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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
Shrimp boat captain Billy Davis says when he started in this trade, Sneads Ferry was a happening place for commercial fishermen, and the New River Inlet was always dredged out as needed “Our shallow draft inlets have always needed to be dredged out,” Davis says. “Years ago, we didn’t have a problem getting funding.” This… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging of 11 navigation channels in San Francisco Bay will erode the shore and put endangered fish at risk, an environmental group claims in court. San Francisco Baykeeper seeks writ of mandate compelling the San Francisco Region of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board to set aside its approval… Read More
Under pressure from opposition groups, Maine Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to hold a public hearing on plans to dredge the navigation channel at Mack Point marine terminal. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
A deeper ship channel has been scrapped as part of a study on future expansion at the state port, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed. The Corps undertook an expansion study in 2011 that was modified in 2013 to include deepening the ship channel from 36 feet to 42-47 feet. Channel deepening is… Read More
The recent enforcement notice issued to companies dredging from Lough Neagh was top of the agenda at a recent meeting involving representatives from Norman Emerson’s Stone, the DUP and Environment Minister Mark H Durkhan. Stephen Moutray MLA said, “I felt the meeting was positive and progressive with the Minister taking on board the concerns from… Read More
A NEW ports bill restricting capital dredging has drawn some criticism from green groups and the state’s peak resources organisation. While both sides support most of the Sustainable Ports Development Bill that Mines MinisterAnthony Lynham introduced to Queensland Parliament in June, they are pushing for changes to the proposed legislation. The Queensland Resources Council has… Read More
Another week, another key step forward for the Charleston Harbor deepening project. The South Carolina Ports Authority on Wednesday allocated $1.3 million for the Preconstruction Engineering and Design (PED) Phase of the Post-45 Harbor Deepening Project. “The allocation of federal funding for the PED phase of our deepening project is tremendous,” said S.C. Ports Authority… Read More
Udupi district vigilance and monitoring committee held a meeting on Friday June 26 under the chairmanship of Shobha Karandlaje, Udupi-Chikmagalur MP, at Zilla Panchayat meeting hall, Rajathadri, Manipal. Speaking at a press meet, Karandlaje said, “The officials are ignoring their duty in following up on approval of proposals and usage of funds. The central government… Read More
Sen. Rob Portman on Friday met with port officials, shippers and people who depend on them to hear how vital water-borne freight is to the region’s economy. One pressing issue is dredging and the ultimate destination for what is hauled up from the floor of the river. Portman, vice-chair of the U.S. Senate‘s Great Lakes… Read More
Dredging to start in full swing: PHE Minister With Valley witnessing three floods during the last 10 months not only has the reduction in carrying capacity of water bodies been exposed but it has also brought into focus the importance for immediate measures to prevent such catastrophes in the future. Although Kashmir has a history… Read More
A new annual fee for boats in state coastal waters may be coming in 2016, and it has people here concerned of potential negative affects on the boating industry. Preston Lea, with Carteret Canvas Co., was working on a 36-foot boat at the Morehead City Yacht Basin Thursday and said he felt the proposal is… Read More