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The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) and Vitol Virgin Islands Corporation have announced the commencement of minor dredging work in the Richmond Channel and dock improvements at the Richmond facility consistent with a recently issued Army Corps of Engineers permit. The work is the last major portion of the construction phase of the… Read More
Last week capital dredging works of Klaipeda Seaport navigation channel are to be launched, Port of Klaipeda says in its press release. They are to start from quay No. 9 and finish by the Seaport gates. Capital dredging works shall be finished in autumn, it is planned to excavate approx. 300 thou. cubic metres of… Read More
A gravel beach has been formed at the south end of Timaru‘s breakwater by last week’s storm, which thrashed the coastline. PrimePort chief executive Phil Melhopt confirmed a new beach had been created as a result of the storm’s handiwork. However, he said gravel migration was nothing new and despite the port having to contract… Read More
Representatives spent the day in eastern North Carolina to discuss issues on dredging and how they will continue to keep up with maintenance on the Morehead City Port. Dredging is underway for the Ocean Bar Channel. It’s an almost $8 million project that will benefit the Morehead City Port. The meeting with Corps of Engineers… Read More
The state ports’ biggest shipping customer has been losing $2 million a month since October because the sand-clogged navigation channel at Morehead City is still too shallow to handle fully laden freighters. But a dredging operation that began in May is expected to bring some relief by August, helping the state’s second-busiest port get back… Read More
The dredge pumping sand onto the beaches in the south end will be out of commission for at least six weeks, a US Army Corps of Engineers spokesman said Wednesday. The Liberty Island, a hopper dredge owned by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Illinois, is undergoing engine replacement in Norfolk, Va. after it… Read More
Thirty companies joined in the bidding to get licenses for sand dredging in the Ksach Kandal and the Mok Kampoul district in Kandal province, and in the Kang Measdistrict of Kampong Cham province. The secretary of state of the Ministry of Mines, Ho Vichet, said that the ministry put up four plots for auction, and… Read More
Check OCNJ Daily for updates and photos of the Ocean City beach replenishment project for 2015 in the south end between 37th and 59th Streets. DATE: Thursday, May 28 PROGRESS: As of Thursday afternoon, work had not reached 51st Street yet but was getting very close. Access to the beach at 52nd is closed. Access… Read More
In the wake of the closing of one of Georgetown’s major employers and the effect it could have on local commerce, an area lawmaker has asked the governor’s office for state assistance in dredging the town’s port. On Thursday, May 28, state Rep. Carl Anderson, D-District 103, presented a letter to Gov. Nikki Haley asking… Read More
Good news for Laurel and all those who live around Laurel Lakes. The final phase of the Prince George’s County dredging project is set to resume during the week of June 1, 2015. The current phase of the work will be on site at the Lake, so you will notice a fence around the upper… Read More
Dozens of concerned residents packed Melbourne City Hall Thursday night to learn more about a $20 million dredging project that neighbors say is long overdue. Muck naturally builds up and contains a mix of fine-grained sediments, sand, clay and organic material that flow from the Eau Gallie River into the Indian River Lagoon, which creates… Read More
Work on assembling the new cutter suction dredger bought by the Ports Department to remove silt from the Azhikkal port here is expected to be completed by November first week. Port officials here said the Rs.20-crore dredger bought for increasing the depth of the port basin for the entry of bigger cargo vessels in the… Read More
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) – There’s good news for boaters in Jackson County. Lake Mars, one of the most popular boat launches, is finally getting dredged. It is a sight that boater Brian Brookshire and his family are happy to see. In fact, it’s even worth a photograph or two. “Long time coming,” he said…. Read More
A beach replenishment project reviled by Margate residents but pushed by state officials is set to start before the end of the year now that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $63.3 million contract for the long-delayed work. The Army Corps awarded the contract for the Absecon Island project to Weeks Marine… Read More