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OCEAN CITY — A bill introduced in the General Assembly last week could revert ownership of islands in the coastal bays watershed to the state for conservation purposes. House Bill 54 was introduced last week at the request of the chair of the House Environment and Transportation Committee. If approved, the bill would transfer authority… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District will host a public meeting January 31 in Winona, Minn., to gather public input into its planning efforts to manage Mississippi River dredged material. The meeting is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. at the Winona County History Center, 160 Johnson St. The meeting will focus on commercial and recreational navigation trends,… Read More
The Town of Carolina Beach ran into trouble with MOTSU for depositing spoils from the lake dredging project on its property (Port City Daily photo/FILE)CAROLINA BEACH — It’s fair to say the relationship between the Town of Carolina Beach and the federal government has been strained over the past several years thanks to several issues… Read More
Crystalbrook Collection will not commit to when development of the $200m Port Douglas Marina would start despite reports it could be as early as September this year. “It really is too tough to say at this point,” a spokeswoman for Crystalbrook told Newsport today. “It all depends on how everything comes together and there is… Read More
The islands, built using dredged river sediment, would restore wildlife habitat and act as a barrier to future erosion The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposed a pilot project to use sediment dredged from the Mississippi River to build several islands near the head of Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minn. The project will… Read More
The completion of beach replenishment in Seaside Heights, Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo: Daniel Nee)Beach replenishment is complete in Seaside Heights, in time for the upcoming polar plunge and with literally months to spare before the summer season kicks off. Now that the sand has been pumped, crews are working rapidly to build beach access points… Read More
The Lavallette dunes and boardwalk, Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo: Daniel Nee) Lavallette will begin receiving beach replenishment sand and newly-built dunes in about a week, officials said. Stephen Rochette, spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia district, said the project will come to Lavallette after work is completed in the South Seaside Park… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District is hosting a public meeting on January 31 to gather public input into its planning efforts to manage Mississippi River dredged material in Winona, Minnesota. The meeting is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Winona County History Center, 160 Johnson Street, Winona, Minnesota…. Read More
Photo Credit: Sarah Gamard / LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE, La. (Office of the Governor) – Governor John Bel Edwards has announced his plans to designate more than $350 million in coastal dollars, including $55 million from FY18 surplus dollars to Louisiana’s coastal trust fund. Within those surplus dollars, $15 million will be… Read More
Photo: Circuit Court Judge Andrea McHugh Complaint sought to stop plan to dig to renourish Lido Key, but another lawsuit remains SARASOTA — A repeated attempt by a Siesta Key group to curtail the city’s planned dredging of Big Pass to renourish Lido Beach’s disappearing shoreline has been blocked by a judge. Circuit Court Judge… Read More
DULUTH, Minn.- The city of Duluth hosted a public information meeting on park point, to go over the upcoming harbor dredging, taking place this summer. Over 100,000 cubic yards of clean sands and clay will be dredged out of the Duluth-Superior harbor and placed along Minnesota point near the Wisconsin Entry. The city says this… Read More
Jan De Nul Group’s subsidiary Payra Dredging Company Limited (PDCL) entered into a concession agreement with Payra Port Authority for the capital and maintenance dredging of the Rabnabad Channel at Payra Port. This Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract was awarded at the end 2017. Under this agreement, Jan De Nul Group will be responsible for the… Read More
A boat sits at the Hells Gate State Park marina on a breezy Wednesday afternoon in Lewiston. Park staff have until March 1 to complete dredging of the Snake River near the park, but a partial government shutdown may force a delay. Tribune/Pete Caster Officials at Hells Gate State Park are preparing to dredge the… Read More
Batemans Bay Marina on the NSW south coast has launched an online petition seeking support for immediate action to be taken on dredging the Clyde River entrance to provide safe access for boats. According to the petition – which can be signed here – the last dredging works were carried out in 2016 and, since… Read More
Colombo, January 23 (Xinhua): For Sri Lankan engineer Sanjeewa Alwis, a veteran of the Colombo Port City project, the four state-of-the-art Chinese dredging vessels pumping yellow sea sand was an endearing spectacle. With the reclamation of land completed, the Chinese-funded Port City under construction near the Colombo Harbor is beginning to take shape. It will… Read More