CAIRNS Regional Council has recently sent out rates notices containing a special charge to Bluewater residents and Bluewater marina for dredging of the Yorkeys Knob leads, the entry to Yorkeys Knob Marina and the mouth of Half Moon Creek. A notice was emailed to us on June 10, 2025 that the special charge was to… Read More
Whanganui’s Wharf St boat ramp will be closed for two weeks, with a 55m vessel travelling from Westport to undertake dredging work at the city’s port. Port general manager Geoff Evans said the Kawatiri, owned by Buller District Council, was expected to arrive in Whanganui on August 13. It was… Source
Ukraine will resume shipping through the Bystre canal in Odesa Oblast effective 6 August, allowing the passage of vessels with a draught of up to 4.5 metres. Quote: “The Bystre canal was temporarily closed to shipping after a dredger exploded near the town of Vylkove [Odesa Oblast] on 23 July. Following this, vessels were forced to… Read More
State Rep. Margie Wilcox (R-Mobile) is weighing in on the dumping of dredge materials into Mobile Bay. The Mobile Baykeeper has sounded the alarm over what it calls harmful dumping into the Bay due to a project to deepen and widen the Mobile Port. The Army Corps of Engineers has permitted dumping into the Bay… Read More
A former north Toledo dredge dumping site will soon re-open as the city’s newest park and wetland. The nearly 60 acres of land are located off the Maumee River near the intersection of Summit and Pontiac streets. At one point, the land wasn’t even accessible to humans. “Anytime we can introduce a new access point… Read More
