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THE dredging of flood prone Vaileka River will require about $1million, says Rakiraki Town Council CEO Rakesh Chandra. He said a proposal was submitted to the ministry concerned for approval. “We have done a few things to try and prevent any further erosion of the river banks but we think that a permanent solution is… Read More
The question, according to Ottawa County officials, is whether or not the river should be left as a quiet waterway or “improved” to allow recreational traffic to navigate the entire length of the river from Grand Rapids to Grand Haven. To answer that question, county officials also must overcome several obstacles — the high price… Read More
Politicians and lobstermen came together in Belfast on Tuesday at a press conference held to urge state and federal agencies to slow down and reduce the scope of a proposed Searsport harbor dredging project. “You need to put the brakes on this thing,” fisherman David Black of Belfast said to the applause of the few… Read More
The recent $18.5 billion settlement reached by BP in the Deepwater Horizon case (see earlier story) should pave the way for long planned Gulf Coast restoration projects to get under way. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) today announced it had received a $76 million award from the State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and… Read More
Council will consider awarding a contract to an engineering firm to develop a dredging strategy when it meets 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9 at City Hall, Ninth Street and Asbury Avenue. According to the consent agenda, the resolution authorizes a professional services contract with ACT Engineering, Inc. of Robbinsville for a dredging strategy to include… Read More
Storm Lake’s tremendous dredging program would not be as far along as it is were it not for the locally organized work crew and infrastructure. As we have noted before, City Infrastructure Director Pat Kelly volunteered to ramrod the operation and the city council agreed. That pledge led to the creation of the Lake Improvement… Read More
In the years following its discovery in Newport Harbor, eelgrass has been getting a bad reputation among some dock owners. Although the underwater grass with its green, slender blades plays an important role in the development of a suitable habitat for marine life in the harbor, the need to protect the plant has prevented many… Read More
The fishing harbour in Odisha’s Paradip, the biggest in the country, is posing a threat to the lives of fishermen as the berth and the Mahanadi river confluence has allegedly not been dredged since the last 17 years, resulting in heavy siltation. The recent incident in which three fishermen went missing after their fishing trawler… Read More
With a permit application looming and a brand new design that will more quickly load and unload the huge container ships headed to the East Coast in future years, the once-contentious Jasper Ocean Terminal project is moving forward with speed and a spirit of cooperation. “If everything goes right … we should dump a permit… Read More
With Jhelum’s belly filled by silt up to its brim, a day’s downpour sends the alarm bells ringing in valley. So far the government has been clueless on how to intervene to prevent September like situation. Saima Bhat tries to answer what has gone wrong with Jhelum Apparently there was calm in the police control… Read More
The federal Coalition has intervened in the Victorian government’s plan to lease the Port of Melbourne, citing concerns about environmental damage to Port Phillip Bay. Environment Minister Greg Hunt said Labor’s proposal would certainly lead to the “blasting” of Port Phillip heads to accommodate bigger ships in coming years. “It is certain that there will… Read More
An agency of the federal government will have to stop doing business today. That’s because members of Congress went home last week for the July Fourth recess without reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank. The bank helps American companies sell their goods overseas. The bank’s critics say they’re stopping corporate welfare. For more than 100 years, Ellicott… Read More
With a cargo value of more than $60 billion annually and links to more than 260,000 South Carolina jobs, the South Carolina Ports Authority has prompted both interest and debate statewide over its impacts on a wide variety of areas, from economic growth to state infrastructure. Statewide and national attentions now turn to the port… Read More
The U.S. Government Accountability Officeissued a decision June 8 denying a bid protest from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock ofOak Brook, Ill., the dredging company currently pumping sand onto some of Cape May County’s beaches. Great Lakes protested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to cancel an invitation to bid for beachfill and sand… Read More
German plans to dredge the Weser and Elbe rivers risk being blocked unless they would avoid degrading water quality, the European Union’s highest court said. Judges at the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg said deterioration of a river is established “as soon as the status of at least one of the quality elements” as… Read More