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Mayor Dale Massad’s bid to halt the collection of BP oil spill dollars for waterfront improvements in Port Richey has failed. Massad, who won his seat in an October special election, made it a priority upon taking office to question the legality of parts of a plan that garnered an award of $667,000 in federal… Read More
Bandon businessman Aidan Holland said 27 businesses had signed a petition committing to withholding rates if the Office of Public Works (OPW) does not have the scheme started by June 30th. “We only started this on Tuesday and so far 27 businesses have signed up, pledging to withhold over €550,000 in rates if the work… Read More
Amid all the devastation and recrimination over the floods in Cumbria hardly anybody mentions one factor that may not be the sole cause, but certainly hasn’t helped. That is the almost complete cessation of dredging of our rivers since we were required to accept the European Water Framework Directive (EWF) into UK law in 2000…. Read More
The Port of Jacksonville in Florida plans to spend $684 million for dredging to create a deeper port in anticipation of more and larger cargo ships. The Port of Jacksonville in Florida plans to spend $684 million for dredging to create a deeper port in anticipation of more and larger cargo ships, reports The Florida… Read More
The Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) is planning to go ahead with its multi-cargo terminal project worth Rs 1,150 crore with a state-of-the-art design for which a tender will be floated to invite bidders to undertake the project. The proposed multi-cargo terminal of the MPT is expected to handle 25 metric tonnes of bulk and project… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs to finish its homework before ending the public’s chance to comment on a study that assesses the environmental impact of another proposed port expansion, community advocates said at a hearing Tuesday night. The corps held the hearing as part of its public-comment period, which runs through Monday, on… Read More
The public comment period for a study on Cheltenham flood mitigation has been extended until Jan. 22. The draft report by the Army Corps of Engineers recommends building six dry detention basins in Cheltenham and three in Abington to reduce the amount of downstream water flows around Tookany Creek and its tributaries. Before the $9.2… Read More
Kien Giang Province has requested that the government and the Navy end sand dredging at a military port in Phu Quoc as the activity is starting to cause severe erosion. A statement from the province authorities said the dredging has caused erosion along one kilometer around the island and there’s a risk that it will… Read More
State ports officials may now proceed with a $16 million dredging project to enlarge the existing ships’ turning basin to accommodate larger container vessels. The N.C. Ports Authority received a variance Tuesday from the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission to dredge a primary nursery area in the Cape Fear River. The variance was granted by way… Read More
“Spoils” has become a dirty word in shore towns looking to clear their waterways. The material is often seen as contaminated. “Well, that’s wrong,” said Stewart Farrell, director and founder of Stockton University’s Coastal Research Center. “In New Jersey, dredging has gone on with DEP review for 40 years.” Farrell said of the four coastal… Read More
Public procurement procedures for major infrastructural works such as flood relief schemes need to be made more robust and less exposed to legal challenge, according to a spokesperson for a group in Bandon who have been campaigning for six years for a scheme for the town. Gillian Powell of the Bandon Flood Group said that… Read More
The North Myrtle Beach City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a first reading of an ordinance defining the Cherry Grove Improvement District where property owners will be required to pick up a $16 million tab for two dredging projects to make canals navigable once again to the Atlantic Ocean. The council met last week… Read More
The informational meetings for the Sunset/Huntington Harbour Maintenance Dredging and Waterline Project will take place on December 17, 2015 and January 14, 2016 at the Harbour View Clubhouse in Huntington Beach, CA. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
A legal appeal against a provincial government decision to deny permission to dredge silted Kowie River canals and dispose of the spoil in nearby sand dunes has succeeded. Dredging of Royal Alfred Marina canals and the lower reaches of the Kowie River ground to a halt two years ago following complaints to the department of… Read More
Changes in cargo shipping patterns, stricter federal rules for annual maintenance dredging and the closure of Georgetown’s steel mill could force state officials to shut down the coastal city’s seaport, despite residents’ attempts to save the struggling maritime facility. State legislators who oversee the State Ports Authority last week questioned whether the Georgetown port can… Read More