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On Nov. 1, a project to dredge about 3 million cubic yards of silt is scheduled to begin at John Redmond Reservoir. The project is estimated to cost $20 million. Construction of silt disposal sites will be the first step. The lake is about an hour south of Topeka, just north of Burlington, and a… Read More
State Senator Patty Ritchie today announced that she has secured $200,000 in special state grant funding to start dredging at the Port of Ogdensburg. “The future of Ogdensburg’s deep water port is at risk from 30 years of silt build up that makes docking more difficult, dangerous and costly,” said Senator Ritchie. “This funding helps… Read More
An appeal to allow maintenance dredging of Duck Key‘s canal system raised concerns about “opening Pandora’s box” among Monroe County commissioners, meeting Wednesday. Duck Key Property Owners Association representative Sherry Popham told commissioners that Hurricane Wilma a decade ago and Hurricane Georges in 1998 carried massive amounts of sand and sediment into historically “free-flowing canals”… Read More
A long-sought project to dredge the channel connecting Lake Jackson and Little Lake Jackson may have an unexpected benefit: helping to move forward the city’s sale of Harder Hall. On Tuesday, the City Council favored moving 2,800 cubic yards of sand that will be removed as part of the project to the Harder Hall property…. Read More
The dredger ‘Niccolo Machiavelli’, named after the famous 15th-century Italian politician and writer, drew attention when it docked in Hamilton early yesterday morning, ready for dredging work that will be carried out on the North Channel. The vessel is 452ft long and 85ft wide, with an average speed of 13 knots. Its unique design means… Read More
A new stretch of the River Parrett will be dredged in the New Year, Somerset’s flood protection body has said. The move follows a decision by Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) to spend £2.1m to dredge a 750m stretch between Northmoor and the M5 near Taunton. Chairman John Osman said: “This area we’ve chosen to dredge… Read More
The Ministry of Public Works would like to inform the public that the widening of the North Channel will commence at the end of October 2015. The channel is being widened and dredged to accommodate the new generation of cruise ships, commencing with the 2016 visits of Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum class. It is anticipated… Read More
Since securing state and federal permits to dredge the federally-authorized shipping channel, it has been widely understood within the Port St. Joe Port Authority that before the first turn of the shovel there had to be a place for its contents to go. The Port Authority last week formally moved ahead on the construction of… Read More
Dredging work on the North Channel will begin before the end of the month so Bermuda’s shipping ways can accommodate the latest generation of cruise ship next year. The dredging and widening of the channel that runs from off St George’s towards Dockyard is expected to take a month to complete, but will not affect… Read More
The Mississippi River Reintroduction to Bayou Lafourche project took another step forward last week when the State Bond Commission approved up to $30 million in revenue bonds for the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District to continue work. Ben Malbrough, the district’s executive director, said the approval essentially establishes a line of credit for the project,… Read More
The Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA) has considered the Port Melville project and decided that no further assessment is required under the Environmental Assessment Act. Chair of the NT EPA Bill Freeland says the determination comes after a detailed consideration of the port components, including those yet to be constructed in the lease… Read More
The state Canal Corp. intends to issue a new PCB dredging plan for the Champlain Canal on the Hudson River to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers within the next 90 days. In a statement, the Canal Corp. also said the new plan make “no substantial changes” to a dredging plan that has been before… Read More
APM Terminals Moin has announced a number of port project updates enabling Costa Rica’s future economic growth needs through a safe, world-class, high-productivity and environmentally-sustainable container terminal designed to serve the larger vessels entering the Latin American trades, and in particular, the temperature controlled containers through which fresh fruit such as pineapple and bananas are… Read More
Cape May County Chamber of Commerce hosted a dredging forum Oct. 19. Speakers included Freeholder E. Marie Hayes, U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd), Lou Chiarella (Habitat Conservation NOAA), Sam Reynolds (Army Corps Engineers), and Mark Davis (NJDEP). They discussed the future dredging needs of the county. Local fishermen, marine organizations, marina owners, and concerned citizens… Read More
Olmsted County turned another page in the 10-year Lake Zumbro dredging project saga as the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved filing a formal application for $3 million in project funding. The dredging was originally planned as a $7 million project with $3.5 million in matching state funds. The state awarded 2012 bonding funds… Read More