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The Captain of one of the largest cruise ships to dock at Dublin Port has welcomed approval for an upgrade of the area. The €230M redevelopment will include new berths and dredging the mouth of the Liffey to make it deeper. At 330 metres long, the Britannia is one of the larger vessels to come… Read More
Work continues at the deep water port being constructed in Escanaba that will allow for the repair of large vessels and open up the city for international trade. “This will put Escanaba on the world map as a deep water port capable of accepting large draft vessels,” said Lyle Berro, business development manager for Basic… Read More
Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has approved proposed plan of hiring heavy machinery on rent for dredging seasonal nullahs in the city to avoid flood during the upcoming monsoon season, besides compensating the eight victims who died in Rawalpindi during recent rains. These views were expressed by PML-N MNA Malik Abrar Ahmed while addressing… Read More
Sediment has been piling up in Center Springs Pond since it was last dredged in 1994, and town officials have proposed spending $500,000 for restoration. The project is included in a proposed $11.78 million public infrastructure bond that goes to a public hearing in August, a board of directors meeting that same month and a… Read More
Port of Tauranga dredging work is set to start, which will allow the port to accommodate larger ships. Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen has won the tender. Port of Tauranga is deepening its shipping channels from 12.9m to 14.5m depth inside the harbour and to 15.8m outside the harbour. Port Otago, which wants to deepen… Read More
After feeling side effects from a nearly five-year long drought and seeing one of the wettest months on record, projects concerning water supplies for Duncan are finally coming to fruition. As of Tuesday, Dave Taylor of the Waurika Master Conservancy District said the Water Resource Board approved the loan for the Waurika dredging project and… Read More
The Public Works Department (PWD) is undertaking extensive dredging and cleaning operation to clear the silt and debris clogging irrigations channels in Tiruvarur district. A total of 304 km waterways will be cleared of silt at a cost of Rs. 2.86 crore to ensure water reached tail end aycut and all the works are expected… Read More
PART of the wall of 138 Mall in Colon Street was demolished yesterday to prepare for the dredging and de-silting of the Estero de Parian starting Monday. Dredging of the waterway, which is clogged with trash and badly polluted, is part of City Hall’s efforts to revitalize the downtown area and ease flashfloods. “The mall… Read More
Tom Santa, president and CEO of Santa Energy, stands in front of Bridgeport Harbor Thursday, July 9, 2015, in Bridgeport, Conn. Santa is a member of the CT Maritime Commission, which supports business development on the harbor. A new state law was passed to create the Connecticut Port Authority. The quasi-public agency has the power… Read More
At a special meeting on July 9, the Dare Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment authorizing County Manager Bobby Outten to appropriate $1 million from the county’s projected fiscal year 2015 budget surplus for the county Inlet Maintenance Fund and then transfer that amount to the state’s Shallow Draft Navigational Channel Dredging and Lake… Read More
Promising a master plan to tackle dredging in the city’s severely silted lagoons and back bay, Mayor Jay Gillian told council that hiring the outside engineering firm ACT was the next best step. Council unanimously approved a contract with ACT Engineering, Inc. of Robbinsville to develop a dredging strategy to include review, development, scope, and… Read More
After more than two decades, the Shark River dredging project is moving forward and bids are likely to be received this fall. We have funding, drying sites, and will be dredging the entirety of the Shark River’s state navigational channels. There are many moving parts to this effort as many federal, county, state and local… Read More
JaxPort officials have quietly crafted a scaled-back option to dredge the St. Johns River that comes with a smaller price tag but would also fall short of delivering a deeper channel to the TraPac terminal, Jacksonville’s best window to Asian trade and the mega ships it will bring. The trimmed option — according to public… Read More
Two dredges move along the remnants of a historic channel at the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge spewing sand, silt, mud and water onto an adjacent marsh. The plan: to restore natural water flow and make the marsh and adjacent beaches more resilient in coastal storms. Federal officials know there will still be times when… Read More
In the past 10 years, HCM City has invested about VND24.3 trillion (more than $1.14 billion) in flood prevention projects. However, just 1.2% of the total workload of these plans have been completed so their effectiveness is beyond expectation. As reported by the HCM City People’s Committee, the amount, including VND9 trillion from the budget,… Read More