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Residents of Southeast Missouri and Illinois gathered to discuss river-related issues Friday morning with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The meeting on board the MV Mississippi at the Cape Girardeau riverfront was part of the annual low-water inspection trip, during which members of the Mississippi River Commission travel the river and its… Read More
Ocean City Council passed an ordinance and two resolutions dealing with the dredging of back bays and lagoons in the city Thursday night. There will also be a town hall meeting to provide a complete update on the project on Aug. 25 at the senior center, Mayor Jay Gillian said during Thursday night’s council meeting… Read More
With a coastline of over 8500 kilometres, 90 per cent of Brazil’s total exports and imports pass through its ports. Many of the country’s major ports and harbours were built over 100 years ago. Keeping shipping lanes open and enabling these ports to accommodate larger vessels with ever bigger loads requires constant dredging, often at… Read More
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has urged the Federal Government to dredge more rivers and construct artificial lakes within the flood-prone areas as one of the major measures to mitigate flood. The NIHSA Director-General, Mr Moses Beckley, gave the advice in Abuja on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).NAN… Read More
The Dredgers Association of Nigeria (LDAN) has urged the federal government to develop a robust policy framework to protect indigenous dredging operators from foreign dominance. The executive secretary of the association, Mr Richard Ntange, said that government’s establishment of policies with incentives would make local industries thrive in their operations. He said that government’s incentives… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to go ahead with long-languishing plans to continue to allow the dumping of toxin-laden dredge spoils from Connecticut rivers into the Long Island Sound, and environmentalists on Long Island are gearing up for a fight. The Army Corps plans to release a Dredged Material Management Plan and… Read More
HCM City has sought the Government’s permission to earmark VND300 billion (US$13.8 million) a year for dredging the Soai Rap River, which connects the city with the East Sea. In a recent communication to Ha Noi, the People’s Committee said the city has been investing in infrastructure for Hiep Phuoc Port, including the Soai Rap… Read More
The people of Cross River State have expressed disappointment over what they described as insincerity on the part of past administrations, both at the Federal and state levels in relation to the state of Calabar Port. They complain that the first contract for the dredging of the Calabar Port was awarded by the regime of… Read More
Facing pressure from pro-cruise port campaigners, government has released a draft of a management plan aimed at reducing environmental damage during the construction phase of the controversial project. Environment Minister Wayne Panton said the document contained no “magic solutions” to the threats identified in an environmental impact assessment. He said it was a draft plan… Read More
The Panama Canal Authority says it will temporarily cut the draft of ships allowed through because of drought caused by El Nino. From 8 September, the maximum draft – or depth in the water – will be cut to 39ft (11.89m), which may affect up to 20% of traffic. A similar restriction was imposed for… Read More
Nine out of ten homes in the worst-hit area of the Somerset Levels would have stayed dry if the Environment Agency had dredged the rivers and installed temporary pumps, officials have finally admitted. And the revelation has sparked renewed calls for the question of funding the dredging in the future, after the authorities admitted there… Read More
In a recent op-ed, GE claims it has done everything necessary to remove toxic PCBs that it dumped into the Hudson River decades ago – and that EPA agrees. Neither is true. First, a significant amount of PCB contamination will remain if GE stops dredging this fall, as planned. A new federal report found there… Read More
Mayor Lenny Curry disbanded a City Hall task force created by his predecessor that was examining the controversial project to dredge the St. Johns River, saying he instead wants to work directly with JaxPort officials to see the $700 million project through. In June, task force co-Chairman John Baker had said he and Curry spoke… Read More
ASCO: Mormugao Port and Railway Workers Union (MPRWU) and Goa Port and Docks Employees Union (GPDEU) have threatened to launch a mass protest and stop operations at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) if the latter proceeds with the proposal to dredge the MPT channel to service vessels. The unions stated that South West Port Limited (SWPL)… Read More
A PARTY-list lawmaker on Thursday urged Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane of Zambales province not to auction off the dredging equipment suspected to be owned by the Chinese government floating near the Cabangan town last July 24. “The suspected Chinese equipment should be immediately turned over to the national government to serve as possible evidence against the… Read More