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The West Bengal government has taken initiatives to dredge Muriganga river with state-of-the-art machinery to facilitate round-the-clock ferry services to Gangasagar Mela, a state minister said. The work, once complete, will also reduce travel time between the ferry jetties and Sagar island in South 24 Parganas, he said. Every year on Makar Sankranti (January 14),… Read More
Steve Castillo reclined in a vinyl seat in the cramped cockpit of the New York, a 3,400-horsepower monster dredge, manipulating controls thatSubscribe to read more! Source: The Inquirer
East Ascension drainage officials are pushing forward with key federal and state permits to remove two low-water dams and dredge three miles of New River Canal inside and outside Gonzales despite lingering questions about the $5.3 million cost. For more than 15 years, East Ascension drainage officials have pushed, on and off, for a plan… Read More
There are no shortages of effective, innovative ideas for continuing to improve water quality in Long Island Sound and in its massive watershed, which includes at least five states and several Canadian provinces. In addition to its physical scope, the LIS watershed is also one of the most densely populated regions in the nation; 23… Read More
Having seen regular calls from 14,000-TEU ships for roughly 14 months, the Port of New York and New Jersey is preparing for 18,000-TEU vessels. While the arrival of the 18,000-TEU ships is not imminent, the port is looking to remove potential obstacles well in advance to ensure that traffic can be optimized and navigation improved… Read More
Westshore Beach struggles to hold onto its land, sand and people. The seabed has sunk, so whenever a large swell makes its way into the usually sheltered waters of Hawke Bay, metres are torn from the land. So far more than 70m has gone in places. Westshore resident and Napier City councillor Larry Dallimore says… Read More
Members of the Gainesville City Council are scheduled to vote tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 18, on amending an ordinance that will allow dredging at Moss Lake. If approved, the vote would allow people to dredge at Moss Lake to install docks while eliminating permission for docks to extend more than 50 feet. The dredging allows for… Read More
Three northern Ohio cities have received nearly $10 million for a river restoration project. The state Department of Natural Resources requested the state Controlling Board issue $9.9 million for the cities of Lorain and Conneaut along with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. Lorain received $4 million to build the Black River Dredge Reuse Facility to… Read More
The fundraising campaign to resurrect Bay Beach has hit a milestone. And now a real beach is on the horizon. “We won’t need to do anything out there for another 50, 75 years,” said Mayor Jim Schmitt. The Green Bay Packers put up $250,000 for the cause investing in Green Bay’s future, and the beautification… Read More
The milestone was achieved on December 18th, with members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), as well as supply chain partners, on hand to celebrate when the millionth TEU was loaded onto the COSCO Africa. During its first full year in operation, in 2008, Fairview Terminal moved approximately 183,000 TEU. Since then, a… Read More
Gerd Stensen, like Damen, is a family company. Their dredging work includes but is not limited to the extraction of coral sand for the French agricultural industry. They have previously operated a Damen Stan Tug 1, still going strong after 36 years and recently sold to a vessel operator in the Baltics. Fast delivery The… Read More
Massive ships, mind-boggling amounts of sand, and an appetite for expansionism in the South China Sea: the recipe for a land grab like no other. Fifteen miles out on the water south of Biloxi, Mississippi, below a cloudless sky, a foaming torrent of gray-black slurry gushes into a ship. Every three seconds, another truckload’s worth… Read More
Massive ships, mind-boggling amounts of sand, and an appetite for expansionism in the South China Sea: the recipe for a land grab like no other. Fifteen miles out on the water south of Biloxi, Mississippi, below a cloudless sky, a foaming torrent of gray-black slurry gushes into a ship. Every three seconds, another truckload’s worth… Read More
To complete an extensive oil pipeline dredging and installation project, Murjan Al Sharq Marine Contracting Co. Ltd. (MSMC) has taken delivery of three Damen vessels: a Stan Tug 1606, a Shoalbuster 2509, and a Stan Pontoon 4512 equipped with a Damen DOP Pump. For Damen, this marks the successful conclusion of a coordinated construction and… Read More
Michigan legislators were poised Tuesday to remove legal protections from many of the state’s wetlands and other inland waterways, which provide wildlife habitat and perform vital tasks such as preventing floods. A bill approved by a House committee would eliminate a requirement to obtain state permits before dredging, filling or otherwise degrading many waterways. A… Read More