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Conflict and opposition – an inevitable response to any major dredging project? A new concept says it doesn’t have to be that way. Felicity Landon reports. There can’t be many major maritime dredging projects that have moved swiftly from conception to conclusion without a battle. It’s an accepted and expected part of life for all… Read More
An appeal against an order to stop Lough Neagh sand extraction could end up costing the companies involved £250,000. Five sand companies and the Shaftesbury estate, which owns the bed of the lough, are challenging an order from the Environment Minister to stop the dredging. It could cost each of them £40,000, according to a… Read More
Despite the naming of EEL Infraestruturas Ltd.’s lowest bid of $110 million as a winner for a new dredging tender for the Port of Santos, shippers using Brazil’s leading gateway have started to get nervous about if and when work needed to handle larger vessels will be completed.
The Federal High Court Lagos has been asked to stop the ongoing dredging of the Atlantic Oceanand building construction on the Eko Atlantic City by the Lagos State Government and private investors. The Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) is alleging that the defendants did not undertake any approved Environmental Impact Assessment as required by… Read More
Owen Sound council voted Monday night to participate in the federal government’s latest process to sell or otherwise divest federal lands around Owen Sound’s port. The city may not be the one to ultimately take possession of the federal port lands and waters but by joining the process it will receive more information and maintain… Read More
The town of Wellfleet has formed a task force to assess the silting in of Wellfleet Harbor. The area was last dredged in 2001, and now officials are worried that the silt problem will cause safety hazards if it is not dredged soon. Task force member and Wellfleet Shellfish Promotion and Tasting Executive Director Michelle… Read More
Waving American flags and toting signs demanding, “Save our Beach. Dunes now!” more than 600 residents of Ortley Beach and their supporters marched from the bay to the ocean early Saturday to call attention to the narrow beaches and tiny dunes in this oceanfront Toms River neighborhood that they say provide little protection from a… Read More
A Newton Stewart resident who has monitored the River Cree almost every day for 18 years says Dumfries and Galloway Council could save millions in flood defences by simply dredging the river. Jim McDonald, who lives in Arthur Street, believes the big flood of November 2012 was linked to work done on weirs further up… Read More
A plan to spend $1.3 billion or more restoring the Los Angeles River and redeveloping nearby land inched forward Thursday as a federal review board agreed to let the proposal proceed. The Civil Works Review Board of the Army Corps of Engineers unanimously approved the plan, echoing support pledged 14 months ago by Assistant Army… Read More
Alnwick / Haldimand Township councillors are wondering whether the unique Nawautin Sanctuary should be allowed to “naturalize” or whether dredging of the main pond and / or four silt ponds should be pursued. The topic came up during the July 16 Township Council session held at the Alnwick Civic Centre after councillors reviewed minutes from… Read More
Major Jacksonville Port Authority tenant TraPac Inc. is getting behind a dredging plan that would involve deepening a shorter part of the St. Johns River at a reduced cost, according to a statement. The new plan, which scales back dredging from 13 miles to 11, would affect TraPac, which is based at Dames Point. If… Read More
The Port of Hueneme’s new long-term strategic plan calls for dredging a deeper channel so the port can handle more container ships. The port also plans to increase its use of rail shipping and make other improvements to stay on the cutting edge of global trade. The Oxnard Harbor District, which owns and operates the… Read More
Sugar traders loading from Northeast Brazil‘s key sugar export terminal at Maceio port could see freight costs rise, after the local maritime agency was Friday forced to revise down the draft by 1 meter to 9.5 m after a build-up of silt and mud went unchecked for decades. Andre Luiz Macena de Lima, president of… Read More
Ocean City Council approved an ordinance on introduction that calls for for the overall appropriation of $2,693,000 and the borrowing of $2,558,350 for various projects. This included the $2,632,500 needed to move spoils from Site 83 to Wildwood to pave the way for the dredging of back bays and lagoons in Ocean City. Of the… Read More
About 80 villagers and activists in Koh Kong province on Monday boarded and attempted to tow away five sand-dredging barges as part of their ongoing campaign against two firms they accuse of polluting a local waterway and causing riverbank collapses, activists and officials said. Yoeun Tinit, a member of environmental NGO Mother Nature, said Rainbow… Read More