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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
Cuyahoga RiverThe 150-foot tall cement silos at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River will be artistically lit by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. The port’s board on Thursday agreed to pay $231,000 to Herbst Electric of Cleveland for the LED lighting equipment and installation. The project, dubbed “Harbor Lights,” will be completed in early July,… Read More
MPA Singapore, has issued a port marine notice on the dredging work at Sungei Pandan from 16 May 2016 to 15 July 2016.The project will be set 24 hours daily including Sundays and Public Holidays. Specifically, the dredging work will be carried out by grab dredgers held in position by spuds. Tug boats will be… Read More
The Port of Hueneme will not be shutting down when construction begins later this year on an $8 million effort to deepen the port — a project that will increase the amount of cargo shipped in by 200,000 tons a year, port officials say. “Under no circumstances will we close the port for the construction… Read More
Ovation of the Seas will be the biggest cruise ship to ever visit New Zealand. The dredging of Shakespeare Bay, near Picton, is needed to make Marlborough a competitive destination for larger cruise ships, the port chief executive says. In late March, Port Marlborough applied for resource consent to remove nearly 20,000 tonnes of seabed… Read More
Hancock County and Findlay officials soon may be forced to abandon a Blanchard River flood-control project or pay for the project with local money because federal funding might not be available. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been studying ways to mitigate flood damage in the Findlay area since 2006. The plan would involve… Read More
Environmental projects in Florida got a significant boost from the Senate this week, with votes approving more than $100 million for Everglades restoration along with additional recovery money for the Indian River Lagoon and other distressed estuaries. Lawmakers voted 90-8 on Thursday to pass $37.5 billion Energy and Water Appropriations bill that includes roughly $6… Read More
A £30m sea defence stretching from Camber to Lydd was hailed as ‘absolutely fantastic’ and a huge positive for the area at its opening ceremony. Dignitaries, Environment Agency representatives and residents gathered at the Broomhill Sands sea defence to celebrate its official opening after two years of construction. The multi-million pound project should protect 1,400… Read More
U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., vice chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Senate passage of fiscal year 2017 Energy and Water Development funding legislation, which includes $112 million for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Maryland making public investments in waterways that support private sector jobs. “These public investments in Maryland’s waterways… Read More
The LNG Terminal of Engro Vopak Terminal Limited (EVTL) at Port Qasim, Karachi, has faced the silting issue endangering the movement of the LNG carriers, which might lead to disruption of imported gas supply, sources privy to the development told The News. More importantly, the terminal has been erected at the Port Qasim without conducting… Read More