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The Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) is facing an uncertain future following a steady cutback in the central dredging subsidy that has wrecked the finances of the economic lifeline of Bengal as well as many other eastern states. The CPT plunged into a loss of Rs 140 crore in the last fiscal because of a higher… Read More
A community that sits across the bay from Long Beach Island is divided. Boats in Eagleswood Township may have to sit on dry land for this year’s boating season if a dredging project does not get done. “We’ve lost eight slips, we can’t even rent them anymore because it’s so shallow, which is a big… Read More
Chatham is looking to expand a town-wide dredging permit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit to the town in January of 2014 for seven dredging projects and 17 disposal sites. The town seeks to add two more dredging sites in Pleasant Bay and Mitchell River and four new beach nourishment locations. The… Read More
A group of Eagleswood residents and environmentalists filed a notice of appeal on Friday, Earth Day, in court against the state Department of Environmental Protection, hoping to stop the creation of a river and bay dredge materials disposal facility near houses on Dock Road. The move is the latest step in a nine-year legal battle… Read More
While construction for dredging is still months off, the Mile Point project is well underway The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed dredging the channel, said Spokeswoman Susan Jackson, and the new navigation flow-way was opened last week. The flow-way, in Chicopit Bay on the St. Johns River, will help improve vessel navigation in… Read More
Shearwater Dredging Ltd has been awarded the contract to remove 12,000 cubic metres of silt from the inner and outer harbours as well as the navigational channel. They are expected to be in place as soon as the licence is in place and consent has been granted by the Crown Estate Commissioners. Arbroath councillor Bob… Read More
At midday on Tuesday, the Essayons was dockside in Honolulu Harbor– it’s final stop before heading back to the Pacific Northwest. The dredging ship — a workhorse for the US Army Corp of Engineers– has been clearing our harbors of sand and silt. The last time the harbors were dredged was back in 1999. Click… Read More
Work is continuing on a $9.5 million federal project that will restore wildlife habitats and improve recreational access on a Lake Ontario bay near Rochester. Sen. Charles Schumer says Tuesday the work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is “in full swing” on Braddock Bay in the Monroe County town of Greece. The New… Read More
Aldar Properties said today that its projects in Abu Dhabi are progressing on schedule. “Al Hadeel, Ansam, Al Merief, Nareel Island residential projects are all on track to be completed according to their respective schedules with steady progress being made on foundational, structural and MEP work,” it said in a statement. It added that work… Read More
One of the most influential and senior members of Congress has once again pulled funding for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study of the reservoir that supplies water to his hometown. Since the completion of the Wolf Creek Dam in 1951, Lake Cumberland has supplied water to surrounding cities in southern Kentucky. But unlike… Read More
By this time next year, boaters could be able to do something that hasn’t been possible for at least a decade: easily access Lake Ontario from inside Braddock Bay. That’s because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beginning in August will dredge out a long-clogged navigation channel and rebuild a barrier beach lost to storms… Read More
The Mill River cleanup project continues and officials recently announced it has successfully reached its significant goal of the removal of lead impacted sediment through hydraulic dredging. After water quality data confirmed a portion of the Mill River had been identified as impaired for aquatic life, shellfish and recreation due to bacteria, lead and chromium,… Read More
With a community cost sharing plan back on the table, the city will use part of its share to pay $500,000 of a $2.3 million dredging project at Green Lake, perhaps better known as the “Duck Pond.” Officials with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District met with City Council earlier this month to discuss the… Read More
The company that has bought the marina says it has big plans for the facility THE “long-overdue” dredging of Aberystwyth Marina has been successfully completed as its new owners look set to make further improvements. A barge operated by Dutch dredging company Van Oord has spent 14 days removing a build-up of sediment in the… Read More
Although Ward 7 voters opposed the Vinton Port’s first funding request since 1970 in the April 9 election, port officials are optimistic about the future of the 880-acre shallow water port located off Johnny Breaux Road. Board President Jerry Merchant told the Daily News recently that the loss at the polls won’t stop progress at… Read More