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Dredging will start this week in a shoaled section of channel in Hatteras Inlet, a project that will provide much-needed relief to ferry and private vessel traffic to and from the Atlantic. Working off a recently completed survey, the state Ferry Division will use the state dredge Carolina to clear about 700-800 feet between the… Read More
Workers on Thursday removed fencing and rust-coated pipe used to pump sand onto Galveston’s newly created beach, marking the completion of three months of work on part of what eventually will be the largest beach restoration project in Texas history. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
Falmouth Harbour will appear on BBC One’s Countryfile this Sunday in a story looking at the dredging of British ports. During the programme (Nov 22, 6.15pm), rural correspondent Tom Heap will explore the economic and environmental considerations surrounding the dredging of ports. Falmouth Harbour Commissioner’s chief executive and harbour master, Captain Mark Sansom, is interviewed… Read More
When it comes to completing the dredging of Lake Peachtree, it is close but not quite complete. More than 10 inches of rain nearly filled the lake last week, requiring that dredging crews hold off on further work until the water level subsides, “weather permitting.” It was in early march that Massana Construction began the… Read More
It may have been a long delay before South Ferry got the attention it needed to get its ferry slips dredged, but once the work finally got under way this fall, it couldn’t have gone better. That’s according to Cliff Clark, president of the company that transports people between Shelter Island and North Haven. The… Read More
The Kansas Water Office is sinking an estimated $20 million into removing about 3 million cubic yards – 250,000 dump truck loads – of the guck, officially known as sediment, from the bottom of John Redmond Reservoir. The process will take through the end of 2016. Sediment is basically top soil that has washed into… Read More
The Georgia and South Carolina ports authorities signed a joint venture agreement today that defines the permitting and planning process for the development of the proposed Jasper Ocean Terminal near Beaufort. The project has been in the works for more than a decade. The ports authorities have said an additional deep-water container port is needed… Read More
Given Chequamegon Bay’s notoriously fickle fall winds and weather, it requires good timing, good crews and a healthy amount of good fortune to complete major area construction projects before snowfall. Contractors working on a permanent breakwater near the Ashland Lakefront Superfund Site saw all three fall into place this year. Construction on the project was… Read More
The final load of sand is expected to be pumped onto Galveston’s newest beach this week, marking the end of the largest beach reconstruction project ever attempted on the island. “We will be pumping another day or so,” said Tricia Campbell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project manager. The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.,… Read More
A large sand berm has been built in Santa Barbara in front of the Yacht Club and a nearby boat yard before the expected winter storms hit the area. Heavy equipment has been working in the area since last week. The annual berm has been successful in the past. In very large storms without the… Read More
Mighty sight: the bulk carrier Balder is in Dockyard delivering aggregate that will form the foundations of the America’s Cup Village. The vessel is depositing 35,000 tonnes of crushed granite into the South Basin (Photograph by David Skinner) The bulk carrier Balder has returned to Dockyard to deliver the second instalment of aggregate that will… Read More
Protecting oceanfront homes and businesses by sustaining a healthy shoreline — that’s the goal of the beach nourishment project in Kure and Carolina Beaches. Over the next several months, the Army Corps of Engineers will be dredging offshore and replacing damaged outfalls on the beach. Kure Beach Pier Owner Mike Robertson said the nourishment project… Read More
The Internal Drainage Districts (IDD) have been working on projects like this since joining NRW earlier this year and were due to carry out work on the Gwent Levels, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The IDD ran into trouble when historic pollution was identified on site that could have spread further into the… Read More
The provincial government and a Taiwanese mining firm signed an agreement for the immediate dredging of the narrow and silted Abra River which threatens low-lying areas in Metro Vigan including the Heritage City. Raymund Sinay, Environment and Natural Resources Management Officer, said a monitoring and assessment of the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of… Read More
The Port of Paranaguá, Paraná, prepares to expand its capacity to receive post-Panamax ships thanks to a R$394 million dredging contract, the largest ever for a Brazilian port. Slated to be completed in 22 months, the project will deepen the internal and external channels, as well as access points to berths at one of the… Read More