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The BBC Amber is at the dock on an early August afternoon, unloading wind turbine tower segments bound for the Passadumkeag Mountain wind project in Grand Falls Township, 70 miles to the north. At 14,000 tons, it is a relatively small vessel, drawing just 24 feet on arrival, and was able to transit the channel… Read More
Long Island Sound, and our 332 miles of Connecticut coastline, is a critical natural, recreational, and economic resource for our region and the nation. Over the next 30 years, an estimated 53 million cubic yards of sediment must be removed from waterways and channels along the Sound in order to ensure the continued viability of… Read More
As recently as 2008, longshoremen at Bridgeport’s Cilco Terminal unloaded bananas bound for cities and towns around the Northeast. Not far away, Derecktor Shipyards was putting the finishing touches on the Cakewalk, a private yacht whose price tag ultimately topped $200 million. Within a few years, both were gone, taking with them some of the… Read More
The Union shipping ministry has appointed McKinsey to prepare a techno-economic feasibility report on the proposed Sagar island port project in West Bengal. “For the new port project, we have appointed McKinsey to undertake the techno-economic feasibility report. The report is likely to be submitted by December this year,” said a senior shipping ministry official…. Read More
Port Everglades is the third busiest cruise port and 11th busiest freight port in the nation. And it’s about to get busier with plans to deepen and widen the port under way. In 2007, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners approved the Port’s Master/Vision Plan, which included a five-year capital improvement plan and ten-… Read More
The Vietnam Marine Administration has proposed the Ministry of Transport to invest VND6,387 billion (US$284 million) in a project to dredge Cai Mep-Thi Vai passage in the southern provinces of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City. The capital will be mobilized from the state budget and some other sources, it suggested…. Read More
The 10.43% tariff that WASCO has added to the bills of customers since 2013 has expired. The period of the tariff, which many saw as an additional “tax”, came to an end on August 31, 2015. However, customers are still required to pay the tariff even though the National Water and Sewerage Commission (NWSC) has… Read More
There are lots of reasons to dislike beach replenishment. It is expensive – about $70 million a year in New Jersey. It needs to be redone every several years. It displaces and annoys beach visitors, who are among its primary beneficiaries. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the design and execution of most… Read More
The Union shipping ministry has directed the Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) to open a new shipping channel to cut dredging costs and improve the navigability of the Haldia port from September 15. The long-pending move can potentially reduce the cost of shipping at the port and add 4 million tonnes of cargo every year. The… Read More
Dublin Port plans to deepen its navigation channel and dump 10 million tonnes of silt at sea must be considered in conjunction with plans by Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to dredge a navigation channel that involves dumping in the same area. An Taisce voiced concern in a submission to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking… Read More
Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a representative from Congressman Hal Rogers’ office and county employees examined the problems with the lagoon that stretches around the city of Loyall to pave the way for future solutions. “The lagoon is supposed to have a constant flow of water,” explained Mosley…. Read More
North winds and a moon tide have recently improved passage through Hatteras Inlet, allowing charter boats to continue to inch their way to and from the ocean. But it is still unclear what the best short-term solution will be to the worsening navigational problems in the waterway. “We’re turning over every rock we can,” said… Read More
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising that the draft for the Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River has been increased from 45 to 47 feet following dredging. In early August, heavy silt deposits in the Mississippi River Delta caused by recent high upstream river levels reduced the maximum recommended draft for vessels using the pass… Read More
By removing 18 million cubic yards of rock and sediment to make the river nearly 18 percent deeper, we know salt water will move farther upstream. It has occurred with previous dredging projects and will happen again this time. This increase in salinity will likely damage or destroy hundreds of acres of wetlands, submerged grasses… Read More
A draft plan that looks ahead at the dredging needs of harbors and marine businesses along 322 miles of shoreline has gotten the approval of the state’s congressional delegation, as well as state and federal environmental agencies. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., spoke in favor of it Thursday in a press conference held at New… Read More