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Dare County appears to have come up with a plan to help pay for inlet dredging at least through the next year without cutting into beach nourishment money promised to Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Duck. The $102 million county budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 approved last week by the Board of Commissioners includes… Read More
Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said on Tuesday 23/6/2015 up to 230.307 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been lifted so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project. The figure represents 89.27 per cent of the targeted 258 million cubic meters, he added. Executive director of dredging works Wagdy… Read More
The timeline for beach replenishment originally slated for later this summer in the stretch of Long Beach Township from 56thStreet in Brant Beach to 106th Street in Beach Haven Park may change due to mechanical issues with an additional dredge that had been scheduled to come to the Island in August. “The dredge Liberty Island,… Read More
In September, dockside construction will begin on a new deep-sea port with a capacity of 1.45 million 20-foot-equivalent units, amid sanctions and a collapse in the price of oil that have pulled down St. Petersburg’s container volume. The decision to begin construction may seem odd given the current trends in container volumes, particularly at St…. Read More
Looking beyond the current flooding of the Mississippi River, aldermen Monday tentatively approved the sole bid Alton received to dredge silt from parts of Alton Marina. The silt accumulated over the years, particularly during serious flooding in 2013, and perhaps more will be deposited this month. The bid, from River Life and Co. Inc., is… Read More
DREDGING will start this week on the Evans River and boat harbour at Evans Head. Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis said the NSW Government contributed more than $550,000 toward the Evans Head dredging project. “The works are funded under the NSW Government’s Dredging of Priority Waterways on the North Coast program which supports commercial fishing… Read More
Dredging maintenance operations are underway on Waterford Estuary as Causeway is kept busy to ensure shipping lanes are of the required depth,writes Jehan Ashmore. Irish Dredging Ltd which is an agent for Dutch based global maritime services companyBoskalis have deployed the 4,320 tonnes Causeway, a trailing suction dredger hopper on a contract with the Port… Read More
Area residents can once again fish, picnic and lob volleyballs at Apollo Beach Nature Preserve. However, beach combers and sunbathers will have to wait a few more months to enjoy the restored beach planned for the park. The county-owned park at 6760 Surfside Blvd. reopened June 17 after being closed to the public since last… Read More
EXPRESSIONS of interest have been called for construction work to expand the Abbot Point port. Minister for State Development Anthony Lynham said construction and dredging works at the port would generate up to 155 jobs for about six months. “We are calling for expressions of interest from suitably qualified companies to undertake the dredging works… Read More
If you are planning to use Sutherland Reservoir, the Nebraska Public Power District is asking you to stay away from the intake channel area at Gerald Gentleman Station this summer and fall. Beginning Monday, Nebraska Public Power District is dredging the intake channel. Work is expected to continue through Oct. 23, Monday through Friday. Normally,… Read More
Axiall Corporation began the Bayou d’Inde remediation project at Lockport Marsh and areas near the Lake Charles manufacturing facility in December 2014. The remediation project is part of the work required under an October 2013 agreement between the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and several companies, including Axiall. Prior to this work, in 2009, Axiall… Read More
Dredging is underway on a $16 million project that will ultimately increase Mississippi River water flow into Bayou Lafourche. The Courier reports (http://bit.ly/1RsNcde) the second dredging phase of the massive Mississippi River Reintroduction to Bayou Lafourche project involves removing vegetation and dredging sediment and mud flats for 8.3 miles between Belle Rose and Napoleonville. Nearly… Read More
After more than 50 years of Surfer’s Beach slowly eroding away, the San Mateo County Harbor District has opted to take charge of efforts to replenish sand and deter further damage caused by the construction of Pillar Point Harbor. The district’s Board of Commissioners unanimously voted last week to take the local lead agency status… Read More
A $6.3 million beach replenishment project to restore severely eroded north-end beaches in the borough started over the weekend at Eighth Street, three weeks later than anticipated. The project, funded by the borough, will build up beaches between Eighth and 26th streets with as much as 700,000 cubic yards of sand. Originally scheduled to start… Read More
olicitation Number: W912HP-15-B-0004 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: USACE District, Charleston Solicitation Number: W912HP-15-B-0004 Notice Type: Presolicitation Synopsis: Added: Jun 23, 2015 12:07 am FY15 Charleston Entrance Channel Maintenance Dredging, Charleston County, South CarolinaThe work consists of maintenance dredging of a base amount of approximately 1,135,000 cubic yards… Read More