christ Church in the town for a public meeting to discuss a Flood Investigation Report put together by the… Read More
The annual dredging of the Oceanside harbor was set to get under way this weekend, about two months later than usual — a delay that some say has led to dangerous conditions. Each year around April, the Army Corps of Engineers removes about 180,000 cubic yards of sand from the mouth of the harbor, where… Read More
The Saginaw River will receive more than $3 million in dredging his year, according to Saginaw County officials. A technicality nearly stalled the project, important to keep the shipping channel open for freighters, but the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners made the decision that was needed to move it forward Monday, June 6. The situation… Read More