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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge Currituck has resumed operations in Oregon Inlet, trying to stay ahead of shoaling east of the Bonner Bridge that continues to fill in the main channel of the troublesome waterway. An Aug. 31 survey of the inlet shows the channel dug earlier this spring across the shoal… Read More
Collier County commissioners are moving forward with improvements to Clam Pass Park. They approved $1 million in upgrades Tuesday, but many fans of the park still want more done. The approval comes after the county denied a broader and more expensive plan for the park in March. Kayaking at the park is a favorite for… Read More
Stockton port officials will consider Tuesday a $3.2 million dredging project that would complete deepening of Rough and Ready Island’s waterfront, acquired in 2000 from the U.S. Navy, which had allowed much of it to accumulate silt over decades. The port began deepening its newest ship berths shortly after taking over the former military base,… Read More
For the second time since the dredge Illinois arrived in local waters, it has been forced to halt work on a beach fill project due to problems with its cutter head engine. Business Administrator George Savastano reported to council Tuesday that the dredge had gone offline on Aug. 31 and been towed to a shipyard… Read More
The state Department of Transportation has received permission to dredge three Barnegat Bay channels that lead to the Barnegat Inlet. The agency had filed an application with the state Department of Environmental Protection to dredge the Double Creek Channel, High Bar Habor Channel, and the Barnegat Light State Channel, according to a report on thesandpaper.net…. Read More
Aberystwyth Marina has finally been purchased after nearly two years on the open market, and its buyer, Cardiff Marine Group, is promising various upgrades to the large site. Having been on sale since December 2013, the purchase will be the start of a number of phased investments in the marina. And to help with the… Read More
More than 20 million cubic yards of sediment, enough to build 2,000 acres of land, was taken from the bottom of the Mississippi River and pumped into wetland areas along the lower channel — a record amount of dredged material moved to marshes in a single year. While that doesn’t mean 2,000 acres were formed… Read More
The Christie Administration, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, today announced the award of a $38 million contract to reconstruct beaches, stormwater outfalls and implement modifications to existing groins in the area of Loch Arbour and Deal in Monmouth County. The contract, part of the Administration’s post-Sandy storm resiliency effort and part… Read More
More than $2.1 million will help continue the cleanup of contaminated sediment from industrial waste in the Manistique River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The recently announced funding for the state Department of Environmental Quality is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A statement from Michigan Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters says the money… Read More
Container cargo through JaxPort could triple by 2035. Nearly 14,000 new jobs could be created. The regional economic impact could top $850 million per year. But before that can happen, $684.2 million must be spent to deepen JaxPort’s shipping channel. A bit less if the scope of the project is scaled back. The first installment… Read More
Opponents of a controversial $12 million dredging project for the local harbor hailed news Wednesday that state and federal officials had withdrawn their permit application from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. But an official with the Maine Department of Transportation, which is co-sponsoring the project said the withdrawal was likely temporary and that a… Read More
A $2.1 million coastal dredging and eco-system restoration project in Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor, paid for by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Hurricane Sandy Resiliency grants program, is on schedule and on budget. That news comes from a July 22 report by project engineer Jason Worth P.E. of T&M Associates. Work is scheduled… Read More
Between a private dock and Bucksport Marina is the site of the proposed marine industrial park in the Bucksport community of Horry County on Aug. 27. Economic developers would like to see a yacht manufacturer at the stie. Grand Strand business leaders hope construction will begin within a year on area once permitting is issued… Read More
Flagstone Property Group’s work to build the area’s first deep water marina for super-yachts includes creation of an artificial reef. Flagstone is developing a corner of city-owned Watson Island into a multi-million dollar resort called Island Gardens. The developer said this week it has begun installation of the Brickell Mitigation Reef Site, designed to offset… Read More
Ho Chi Minh City authorities have decided to spend VND950 billion (US$41.8 million) building three large-scale reservoirs in the most flood-prone areas of three districts. With a total area of 100ha, the three proposed reservoirs are expected to accumulate tens of millions of cubic meters of water and resolve the flooding problem in District 4,… Read More