It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
THE State Government will spend $1.7 million so that the Port of Karumba can be dredged immediately. Karumba Livestock Exports manager Dean Bradford said the funding announcement was “bloody good”. The dredging will help the company increase the amount of locally sourced cattle it exports to countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam. “We’ve done 50,000… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on a permit application from the Port of Garibaldi to perform maintenance dredging in a section of Tillamook Bay to maintain operational depth in the Garibaldi boat basin at Mooring Drive and Biak Avenue. According to the Corps, the project would involve using a hydraulic… Read More
Rushing water stretching hundreds of miles in length is one way you can explain the Ouachita River. For Placid Refining Company they like to transports their oil by barge on this river rather than using trucks to transport by road. “Very cheap, relatively easy, very low on solution, very efficient and reasonable priced way to… Read More
The dredge “Macuti”, owned by the Mozambican Dredging Comoany (Emodraga), on Monday collided with a cargo ship in the access channel to the central Mozambican port of Beira. The cargo ship, a Panama-registered container vessel, was leaving Beira, on its way to the South African port of Durban. The weather was poor, with fog in… Read More
An emergency dredging project is wrapping up in Destin, just ahead of a crowded holiday weekend. The trouble spot is the channel at the mouth of the harbor. Captains have to dodge other boats to avoid crashing into each other. Captain Cliff Atwell sees an obstacle course of boats, waverunners and kayaks as he tries… Read More
A controversial project to deepen the Jacksonville ship channel inched forward Monday with the inclusion of $46.6 million in the port authority budget to deepen the St. Johns River to allow larger cargo ships. The capital and operating budgets for the 2017 fiscal year approved on Monday by the Jacksonville Port Authority’s board include money… Read More
Dozens of people living near the Mississippi River in Alexander County remain exposed to future flooding after a major levee breach earlier this year. It happened during the severe flooding that hit Southern Illinois over the winter. For months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis district has debated whether or not to fix… Read More
http://www.ksbw.com/news/santa-cruz-harbor-debuting-new-dredging-vessel/40269152
After a years-long effort, North Myrtle Beach is preparing to review bids to dredge the Cherry Grove canals. On Monday night, North Myrtle Beach City Council passed the first reading of an ordiance to finalize the project’s financing. Dredging will remove silt from the finger canals; currently, enough sediment has built up in the waterways… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a meeting Wednesday at Long Beach City Hall. The topic is about rebuilding beach dunes, which, in addition to being beautiful and iconic, also serve as protection from high tides and storms. Officials will meet with residents to… Read More
The state has at last secured the easements necessary for a long-awaited beach replenishment project that will build 22-foot dunes and expand beaches from Mantoloking to Seaside Park. “We currently have all the properties we need for the base project in northern Ocean County,” said Bob Considine, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental… Read More
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has commenced a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project, located approximately 15 kilometres west of Calgary, Alberta. The Agency invites the public to comment on which aspects of the environment may be affected by this project and what should be examined during the environmental… Read More
The Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted to authorize the advertisement of bids for dredging and aeration work on Barbour’s Pond in Garret Mountain Reservation. Dredging Barbour’s Pond is part of a plan to allow canoes and paddle boats to once again cross the 14-acre body of water for recreation and fishing. “We are… Read More
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release the draft report and immediately thereafter hold public community forums regarding their plans for the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) project. Schumer pushed for and secured full federal funding for this much-needed resiliency project. Initially, the Sandy relief bill that… Read More
In 1984, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined the town of Longboat Key was eligible for federal renourishment funding for about two-and-half miles of beach near the county line. More than 30 years later, the town hasn’t received any federal funds. But this year, the federal agency requested $1.5 million in funding to study… Read More