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Though sea level rise has claimed about 300 acres of island habitat in Maryland according to Roman Jesien, acting co-director of the coastal bays program, four have been restored by dredging spoil by the Army Corps of Engineers. With Superstorm Sandy recovery money, the Corps have been conducting dredging operations in and around the bays… Read More
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has begun dredging the Odaw River at Old Fadama. Over four excavators are currently on the site, carrying out the exercise. The exercise is expected to take out tons of filth in the Odaw river to allow free flow of water into the Korle Lagoon. Last week, hundreds of structures… Read More
The Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project went before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Review Board in Washington, D.C., and received unanimous approval of the Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement. The Final Report will now be released to state and local resource agencies for a 30-day review period. Upon… Read More
Dare County appears to have come up with a plan to help pay for inlet dredging at least through the next year without cutting into beach nourishment money promised to Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Duck. The $102 million county budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 approved last week by the Board of Commissioners includes… Read More
Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said on Tuesday 23/6/2015 up to 230.307 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been lifted so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project. The figure represents 89.27 per cent of the targeted 258 million cubic meters, he added. Executive director of dredging works Wagdy… Read More
The timeline for beach replenishment originally slated for later this summer in the stretch of Long Beach Township from 56thStreet in Brant Beach to 106th Street in Beach Haven Park may change due to mechanical issues with an additional dredge that had been scheduled to come to the Island in August. “The dredge Liberty Island,… Read More
In September, dockside construction will begin on a new deep-sea port with a capacity of 1.45 million 20-foot-equivalent units, amid sanctions and a collapse in the price of oil that have pulled down St. Petersburg’s container volume. The decision to begin construction may seem odd given the current trends in container volumes, particularly at St…. Read More
Looking beyond the current flooding of the Mississippi River, aldermen Monday tentatively approved the sole bid Alton received to dredge silt from parts of Alton Marina. The silt accumulated over the years, particularly during serious flooding in 2013, and perhaps more will be deposited this month. The bid, from River Life and Co. Inc., is… Read More
DREDGING will start this week on the Evans River and boat harbour at Evans Head. Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis said the NSW Government contributed more than $550,000 toward the Evans Head dredging project. “The works are funded under the NSW Government’s Dredging of Priority Waterways on the North Coast program which supports commercial fishing… Read More
Dredging maintenance operations are underway on Waterford Estuary as Causeway is kept busy to ensure shipping lanes are of the required depth,writes Jehan Ashmore. Irish Dredging Ltd which is an agent for Dutch based global maritime services companyBoskalis have deployed the 4,320 tonnes Causeway, a trailing suction dredger hopper on a contract with the Port… Read More
Area residents can once again fish, picnic and lob volleyballs at Apollo Beach Nature Preserve. However, beach combers and sunbathers will have to wait a few more months to enjoy the restored beach planned for the park. The county-owned park at 6760 Surfside Blvd. reopened June 17 after being closed to the public since last… Read More
EXPRESSIONS of interest have been called for construction work to expand the Abbot Point port. Minister for State Development Anthony Lynham said construction and dredging works at the port would generate up to 155 jobs for about six months. “We are calling for expressions of interest from suitably qualified companies to undertake the dredging works… Read More
If you are planning to use Sutherland Reservoir, the Nebraska Public Power District is asking you to stay away from the intake channel area at Gerald Gentleman Station this summer and fall. Beginning Monday, Nebraska Public Power District is dredging the intake channel. Work is expected to continue through Oct. 23, Monday through Friday. Normally,… Read More
Axiall Corporation began the Bayou d’Inde remediation project at Lockport Marsh and areas near the Lake Charles manufacturing facility in December 2014. The remediation project is part of the work required under an October 2013 agreement between the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and several companies, including Axiall. Prior to this work, in 2009, Axiall… Read More
Dredging is underway on a $16 million project that will ultimately increase Mississippi River water flow into Bayou Lafourche. The Courier reports (http://bit.ly/1RsNcde) the second dredging phase of the massive Mississippi River Reintroduction to Bayou Lafourche project involves removing vegetation and dredging sediment and mud flats for 8.3 miles between Belle Rose and Napoleonville. Nearly… Read More