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State and local officials have slammed the dredging company hired for a beach and dune construction project on Long Beach Island for deciding to pull out of the project until April, according to The Sandpaper. “This planned action by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is unwarranted and irresponsible,” state Department of Environmental Commissioner Bob… Read More
Laguna Lake typically serves as a home for birds and boaters, providing a peaceful oasis to residents and park-goers in western San Luis Obispo. But four years of drought left the boat ramp sitting in dried mud, killed hundreds of fish and prompted waterbirds to go elsewhere. Thanks to recent storms, however, the lake now… Read More
A contingent of state and local officials toured the Ortley Beach oceanfront Monday, following a weekend of rough surf stirred by a nor’easter that threatened to breach the fragile makeshift dune that has been in place since Superstorm Sandy targeted the community in 2012. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno led others, including state Department of Environmental… Read More
With more than two months to go in the El Niño season, Ventura Port District officials continued lobbying hard on Tuesday for additional federal funds to dredge a sand-filled entrance to the harbor The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to announce on Feb. 8 that at least $4.25 million has been set aside… Read More
Two of three of the most important Brazilian port deepening projects are advancing, paving the way for container lines to eventually bring the larger vessels that will soon to be able to traverse the larger Panama Canal locks to the ports of Rio de Janeiro and Recife. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Peak bodies and politicians have been the loudest voices in the debate over developing Queensland’s Galilee Basin, but what do the communities that will be directly affected have to say? In the first in a series of reports, Cathy Van Extel visits the Abbot Point port for a firsthand look. Just north of Bowen, Abbot… Read More
Three years from now, Port Manatee officials will know for certain whether they will be able to bring bigger ships into the port’s berths. During two sets of presentations Wednesday and Thursday, officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers kicked off the first public review of a proposed deepening of the port’s navigation channel… Read More
A £1 MILLION project to improve the condition of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal from Skipton is due to take until the end of February. Contractors for the Canal and River Trust have been working on the more than six-mile (11km) stretch of the canal from Niffany Farm in Skipton to East Marton since November…. Read More
A meeting of legislators with districts along the St. Johns River turned tense Wednesday when Rep. Charles Van Zant sharply criticized Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman and her position on proposed dredging. After Rinaman concluded her remarks to the St. Johns River Caucus on a separate issue — the water-policy bill now before Gov. Rick Scott —… Read More
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“Abu Dhabi Maritime Youth Summit for Empowering UAE Youth Leaders in the Maritime Domain” has successfully concluded last Thursday. The summit was hosted by “Tasneef Academy”, the Educational Arm of Emirates Classification Society “Tasneef”, in the St. Regis Hotel in Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi. The summit brought together a group of prominent international and national leaders… Read More
Multiple amphibious, multi-function dredges from Mud Cat are operating in Iraq to clean various dams and barrages that are positioned along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) purchased the MFDs to remove accumulated silt, sand, and vegetation at each dam’s basin. By performing regular dam maintenance, Iraq’s MWR can maintain… Read More
DIGGERS were seen dredging part of the River Kent in Kendal today as work begins to help lower the chances of flooding. The Environment Agency said the diggers were removing gravel from ‘key locations’ where a survey showed that it would reduce the flood risk to people and properties. These emergency works require consents, which… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Portland is seeking comments on an application for a permit that would allow dredging in waters along the Columbia River. The Port of Ilwaco has applied for a 10 year permit to maintain dredging to remove accumulated sediments and restore draft depths within the Ilwaco boat basin, according… Read More
Conygar Stena Line Limited, the joint venture between The Conygar Investment Company PLC and Stena Line, has submitted planning and marine licence applications in respect of the first phase of the Fishguard Harbour Marina project. This consists of the construction of two new breakwaters, revetments and an eight hectare reclamation platform, 1.4 hectares of which would… Read More