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The biggest obstacle facing dredging projects may not be government regulations or the cost of removing spoils, but the lousy public relations image of the muck that clogs area waterways and threatens the local economy. “Spoils is the new ‘S’ word,” said a speaker Tuesday at a forum on dredging, sponsored by the Cape May… Read More
The Port of Napier wants to make its harbour deeper by dredging but the idea is already under fire from local shipowners. The port is proposing to build a new berth for larger ships and managers say they will seek resource consent to deepen the harbour from its current maximum of 12.8 to 14.5 metres…. Read More
THE River Freshney will not be dredged as the river bed has only risen by 5cm in the last 37 years, according to Environment Agency chiefs. A survey of the channel by experts found only a slight rise since 1978, which they say would not create any extra flood risk, meaning extra money will not… Read More
A three and a half million pound coastal protection scheme in Lowestoft is almsot finished. It means the promenade at South Beach is reopening to the public. The second part of the project began early last year and provides protection to the Children’s Corner area of the beach which had been badly affected by erosion.
A few months after receiving final California Coastal Commission (CCC) approval of a project that would bring 600,000 cubic yards of sand to Malibu’s decimated Broad Beach, trouble is brewing in Ventura County over how to get the sand from point A to point B without ruffling too many feathers. The plan, officially known as… Read More
Despite being one of Hawaii’s most iconic beaches, many visitors don’t know Waikiki Beach is actually an engineered beach that has been filled with imported sand for decades. Waikiki has been facing erosion problems for years, so Hawaii lawmakers are pushing a bill to restore it. The bill originally asked for $1.5 million to make… Read More
Environmental campaigners are up in arms after new licences were issued to dump mud, dredged from the Tamar and Plym estuaries, off Rame Head in South East Cornwall. The Marine Management Organisation approved the licences this week. They will allow 63,448 cubic metres (92,000 wet tonnes) dredged in and next to Devonport Naval Base to… Read More
Dredging works have started at the Nsawam end of the Densu River to address the acute water shortage that has hit the town following the drying up of the Ghana Water Company’s treatment plant reservoir. The dredging is one of three interventions already underway to deal with the shortage, which has forced people to drink… Read More
The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF) has accorded environmental and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to AP Gas Distribution Corporation Limited (APGDC) for the development of the Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) based LNG terminal at Kakinada Deep Water Port in East Godavari district. As per the environmental clearance issued by the… Read More
After running into many issues during the City’s most recent Beneficial Use Dredge Material project, the Coastal Resources Department was informed that the large pipelines would be returned to the beach in the fall of 2016 to complete the project. The project is carried out periodically as a response to natural beach erosion to nourish… Read More
Plans to deepen the shipping channel near the WestRock paper mill are moving forward, with both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Florida Department of Environmental Protection throwing in their support. “The Corps draft has been approved and is now in public comment,” Port Panama City Director Wayne Stubbs said last week. “And the… Read More
Oregon’s Army Corps of Engineers will have adequate funding for dredging projects on the coast. Last week, Governor Kate Brown and Democratic Representative Peter DeFazio helped allocate more than $85 million needed to keep coastal waters navigable. Dredging is the removal and redistribution of underwater sediment to beaches or jetties. Michelle Helms is a spokeswoman… Read More
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) says that $500,000 set aside by the federal government could help to bring the dredging project for the Port of Georgetown back into the realm of possibility. The Georgetown Harbor Project received $500,000 in the Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2016 Work Plan for the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal… Read More
Workers are scheduled to begin pumping sand onto North End beaches in the next few weeks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor is prepping the beaches to receive material dredged from the Lake Worth Inlet as part of its regular maintenance to keep the channels and turning basin at appropriate depths. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Mariners are advised that the 29m cutter suction dredge Kalimna has commenced dredging operations in The Narrows at the Port of Gippsland. The dredging work includes sections of the navigable channel to the northwest of the entrance to North Arm between Buoy No 2 (Fl.R.3s) and Buoy No 6 (Fl.R.3s). Pipework extends from the dredge… Read More